INVESTMENT IN OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / Mcf $ / bbl	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($) $ / Mcf $ / bbl	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / Mcf $ / bbl
Oil and Gas In Process Activities [Line Items]
Proved reserves		$ 380,800
Probable and possible reserves		16,800
Unevaluated properties reserves		$ 80,200
Write-down of oil and gas properties	$ 256,435
Oil
Oil and Gas In Process Activities [Line Items]
Average 12-month oil prices net of differentials (in dollars per Bbl) | $ / bbl	45.40	56.01
Natural Gas
Oil and Gas In Process Activities [Line Items]
Average twelve month gas prices net of differentials (in dollars per Mcf) | $ / Mcf	2.24	2.52
Natural Gas Liquids (MBbls)
Oil and Gas In Process Activities [Line Items]
Average 12-month gas prices net of differentials (in dollars per Bbl) | $ / bbl	19.18	14.18
Oil And Gas
Oil and Gas In Process Activities [Line Items]
Write-down of oil and gas properties	$ 256,400
Predecessor
Oil and Gas In Process Activities [Line Items]
Write-down of oil and gas properties		$ 0	$ 129,204
Decrease in written down value of oil and gas properties			(23,000)
Predecessor | CANADA
Oil and Gas In Process Activities [Line Items]
Write-down of oil and gas properties			$ 300
Predecessor | Oil
Oil and Gas In Process Activities [Line Items]
Average 12-month oil prices net of differentials (in dollars per Bbl) | $ / bbl			46.72
Predecessor | Natural Gas
Oil and Gas In Process Activities [Line Items]
Average twelve month gas prices net of differentials (in dollars per Mcf) | $ / Mcf			2.01
Predecessor | Natural Gas Liquids (MBbls)
Oil and Gas In Process Activities [Line Items]
Average 12-month gas prices net of differentials (in dollars per Bbl) | $ / bbl			13.65
Predecessor | Oil And Gas
Oil and Gas In Process Activities [Line Items]
Write-down of oil and gas properties			$ 128,900