Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Number of Common Units Sold

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Number of Wells Sold

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Percent of Common Equity Sold

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Amount of asset retirement obligations settled, or otherwise disposed of, during the period. This may include asset retirement obligations transferred to third parties associated with the sale of a long-lived asset.

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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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Disclosure of the difference in values (gain (loss)) between the nonmonetary assets or liabilities exchanged with another entity inclusive of boot (small monetary consideration).

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The cash inflow to dispose of long-lived, physical assets and mineral interests in oil and gas properties used for normal oil and gas operations.

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Acquisitions and Divestitures of Oil and Gas Properties - Divestitures (Details)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2018 USD ($) well shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
ARO liabilities settled or disposed		$ 5,400,000	$ 5,379,000	$ 31,967,000	$ 11,308,000
Gain (loss) recognized on transfer		$ 0
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations \| Central Basin Platform
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
ARO liabilities settled or disposed	$ 26,900,000			$ 26,900,000
Number of common units sold (in shares) \| shares	13,125,000
Percent of common equity sold	25.00%
Proceeds from sale of oil and natural gas properties	$ 14,500,000
Number of wells sold \| well	1,066
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations \| Oil and Gas Properties
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of oil and natural gas properties					$ 17,100,000