Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 134,057	$ 89,007	$ 254,954	$ 211,383
Operating costs:
Operating costs	74,623	115,103	145,306	198,826
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	16,364	35,960	33,875	97,577
Impairments (Note 3)	0	109,318	0	851,242
Loss on abandonment of assets (Note 3)	0	0	0	17,554
General and administrative	5,751	25,814	12,920	37,367
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets	(1,710)	877	(2,182)	1,267
Total operating expenses	95,028	287,072	189,919	1,203,833
Income (loss) from operations	39,029	(198,065)	65,035	(992,450)
Other income (expense):
Interest, net	(487)	(7,608)	(3,193)	(20,865)
Write-off of debt issuance costs	0	(2,426)	0	(2,426)
Loss on derivatives	(42,400)	(6,937)	(65,231)	(6,454)
Loss on change in fair value of warrants	(3,574)	0	(3,574)	0
Reorganization Items	(1,852)	(7,027)	(2,988)	(7,027)
Other, net	(831)	43	(755)	103
Total other income (expense)	(49,144)	(23,955)	(75,741)	(36,669)
Loss before income taxes	(10,115)	(222,020)	(10,706)	(1,029,119)
Income tax benefit:
Current	0	0	0	(917)
Deferred	0	(6,455)	0	(8,963)
Total income taxes	0	(6,455)	0	(9,880)
Net loss	(10,115)	(215,565)	(10,706)	(1,019,239)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	2,879	84	4,225	(33,096)
Net loss attributable to Unit Corporation	$ (12,994)	$ (215,649)	$ (14,931)	$ (986,143)
Net loss attributable to Unit Corporation per common share (Note 6):
Basic	$ (1.09)	$ (4.03)	$ (1.25)	$ (18.50)
Diluted	$ (1.09)	$ (4.03)	$ (1.25)	$ (18.50)
Oil and natural gas
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 41,970	$ 26,956	$ 96,994	$ 75,478
Operating costs:
Operating costs	15,487	71,540	34,636	102,203
Contract drilling
Revenues:
Revenues	18,061	29,202	33,735	65,834
Operating costs:
Operating costs	14,080	20,951	25,951	46,400
Gas gathering and processing
Revenues:
Revenues	74,026	32,849	124,225	70,071
Operating costs:
Operating costs	$ 45,056	$ 22,612	$ 84,719	$ 50,223