| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2408402 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligations - Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) (http://www.cabotog.com/role/AssetRetirementObligationsScheduleOfAssetRetirementObligationsDetails)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000858470 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | 
|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31  | |
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  | |
Asset Retirement Obligation  | |
Balance at beginning of period  | |
Liabilities incurred  | |
Liabilities settled  | (  | 
Liabilities divested  | (  | 
Accretion expense  | |
Change in estimate  | |
Balance at end of period  |