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Suspended Exploratory Well Costs - Suspended Exploratory Well Costs (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 Project | Dec. 31, 2012 Project
Extractive Industries [Abstract] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ 6,964 us-gaap_CapitalizedExploratoryWellCosts | $ 57,360 us-gaap_CapitalizedExploratoryWellCosts | $ 93,388 us-gaap_CapitalizedExploratoryWellCosts
Additions to capitalized exploratory well costs pending the determination of proved reserves | 18,747 us-gaap_CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostAdditionsPendingDeterminationOfProvedReserves | 39,832 us-gaap_CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostAdditionsPendingDeterminationOfProvedReserves | 153,250 us-gaap_CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostAdditionsPendingDeterminationOfProvedReserves
Reclassifications to wells, facilities and equipment based on determination of proved reserves | (15,735)us-gaap_ReclassificationToWellFacilitiesAndEquipmentBasedOnDeterminationOfProvedReserves | (84,840)us-gaap_ReclassificationToWellFacilitiesAndEquipmentBasedOnDeterminationOfProvedReserves | (184,298)us-gaap_ReclassificationToWellFacilitiesAndEquipmentBasedOnDeterminationOfProvedReserves
Divested wells |  |  | (4,980)rrc_CapitalizedExploratoryWellSold
Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense | (6,980)us-gaap_CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostChargedToExpense | (5,388)us-gaap_CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostChargedToExpense |
Balance at end of period | 2,996 us-gaap_CapitalizedExploratoryWellCosts | 6,964 us-gaap_CapitalizedExploratoryWellCosts | 57,360 us-gaap_CapitalizedExploratoryWellCosts
Less exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for a period of one year or less | (2,996)us-gaap_CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostsThatHaveBeenCapitalizedForPeriodOfOneYearOrLess |  | (45,965)us-gaap_CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostsThatHaveBeenCapitalizedForPeriodOfOneYearOrLess
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for a period greater than one year |  | $ 6,964 us-gaap_CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostsThatHaveBeenCapitalizedForPeriodGreaterThanOneYear | $ 11,395 us-gaap_CapitalizedExploratoryWellCostsThatHaveBeenCapitalizedForPeriodGreaterThanOneYear
Number of projects that have exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for a period greater than one year |  | 1 us-gaap_ProjectsThatHaveExploratoryWellCostsThatHaveBeenCapitalizedForPeriodGreaterThanOneYear | 5 us-gaap_ProjectsThatHaveExploratoryWellCostsThatHaveBeenCapitalizedForPeriodGreaterThanOneYear

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- Definition Additions to capitalized exploratory well costs that were added during the reporting period pending the determination of proved reserves. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 932 -SubTopic 235 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1B -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8451039&loc=SL6806780-109447 + Details
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- Definition Capitalized exploratory well costs that were expensed during the year because proved reserves were not found at the exploratory well. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 932 -SubTopic 235 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1B -Subparagraph (a)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8451039&loc=SL6806780-109447 + Details
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- Definition The amount of capitalized exploratory well costs that is pending the determination of proved reserves. This does not include amounts that were capitalized and subsequently expensed in the same annual period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 932 -SubTopic 235 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1B -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8451039&loc=SL6806780-109447 + Details
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- Definition The amount of exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for a period of greater than one year after the completion of drilling. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 932 -SubTopic 235 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1B -Subparagraph b -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8451039&loc=SL6806780-109447 + Details
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- Definition The amount of exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for a period of one year or less after the completion of drilling. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The number of projects for which exploratory well costs have been capitalized for a period of greater than one year after the completion of drilling. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 932 -SubTopic 235 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1B -Subparagraph b -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8451039&loc=SL6806780-109447 + Details
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- Definition Previously capitalized costs of the drilling of wells that were reclassified as part of the costs of the enterprise's wells and related equipment and facilities at the time that proved reserves were found. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 932 -SubTopic 235 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1B -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8451039&loc=SL6806780-109447 + Details
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