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ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES - Narrative (Details)			12 Months Ended
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES - Narrative (Details)	Nov. 01, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 01, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Merger transaction costs			$ 43,555,000	$ 6,676,000	$ 0
HighPoint
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.01
Exchange ratio		0.11464
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) \| shares		9,802,000
Aggregate principal amount		$ 100,000,000
Revenue, included in statement of operations			244,700,000
HighPoint \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate \| Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proved oil and gas properties, measurement input		0.13
HighPoint \| Former HighPoint Stockholders
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) \| shares		487,952
HighPoint \| Holders of HighPoint Senior Notes
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) \| shares		9,314,214
HighPoint \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2026, 7.50%
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 100,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.50%
HighPoint \| HighPoint Resources Corporation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.001
HighPoint \| HighPoint Operating Company \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2022 and Senior Notes Due 2025
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 625,000,000
HighPoint \| HighPoint Operating Company \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2022
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.00%
HighPoint \| HighPoint Operating Company \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2025
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		8.75%
Extraction
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Exchange ratio	1.1711
Revenue, included in statement of operations			172,300,000
Extraction \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate \| Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proved oil and gas properties, measurement input	0.10
Extraction \| Holders of Extraction Common Stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Dividend equalization payment (in shares) \| shares	0.017225678
Extraction \| Stockholders of Extraction, Prior to Crestone Peak Merger
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stockholders, ownership percentage	50.00%
Extraction \| Stockholders of Civitas, Prior to Extraction Merger
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stockholders, ownership percentage	50.00%
Extraction \| Tranche A Warrants
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Warrants issued (in shares) \| shares	3,400,000
Extraction \| Tranche B Warrants
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Warrants issued (in shares) \| shares	1,700,000
Extraction \| Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.01
Crestone Peak
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Exchange ratio, collective number of shares \| shares	22,500,000
Aggregate payment, cash settlement for outstanding phantom equity awards	$ 1,500,000
Revenue, included in statement of operations			$ 114,800,000
Crestone Peak \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate \| Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proved oil and gas properties, measurement input	0.10
Crestone Peak \| Crestone Peak Resources America Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.01
Extraction Merger And Crestone Peak Merger \| Stockholders of Civitas, Prior to Merger
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stockholders, ownership percentage	37.00%
Extraction Merger And Crestone Peak Merger \| Stockholders of Extraction, Prior to Merger
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stockholders, ownership percentage	37.00%
Extraction Merger And Crestone Peak Merger \| Stockholders of Crestone, Prior to Merger
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stockholders, ownership percentage	26.00%