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Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contigencies (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 75,366us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
Dollar Commitment ($ in thousands) 94,707us-gaap_SignificantSupplyCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted
Appalachiain Basin  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 52,536us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_AppalachiainBasinMember
Utica Shale  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 22,830us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_UticaShaleMember
Wattenberg Field  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 12,074us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_WattenbergFieldMember
First Year Commitment [Member]  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 9,881us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_FirstYearCommitmentMember
Dollar Commitment ($ in thousands) 15,526us-gaap_SignificantSupplyCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_FirstYearCommitmentMember
First Year Commitment [Member] | Appalachiain Basin  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 7,136us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_AppalachiainBasinMember
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_FirstYearCommitmentMember
First Year Commitment [Member] | Utica Shale  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 2,745us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_UticaShaleMember
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_FirstYearCommitmentMember
First Year Commitment [Member] | Wattenberg Field  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 2,017us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_WattenbergFieldMember
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_FirstYearCommitmentMember
Second Year Commitment [Member]  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 9,854us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_SecondYearCommitmentMember
Dollar Commitment ($ in thousands) 17,575us-gaap_SignificantSupplyCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_SecondYearCommitmentMember
Second Year Commitment [Member] | Appalachiain Basin  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 7,117us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_AppalachiainBasinMember
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_SecondYearCommitmentMember
Second Year Commitment [Member] | Utica Shale  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 2,737us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_UticaShaleMember
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_SecondYearCommitmentMember
Second Year Commitment [Member] | Wattenberg Field  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 2,413us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_WattenbergFieldMember
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_SecondYearCommitmentMember
Third Year Commitment [Member]  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 9,854us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_ThirdYearCommitmentMember
Dollar Commitment ($ in thousands) 16,850us-gaap_SignificantSupplyCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_ThirdYearCommitmentMember
Third Year Commitment [Member] | Appalachiain Basin  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 7,117us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_AppalachiainBasinMember
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_ThirdYearCommitmentMember
Third Year Commitment [Member] | Utica Shale  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 2,737us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_UticaShaleMember
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_ThirdYearCommitmentMember
Third Year Commitment [Member] | Wattenberg Field  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 2,413us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_WattenbergFieldMember
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_ThirdYearCommitmentMember
Fourth Year Commitment [Member]  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 9,854us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_FourthYearCommitmentMember
Dollar Commitment ($ in thousands) 16,326us-gaap_SignificantSupplyCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_FourthYearCommitmentMember
Fourth Year Commitment [Member] | Appalachiain Basin  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 7,117us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_AppalachiainBasinMember
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_FourthYearCommitmentMember
Fourth Year Commitment [Member] | Utica Shale  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 2,737us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_UticaShaleMember
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_FourthYearCommitmentMember
Fourth Year Commitment [Member] | Wattenberg Field  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 2,413us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_WattenbergFieldMember
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_FourthYearCommitmentMember
commitments 5 years and beyond [Member]  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 35,923us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_Commitments5YearsAndBeyondMember
Dollar Commitment ($ in thousands) 28,430us-gaap_SignificantSupplyCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_Commitments5YearsAndBeyondMember
commitments 5 years and beyond [Member] | Appalachiain Basin  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 24,049us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_AppalachiainBasinMember
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_Commitments5YearsAndBeyondMember
commitments 5 years and beyond [Member] | Utica Shale  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 11,874us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_UticaShaleMember
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_Commitments5YearsAndBeyondMember
commitments 5 years and beyond [Member] | Wattenberg Field  
Supply Commitment  
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments Volumes (MMcf) 2,818us-gaap_OilAndGasDeliveryCommitmentsAndContractsRemainingContractualVolume
/ invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis
= pdce_WattenbergFieldMember
/ us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentAxis
= pdce_Commitments5YearsAndBeyondMember
Supply Contract Expiration Date [Member] | Appalachiain Basin  
Supply Commitment  
Supply Commitments Contract Expiration Date Aug. 31, 2022
Supply Contract Expiration Date [Member] | Utica Shale  
Supply Commitment  
Supply Commitments Contract Expiration Date Jul. 22, 2023
Supply Contract Expiration Date [Member] | Wattenberg Field  
Supply Commitment  
Supply Commitments Contract Expiration Date May 31, 2020