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Equity-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Oct. 19, 2017	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) day $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expenses \| $		$ 9,013	$ 6,754
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		3 years
Stock granted (in shares) \| shares		4,030,475
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value per unit (in usd per share) \| $ / shares		$ 6.62
Equity-based compensation expenses \| $		$ 6,400	4,800
Performance Share Unit Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock granted (in shares) \| shares		1,685,090
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value per unit (in usd per share) \| $ / shares		$ 6.80
Equity-based compensation expenses \| $		$ 2,500	1,900
Right to received shares of common stock (in shares) \| shares		1
Number of trading days \| day		30
Performance Share Unit Awards \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
PSU granted percentage of earnings (as a percent)		0.00%
Performance Share Unit Awards \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
PSU granted percentage of earnings (as a percent)		200.00%
Phantom Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock granted (in shares) \| shares		341,290
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock granted (in shares) \| shares		16,170
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value per unit (in usd per share) \| $ / shares		$ 18.57
Oasis Midstream Partners, LP \| Phantom Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value per unit (in usd per share) \| $ / shares		$ 18.57
Equity-based compensation expenses \| $		$ 700	100
Vesting period	3 years
OMP General Partner LLC \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expenses \| $		$ 100	$ 100
Vesting period		1 year