Document and Entity Information Document Document	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 17, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	PDC ENERGY, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000077877
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		40,049,995