| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 40701 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligations - Summary (Details) (http://www.extractionog.com/role/DisclosureAssetRetirementObligationsSummaryDetails)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001655020 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Asset Retirement Obligations | Period [Axis] | |
|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31  | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31  | |
Asset Retirement Obligations  | ||
Asset retirement obligations  | ||
Balance beginning of period  | ||
Liabilities incurred or acquired  | ||
Liabilities settled  | (  | (  | 
Revisions in estimated cash flows  | (  | |
Accretion expense  | ||
Balance end of period  | 44,367,000    | |