Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenues:
Crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids sales	$ 6,983,581	$ 7,256,685	$ 7,684,263
Gain on derivative instruments, net	549,378	27,168	943,768
Crude oil and natural gas service operations	160,615	93,776	103,710
Total revenues	7,693,574	7,377,629	8,731,741
Operating costs and expenses:
Production expenses	826,240	770,875	717,478
Production and ad valorem taxes	505,903	556,174	603,534
Transportation, gathering, processing, and compression	332,675	367,247	338,217
Exploration expenses	19,890	12,369	16,368
Crude oil and natural gas service operations	117,265	88,078	82,392
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion	2,681,843	2,483,444	2,264,334
Property impairments	58,895	43,199	66,798
General and administrative expenses	280,747	264,029	279,306
Net loss on sale of assets and other	7,496	38,516	50,581
Total operating costs and expenses	4,830,954	4,623,931	4,419,008
Income from operations	2,862,620	2,753,698	4,312,733
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(217,774)	(275,748)	(395,765)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(57)	(1,600)	0
Other	31,748	12,217	11,979
Total other income (expense)	(186,083)	(265,131)	(383,786)
Income before income taxes	2,676,537	2,488,567	3,928,947
Provision for income taxes	(567,891)	(471,849)	(827,630)
Income before equity in net loss of affiliate	2,108,646	2,016,718	3,101,317
Equity in net loss of affiliate	(18,323)	(3,653)	(3,129)
Net income	2,090,323	2,013,065	3,098,188
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	11,882	1,287	2,361
Net income attributable to Continental Resources	$ 2,078,441	$ 2,011,778	$ 3,095,827