Financial Instruments - Effect of Derivative Instruments on Consolidated Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative assets	$ 92	$ 388
Derivative liabilities	(9,083)	(3,422)
Total derivative instruments	(8,991)	(3,034)
Derivatives Not Designated as Cash-Flow Hedging Instruments [Member] \| Natural Gas Commodity Contracts [Member] \| Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative assets	61
Derivatives Not Designated as Cash-Flow Hedging Instruments [Member] \| Natural Gas Commodity Contracts [Member] \| Other Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative assets	18	44
Derivatives Not Designated as Cash-Flow Hedging Instruments [Member] \| Natural Gas Commodity Contracts [Member] \| Derivative Liability Short-Term [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	(24)	(4)
Derivatives Not Designated as Cash-Flow Hedging Instruments [Member] \| Natural Gas Commodity Contracts [Member] \| Derivative liability Long Term [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	(3)	(4)
Derivatives Not Designated as Cash-Flow Hedging Instruments [Member] \| Natural Gas Liquid Contracts [Member] \| Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative assets	7
Derivatives Not Designated as Cash-Flow Hedging Instruments [Member] \| Natural Gas Liquid Contracts [Member] \| Other Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative assets	6
Derivatives Not Designated as Cash-Flow Hedging Instruments [Member] \| Natural Gas Liquid Contracts [Member] \| Derivative Liability Short-Term [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	(189)
Derivatives Not Designated as Cash-Flow Hedging Instruments [Member] \| Crude Oil Commodity Contracts [Member] \| Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative assets		344
Derivatives Not Designated as Cash-Flow Hedging Instruments [Member] \| Crude Oil Commodity Contracts [Member] \| Derivative Liability Short-Term [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	(5,503)	(1,504)
Derivatives Not Designated as Cash-Flow Hedging Instruments [Member] \| Crude Oil Commodity Contracts [Member] \| Derivative liability Long Term [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	(3,343)	$ (1,910)
Derivatives Not Designated as Cash-Flow Hedging Instruments [Member] \| Natural Gas Liquids [Member] \| Derivative liability Long Term [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	$ (21)

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