| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2403402 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligations (Rollforward) (Details) (http://www.denbury.com/role/AssetRetirementObligationsRollforwardDetails)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000945764 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | |
|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31  | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31  | |
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  | ||
Asset Retirement Obligation Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]  | ||
Beginning asset retirement obligations  | ||
Liabilities incurred and assumed during period  | ||
Revisions in estimated retirement obligations  | ||
Liabilities settled and sold during period  | (  | (  | 
Accretion expense  | ||
Ending asset retirement obligations  | 145,696,000    | |
Less: current asset retirement obligations  | (  | (  | 
Long-term asset retirement obligations  | 146,807,000    | 138,919,000    |