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Derivative Instruments - Summary of Outstanding Contracts with Respect to Crude Oil (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
bbl
ICE Brent [Member] | Call Option July 2015 to December 2015 [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Volume (Bbls) 368,000clr_OilProductionDerivativeVolume
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= clr_CallOptionJuly2015toDecember2015Member
/ us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis
= clr_IceBrentMember
Derivative, Average Price Risk Option Strike Price 107.4us-gaap_DerivativeAveragePriceRiskOptionStrikePrice
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= clr_CallOptionJuly2015toDecember2015Member
/ us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis
= clr_IceBrentMember
ICE Brent [Member] | Call Option January 2016 to December 2016 [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Volume (Bbls) 1,464,000clr_OilProductionDerivativeVolume
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= clr_CallOptionJanuary2016toDecember2016Member
/ us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis
= clr_IceBrentMember
Derivative, Average Price Risk Option Strike Price 107.7us-gaap_DerivativeAveragePriceRiskOptionStrikePrice
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= clr_CallOptionJanuary2016toDecember2016Member
/ us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis
= clr_IceBrentMember
Nymex West Texas Intermediate [Member] | Call Option July 2015 to December 2015 [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Volume (Bbls) 2,208,000clr_OilProductionDerivativeVolume
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= clr_CallOptionJuly2015toDecember2015Member
/ us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis
= clr_NymexWestTexasIntermediateMember
Derivative, Average Price Risk Option Strike Price 98.36us-gaap_DerivativeAveragePriceRiskOptionStrikePrice
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= clr_CallOptionJuly2015toDecember2015Member
/ us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis
= clr_NymexWestTexasIntermediateMember
Nymex West Texas Intermediate [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Call Option July 2015 to December 2015 [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Derivative, Price Risk Option Strike Price 95.85us-gaap_DerivativePriceRiskOptionStrikePrice
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= clr_CallOptionJuly2015toDecember2015Member
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis
= clr_NymexWestTexasIntermediateMember
Nymex West Texas Intermediate [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Call Option July 2015 to December 2015 [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Derivative, Price Risk Option Strike Price 103.75us-gaap_DerivativePriceRiskOptionStrikePrice
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= clr_CallOptionJuly2015toDecember2015Member
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis
= clr_NymexWestTexasIntermediateMember