| 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 | |