| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 100630 - Disclosure - Reconciliation of Asset Retirement Obligations (Detail) (http://www.resolutenaturalresources.com/20161231/taxonomy/role/DisclosureReconciliationOfAssetRetirementObligationsDetail)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001469510 (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 obligations at beginning of period  | ||
Additional liability incurred / acquired  | ||
Accretion expense  | ||
Liabilities settled / sold  | (1,088,000)   | (15,177,000)   | 
Revisions to previous estimates  | (  | |
Asset retirement obligations at end of period  | 19,238,000    | |
Less: current asset retirement obligations  | (895,000)   | (891,000)   | 
Long-term asset retirement obligations  | 19,457,000    | 18,347,000    |