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Supplemental Crude Oil and Natural Gas Information - Schedule of Proved Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
MMcf
MBoe
Dec. 31, 2013
MBoe
Dec. 31, 2012
MBoe
Reserve Quantities [Line Items]      
Percentage of discounted future net cash flows prepared by external reserve engineers 99.00%clr_PercentOfDiscountedFutureNetCashFlowEstimatesPreparedByExternalReserveEngineers 99.00%clr_PercentOfDiscountedFutureNetCashFlowEstimatesPreparedByExternalReserveEngineers 99.00%clr_PercentOfDiscountedFutureNetCashFlowEstimatesPreparedByExternalReserveEngineers
Changes in Proved Reserves [Roll Forward]      
Revisions of previous estimates 315us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesRevisionsOfPreviousEstimatesIncreaseDecrease    
Proved reserves at beginning of period, Total 1,084,125clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveNet 784,677clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveNet 508,438clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveNet
Revisions of previous estimates, Total (107,949)clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveRevisionsOfPreviousEstimatesIncreaseDecreaseOne (96,054)clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveRevisionsOfPreviousEstimatesIncreaseDecreaseOne 4,149clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveRevisionsOfPreviousEstimatesIncreaseDecreaseOne
Extensions, discoveries and other additions, Total 440,621clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveExtensionsDiscoveriesAndAdditionsOne 444,654clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveExtensionsDiscoveriesAndAdditionsOne 233,652clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveExtensionsDiscoveriesAndAdditionsOne
Production, Total (63,579)clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveProductionOne (49,610)clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveProductionOne (35,716)clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveProductionOne
Sales of minerals in place, Total (3,227)clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveSalesOfMineralsInPlaceOne 0clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveSalesOfMineralsInPlaceOne (7,838)clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveSalesOfMineralsInPlaceOne
Purchases of minerals in place, Total 1,100clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservePurchasesOfMineralsInPlaceOne 458clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservePurchasesOfMineralsInPlaceOne 81,992clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservePurchasesOfMineralsInPlaceOne
Proved reserves at end of period, Total 1,351,091clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveNet 1,084,125clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveNet 784,677clr_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReserveNet
Percent of proved crude oil reserve estimates prepared by external reserve engineers 99.00%clr_PercentOfProvedCrudeOilReserveEstimatesPreparedByExternalReserveEngineers    
Percent of proved natural gas reserve estimates prepared by external reserve engineers 95.00%clr_PercentOfProvedNaturalGasReserveEstimatesPreparedByExternalReserveEngineers    
Natural Gas [Member]      
Changes in Proved Reserves [Roll Forward]      
Proved reserves at beginning of period 2,078,020us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesNet
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
1,341,084us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesNet
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
1,093,832us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesNet
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
Revisions of previous estimates (244,783)us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesRevisionsOfPreviousEstimatesIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
(241,623)us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesRevisionsOfPreviousEstimatesIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
(174,736)us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesRevisionsOfPreviousEstimatesIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
Extensions, discoveries and other additions 1,206,569us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesExtensionsDiscoveriesAndAdditions
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
1,065,870us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesExtensionsDiscoveriesAndAdditions
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
400,848us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesExtensionsDiscoveriesAndAdditions
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
Production (114,295)us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesProduction
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
(87,730)us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesProduction
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
(63,875)us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesProduction
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
Sales of minerals in place (18,623)us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesSalesOfMineralsInPlace
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
0us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesSalesOfMineralsInPlace
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
(4,046)us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesSalesOfMineralsInPlace
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
Purchases of minerals in place 1,498us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesPurchasesOfMineralsInPlace
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
419us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesPurchasesOfMineralsInPlace
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
89,061us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesPurchasesOfMineralsInPlace
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
Proved reserves at end of period 2,908,386us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesNet
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
2,078,020us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesNet
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
1,341,084us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesNet
/ us-gaap_ReserveQuantitiesByTypeOfReserveAxis
= us-gaap_NaturalGasReservesMember
Crude Oil [Member]      
Changes in Proved Reserves [Roll Forward]      
Proved reserves at beginning of period 737,788us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
561,163us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
326,133us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
Revisions of previous estimates (67,151)us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesRevisionsOfPreviousEstimatesIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
(55,783)us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesRevisionsOfPreviousEstimatesIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
33,272us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesRevisionsOfPreviousEstimatesIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
Extensions, discoveries and other additions 239,526us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesExtensionsDiscoveriesAndAdditions
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
267,009us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesExtensionsDiscoveriesAndAdditions
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
166,844us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesExtensionsDiscoveriesAndAdditions
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
Production (44,530)us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesProduction
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
(34,989)us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesProduction
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
(25,070)us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesProduction
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
Sales of minerals in place (123)us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesSalesOfMineralsInPlace
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
0us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesSalesOfMineralsInPlace
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
(7,165)us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesSalesOfMineralsInPlace
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
Purchases of minerals in place 850us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesPurchasesOfMineralsInPlace
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
388us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesPurchasesOfMineralsInPlace
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
67,149us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesPurchasesOfMineralsInPlace
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
Proved reserves at end of period 866,360us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
737,788us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember
561,163us-gaap_ProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedReservesNet
/ us-gaap_EnergyAxis
= us-gaap_CrudeOilMember