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Acquisitions and Dispositions of Oil and Gas Properties - Additional Information (Detail) |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Nov. 16, 2021 USD ($) well Boe | May 19, 2020 USD ($) shares | Nov. 01, 2019 USD ($) shares | Jul. 16, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jul. 16, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares $ / bbl $ / Mcf | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) a well | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) a | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assumed 7.5% senior notes |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 446,625,000 |
Repayments on bank credit facility |  |  |  |  |  | 820,000,000 | 907,000,000 | 127,000,000 |
Value of common stock shares issued |  |  |  |  |  | 116,462,000 | 116,206,000 |  |
Management's oil price outlook | $ / bbl |  |  |  |  | 74.80 |  |  |  |
Management's gas price outlook | $ / Mcf |  |  |  |  | 3.32 |  |  |  |
Annual minimum discount rate |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |
Annual maximum discount rate |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |
Acquisition related fees |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 41,010,000 |
Bakken Shale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the sales of assets | $ 138,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wells producing on sold property gross | well | 442 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wells producing on sold property net | well | 68.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Daily production of properties | Boe | 4,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on sale of oil and gas properties | $ 162,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
7.5% Senior Notes due 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate on debt instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.50%
Convertible Series A Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption value of convertible preferred stock issued |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 210,000,000 |  |
Fair value of preferred stock |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |
Common Stock | Affiliates Controlled By Majority Shareholder Jerry Jones |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Value of common stock shares issued |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |
Series B 10% Convertible Preferred Stock | Affiliates Controlled By Majority Shareholder Jerry Jones |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption value of convertible preferred stock issued |  |  |  | $ 175,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Convertible preferred stock issued/ sold (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 175,000 |  |  |  |  |
Series A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption value of convertible preferred stock issued |  |  |  | $ 210,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Convertible preferred stock issued/ sold (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 210,000 |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of preferred stock |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 |  |  |  |
Redemption of outstanding shares | shares |  | 210,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate amount of redemption requirement |  | $ 210,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued and unpaid dividends |  | $ 2,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
East Texas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquisition, consideration transferred |  |  |  |  |  | $ 34,700,000 |  |  |
Haynesville Shale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merger value |  |  | $ 42,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Haynesville Shale | Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued as consideration | shares |  |  | 4,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Covey Park Equity Owners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, gross |  |  |  | 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Repayments on bank credit facility |  |  |  | 380,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Preferred equity redeemed in merger |  |  |  | 153,400,000 | 153,400,000 |  |  |  |
Acquisition related fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 41,000,000 |
Merger value |  |  |  | 2,200,000,000 | $ 2,200,000,000 |  |  |  |
Covey Park Equity Owners | 7.5% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assumed 7.5% senior notes |  |  |  | $ 625,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Covey Park Equity Owners | 7.5% Senior Notes due 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate on debt instrument |  |  |  | 7.50% | 7.50% |  |  |  |
Covey Park Equity Owners | Convertible Series A Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption value of convertible preferred stock issued |  |  |  | $ 210,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate on debt instrument |  |  |  |  |  | 7.50% |  |  |
Covey Park Equity Owners | Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 28,833,000 |  |  |  |  |
Share issue price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 5.82 | $ 5.82 |  |  |  |
Haynesville Shale | East Texas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Working interest ownership |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50 |  |  |
Oil and gas properties, net acres | a |  |  |  |  |  | 35,000 |  |  |
Producing natural gas wells, gross | well |  |  |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |
Oil and Gas Properties | East Texas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of acres leased | a |  |  |  |  |  | 32,556 | 13,519 |  |
Total lease cost |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,900,000 | $ 7,900,000 |  |
Oil and Gas Properties | Covey Park Equity Owners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed asset retirement obligation |  |  |  | $ 5,400,000 | $ 5,400,000 |  |  |  |

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