Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
Dec. 31, 2012 |
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 112,974
|
$ 142,340
|
$ 458,956
|
$ 167,088
|
Accounts receivable—oil and gas |
71,872
|
103,858
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - related parties |
16
|
46
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - intercompany |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
3,905
|
3,714
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset |
74,925
|
0
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
142,794
|
78,391
|
|
|
Total current assets |
331,561
|
328,349
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Oil and natural gas properties |
5,424,342
|
3,923,154
|
|
|
Other property and equipment |
33,171
|
18,344
|
|
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment |
(2,829,110)
|
(1,050,879)
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
2,628,403
|
2,890,619
|
|
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
Carrying Value |
242,393
|
369,581
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instruments |
51,088
|
24,448
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset |
74,925
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
6,364
|
6,476
|
|
|
Total other assets |
374,770
|
400,505
|
|
|
Total assets |
3,334,734
|
3,619,473
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
265,128
|
371,410
|
|
|
Accounts payable - intercompany |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation—current |
75
|
75
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
437
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
50,697
|
27,070
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt |
179
|
168
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
316,516
|
398,723
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instrument |
6,935
|
0
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation—long-term |
26,362
|
17,863
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
0
|
203,195
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
946,084
|
703,396
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
1,295,897
|
1,323,177
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
1,082
|
856
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
2,824,303
|
1,828,602
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(55,177)
|
(26,675)
|
|
|
Retained (deficit) earnings |
(731,371)
|
493,513
|
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
2,038,837
|
2,296,296
|
2,050,238
|
1,126,408
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
3,334,734
|
3,619,473
|
|
|
Parent |
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|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
112,494
|
141,535
|
451,431
|
165,293
|
Accounts receivable—oil and gas |
72,241
|
103,762
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - related parties |
16
|
46
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - intercompany |
326,475
|
45,222
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
3,905
|
3,714
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
142,794
|
78,391
|
|
|
Total current assets |
657,925
|
372,670
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Oil and natural gas properties |
5,108,258
|
3,887,874
|
|
|
Other property and equipment |
33,128
|
18,301
|
|
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment |
(2,829,081)
|
(1,050,855)
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
2,312,305
|
2,855,320
|
|
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
Carrying Value |
231,892
|
360,238
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instruments |
51,088
|
24,448
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset |
74,925
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
6,364
|
6,476
|
|
|
Total other assets |
364,269
|
391,162
|
|
|
Total assets |
3,334,499
|
3,619,152
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
264,893
|
371,089
|
|
|
Accounts payable - intercompany |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation—current |
75
|
75
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
437
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
50,697
|
27,070
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt |
179
|
168
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
316,281
|
398,402
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instrument |
6,935
|
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation—long-term |
26,362
|
17,863
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
203,195
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
946,084
|
703,396
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
1,295,662
|
1,322,856
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
1,082
|
856
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
2,824,303
|
1,828,602
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(55,177)
|
(26,675)
|
|
|
Retained (deficit) earnings |
(731,371)
|
493,513
|
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
2,038,837
|
2,296,296
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
3,334,499
|
3,619,152
|
|
|
Guarantors |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
479
|
804
|
7,525
|
1,795
|
Accounts receivable—oil and gas |
54
|
96
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - related parties |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - intercompany |
60
|
27
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current assets |
593
|
927
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Oil and natural gas properties |
316,813
|
35,990
|
|
|
Other property and equipment |
43
|
43
|
|
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment |
(29)
|
(24)
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
316,827
|
36,009
|
|
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
Carrying Value |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset |
0
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total other assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total assets |
317,420
|
36,936
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
527
|
321
|
|
|
Accounts payable - intercompany |
326,541
|
45,143
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation—current |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
327,068
|
45,464
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instrument |
0
|
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation—long-term |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
0
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
327,068
|
45,464
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
322
|
322
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Retained (deficit) earnings |
(9,970)
|
(8,850)
|
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
(9,648)
|
(8,528)
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
317,420
|
36,936
|
|
|
Non-Guarantor |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Accounts receivable—oil and gas |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - related parties |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - intercompany |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current assets |
1
|
1
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Oil and natural gas properties |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other property and equipment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
Carrying Value |
50,644
|
180,217
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset |
0
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total other assets |
50,644
|
180,217
|
|
|
Total assets |
50,645
|
180,218
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accounts payable - intercompany |
124
|
106
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation—current |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
124
|
106
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instrument |
0
|
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation—long-term |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
0
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
124
|
106
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
241,553
|
227,079
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(55,177)
|
(26,675)
|
|
|
Retained (deficit) earnings |
(135,855)
|
(20,292)
|
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
50,521
|
180,112
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
50,645
|
180,218
|
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
0
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
Accounts receivable—oil and gas |
(423)
|
0
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - related parties |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - intercompany |
(326,535)
|
(45,249)
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current assets |
(326,958)
|
(45,249)
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Oil and natural gas properties |
(729)
|
(710)
|
|
|
Other property and equipment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
(729)
|
(710)
|
|
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
Carrying Value |
(40,143)
|
(170,874)
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset |
0
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total other assets |
(40,143)
|
(170,874)
|
|
|
Total assets |
(367,830)
|
(216,833)
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
(292)
|
0
|
|
|
Accounts payable - intercompany |
(326,665)
|
(45,249)
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation—current |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
(326,957)
|
(45,249)
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instrument |
0
|
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation—long-term |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
0
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
(326,957)
|
(45,249)
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
(241,875)
|
(227,401)
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
55,177
|
26,675
|
|
|
Retained (deficit) earnings |
145,825
|
29,142
|
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
(40,873)
|
(171,584)
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ (367,830)
|
$ (216,833)
|
|
|