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Line of Credit Facility, Extension of Maturity Date Condition, Retirement Or Refinancing, Term

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Ownership percentage, guarantor

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of debt instrument into equity with equity shares divided by debt principal amount.

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Threshold period of specified consecutive trading days within which common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instrument must exceed threshold percentage for specified number of trading days to trigger conversion feature.

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Minimum percentage of common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments to determine eligibility of conversion.

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Threshold number of specified trading days that common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments must exceed threshold percentage within a specified consecutive trading period to trigger conversion feature.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The maximum amount of borrowing capacity under a line of credit that is available as of the balance sheet date for a specific purpose other than for financing goods acquired for inventory or imminent delivery to a customer.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of uncollateralized debt obligations (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer).

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) day $ / shares	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 19, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 10, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt	$ 2,696,533,000				$ 2,097,606,000
Ownership percentage, guarantors (as percent)	100.00%
Unsecured Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 2,086,800,000
Amended Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity	710,000,000
Swingline Loan [Member] \| The Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing base	10,000,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding	14,000,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility amount	$ 2,500,000,000
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity				$ 1,350,000,000		$ 1,150,000,000
Weighted average interest rate (as percent)	3.60%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Senior Secured Revolving Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 626,000,000				70,000,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| OMP Revolving Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	117,000,000				78,000,000
Credit facility borrowing base	200,000,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	21,646,000				22,956,000
Long-term debt, gross	2,052,950,000				2,052,950,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Unsecured Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt	2,053,000,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured debt	$ 1,753,000,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Notes [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as percent)	6.50%
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Notes [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as percent)	7.25%
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 7.25% senior unsecured notes due February 1, 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 54,275,000				54,275,000
Stated interest rate (as percent)	7.25%
Number of days required for unsecured noted to be retired or refinanced prior to maturity	90 days
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 6.5% senior unsecured notes due November 1, 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 395,501,000				395,501,000
Stated interest rate (as percent)	6.50%
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 6.875% senior unsecured notes due March 15, 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 937,080,000				937,080,000
Stated interest rate (as percent)	6.875%
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 6.875% senior unsecured notes due January 15, 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 366,094,000				366,094,000
Stated interest rate (as percent)	6.875%
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 2.625% senior convertible notes due September 15, 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt discount	$ 77,771,000				80,388,000		$ 93,200,000
Long-term debt, gross	$ 300,000,000				$ 300,000,000
Stated interest rate (as percent)	2.625%
Debt issued	$ 300,000,000
Debt conversion rate per $1000 principal (in shares per $1000)	0.0763650
Debt conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 13.10
Debt instrument effective interest rate (percent)							8.97%
Estimated fair value of debt							$ 206,800,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.375%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.50%
Debt Conversion Scenario 1 [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 2.625% senior convertible notes due September 15, 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of trading days \| day	20
Number of consecutive trading days \| day	30
Stock price relative to conversion price (percent)	130.00%
Debt Conversion Scenario 2 [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 2.625% senior convertible notes due September 15, 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of trading days \| day	5
Number of consecutive trading days \| day	5
Stock price relative to product of sale price and conversion rate (percent)	98.00%
OMP Operating, LLC [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing base	$ 10,000,000
OMP Operating, LLC [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing base	200,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Accordian Feature	$ 400,000,000
OMP Operating, LLC [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.375%
OMP Operating, LLC [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.50%
OMP Operating, LLC [Member] \| ABR Loans [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	0.50%
OMP Operating, LLC [Member] \| ABR Loans [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	1.00%
OMP Operating, LLC [Member] \| Eurodollar Loans [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	1.75%
OMP Operating, LLC [Member] \| Eurodollar Loans [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	2.75%
OMP Operating, LLC [Member] \| ABR Loans or Swingline Loans [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	0.75%
OMP Operating, LLC [Member] \| ABR Loans or Swingline Loans [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	1.75%
OMP Operating, LLC [Member] \| ABR Loans or Swingline Loans [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	0.75%
OMP Operating, LLC [Member] \| ABR Loans or Swingline Loans [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate	1.75%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing base			$ 1,600,000,000
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity			$ 1,350,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Two Thousand Twenty Six Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as percent)		6.25%
Debt issued		$ 400,000,000