| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2407402 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) (http://www.claytonwilliams.com/role/AssetRetirementObligationsDetails) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000880115 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31 | |
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract] | |||
Changes in asset retirement obligations | |||
Beginning of period | |||
Additional ARO from new properties | |||
Sales or abandonments of properties | ( | ( | |
Accretion of asset retirement obligations | 4,364,000 | 3,945,000 | 3,662,000 |
Revisions of previous estimates | |||
End of period | 48,728,000 | 45,697,000 | |