Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 1,275,875
|
$ 112,974
|
$ 142,340
|
$ 458,956
|
Restricted cash |
185,000
|
0
|
|
|
Accounts receivable—oil and gas |
136,761
|
71,872
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - related parties |
16
|
16
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - intercompany |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
7,639
|
3,905
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments - assets |
3,488
|
142,794
|
|
|
Total current assets |
1,608,779
|
331,561
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Oil and natural gas properties, full-cost accounting |
6,071,920
|
5,424,342
|
|
|
Other property and equipment |
68,986
|
33,171
|
|
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment |
(3,789,780)
|
(2,829,110)
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
2,351,126
|
2,628,403
|
|
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and investments in subsidiaries |
243,920
|
242,393
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instruments |
5,696
|
51,088
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset (2016) |
4,692
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset (2015) |
|
74,925
|
|
|
Other assets |
8,932
|
6,364
|
|
|
Total other assets |
263,240
|
374,770
|
|
|
Total assets |
4,223,145
|
3,334,734
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
265,124
|
265,128
|
|
|
Accounts payable - intercompany |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation |
195
|
75
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
119,219
|
437
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
50,697
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt |
276
|
179
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
384,814
|
316,516
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instrument |
26,759
|
6,935
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation |
34,081
|
26,362
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
1,593,599
|
946,084
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
2,039,253
|
1,295,897
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
1,588
|
1,082
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
3,946,442
|
2,824,303
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(53,058)
|
(55,177)
|
|
|
Retained (deficit) earnings |
(1,711,080)
|
(731,371)
|
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
2,183,892
|
2,038,837
|
2,296,296
|
2,050,238
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
4,223,145
|
3,334,734
|
|
|
Parent |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
1,273,882
|
112,494
|
141,535
|
451,431
|
Restricted cash |
185,000
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable—oil and gas |
137,087
|
72,241
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - related parties |
16
|
16
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - intercompany |
449,517
|
326,475
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
6,230
|
3,905
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments - assets |
3,488
|
142,794
|
|
|
Total current assets |
2,055,220
|
657,925
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Oil and natural gas properties, full-cost accounting |
5,655,125
|
5,108,258
|
|
|
Other property and equipment |
68,943
|
33,128
|
|
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment |
(3,789,746)
|
(2,829,081)
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
1,934,322
|
2,312,305
|
|
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and investments in subsidiaries |
236,327
|
231,892
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instruments |
5,696
|
51,088
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset (2016) |
4,692
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset (2015) |
|
74,925
|
|
|
Other assets |
8,932
|
6,364
|
|
|
Total other assets |
255,647
|
364,269
|
|
|
Total assets |
4,245,189
|
3,334,499
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
255,966
|
264,893
|
|
|
Accounts payable - intercompany |
31,202
|
0
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation |
195
|
75
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
119,219
|
437
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
50,697
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt |
276
|
179
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
406,858
|
316,281
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instrument |
26,759
|
6,935
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation |
34,081
|
26,362
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
1,593,599
|
946,084
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
2,061,297
|
1,295,662
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
1,588
|
1,082
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
3,946,442
|
2,824,303
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(53,058)
|
(55,177)
|
|
|
Retained (deficit) earnings |
(1,711,080)
|
(731,371)
|
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
2,183,892
|
2,038,837
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
4,245,189
|
3,334,499
|
|
|
Guarantors |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
1,993
|
479
|
804
|
7,525
|
Accounts receivable—oil and gas |
37,496
|
54
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - related parties |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - intercompany |
1,151
|
60
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
1,409
|
0
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments - assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current assets |
42,049
|
593
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Oil and natural gas properties, full-cost accounting |
417,524
|
316,813
|
|
|
Other property and equipment |
43
|
43
|
|
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment |
(34)
|
(29)
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
417,533
|
316,827
|
|
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and investments in subsidiaries |
33,590
|
0
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset (2016) |
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset (2015) |
|
0
|
|
|
Other assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total other assets |
33,590
|
0
|
|
|
Total assets |
493,172
|
317,420
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
9,158
|
527
|
|
|
Accounts payable - intercompany |
457,163
|
326,541
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
0
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
466,321
|
327,068
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instrument |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
466,321
|
327,068
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
33,822
|
322
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Retained (deficit) earnings |
(6,971)
|
(9,970)
|
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
26,851
|
(9,648)
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
493,172
|
317,420
|
|
|
Non-Guarantor |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
Restricted cash |
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 - assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
1
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Oil and natural gas properties, full-cost accounting |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other property and equipment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and investments in subsidiaries |
45,213
|
50,644
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset (2016) |
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset (2015) |
|
0
|
|
|
Other assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total other assets |
45,213
|
50,644
|
|
|
Total assets |
45,213
|
50,645
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accounts payable - intercompany |
126
|
124
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
0
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
126
|
124
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instrument |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
126
|
124
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
257,026
|
241,553
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(50,931)
|
(55,177)
|
|
|
Retained (deficit) earnings |
(161,008)
|
(135,855)
|
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
45,087
|
50,521
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
45,213
|
50,645
|
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
0
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
Restricted cash |
0
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable—oil and gas |
(37,822)
|
(423)
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - related parties |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - intercompany |
(450,668)
|
(326,535)
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments - assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current assets |
(488,490)
|
(326,958)
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
Oil and natural gas properties, full-cost accounting |
(729)
|
(729)
|
|
|
Other property and equipment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
(729)
|
(729)
|
|
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
Equity investments and investments in subsidiaries |
(71,210)
|
(40,143)
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset (2016) |
0
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset (2015) |
|
0
|
|
|
Other assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total other assets |
(71,210)
|
(40,143)
|
|
|
Total assets |
(560,429)
|
(367,830)
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
(292)
|
|
|
Accounts payable - intercompany |
(488,491)
|
(326,665)
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
0
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
(488,491)
|
(326,957)
|
|
|
Long-term derivative instrument |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
(488,491)
|
(326,957)
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
(290,848)
|
(241,875)
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
50,931
|
55,177
|
|
|
Retained (deficit) earnings |
167,979
|
145,825
|
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
(71,938)
|
(40,873)
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ (560,429)
|
$ (367,830)
|
|
|