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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Acquisitions (Details)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) a well	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) mi	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) a well	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Payments to acquire oil and gas property and equipment			$ 216,943,000	$ 18,384,000	$ 17,028,000
Fair value of assets acquired			701,615,000	1,608,889,000	1,423,883,000
Loss on termination of the gathering contract			$ 50,976,000	$ 0	$ 0
Pinon Gathering Company LLC
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Payments to acquire oil and gas property and equipment		$ 48,000,000
Principal amount of debt issued related to acquisition		$ 78,000,000.0
Number of miles of gathering lines acquired | mi		370
Fair value of consideration paid for acquisition		$ 98,300,000
Loss on termination of the gathering contract		51,000,000
Rockies Properties | North Park Basin, Jackson County, Colorado
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Payments to acquire oil and gas property and equipment	$ 191,100,000
Number acres acquired | a	135,000		135,000
Proceeds from sale of oil and natural gas properties	$ 3,100,000
Number of wells acquired | well	16		16
Oil and Gas Properties | Pinon Gathering Company LLC
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Fair value of assets acquired		$ 47,300,000
Senior Notes | 8.75% Senior Notes due 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fixed interest rate	8.75%	8.75%	8.75%	8.75%		8.75%

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