| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2404402 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) (http://www.matadorresources.com/role/AssetRetirementObligationsDetails)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001520006 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31  | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31  | 2014-12-31  | |
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  | |||
Changes in the Company's asset retirement obligations  | |||
Beginning asset retirement obligations  | |||
Liabilities incurred during period  | |||
Liabilities settled during period  | (  | (  | |
Revisions in estimated cash flows  | (  | ||
Accretion expense  | |||
Ending asset retirement obligations  | 15,420,000    | 11,951,000    | |
Less: current asset retirement obligations  | (  | (  | |
Long-term asset retirement obligations  | 19,725,000    | 15,166,000    | |