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Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on the sale of assets | $ 3,760,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOilAndGasProperty | $ 167,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOilAndGasProperty | $ 282,064,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOilAndGasProperty | $ (353,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOilAndGasProperty | $ 3,162,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOilAndGasProperty | $ 6,008,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOilAndGasProperty | $ 83,287,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOilAndGasProperty | $ (166,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOilAndGasProperty | $ 285,638,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOilAndGasProperty | $ 92,291,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOilAndGasProperty | $ 49,132,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOilAndGasProperty
General and administrative | 52,363,000 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 54,963,000 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 56,888,000 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 49,212,000 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 60,207,000 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 44,919,000 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 101,987,000 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 84,058,000 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 213,426,000 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 291,171,000 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 173,813,000 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
State apportionment rate adjustments |  |  |  |  | 21,200,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsStateTaxes |  |  |  |  | 21,200,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsStateTaxes |
Conger Exchange Transaction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Gain on the sale of assets |  |  | 280,100,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOilAndGasProperty / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rrc_CongerExchangeTransactionMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Drummond Legal Settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,500,000 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rrc_DrummondLegalSettlementMember | 35,000,000 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rrc_DrummondLegalSettlementMember |  |  |
Delaware and Permian Basin Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on the sale of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 79,400,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOilAndGasProperty / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rrc_DelawareAndPermianBasinPropertiesMember |  |  |  |

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