| **Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands**         | 3 Months Ended |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
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| **Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]**               |           |   |
| Results of Operations, Impairment of Oil and Gas Properties | $ 881,074      | $ 7,875 |
| Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Domestic | $ 400,000      |   |
| Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations            | 1.60%          | 23.70% |
| Delaware Basin Assets [Member]                              |           |   |
| **Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]**               |           |   |
| Results of Operations, Impairment of Oil and Gas Properties | $ 881,100      | $ 7,900 |

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible domestic operating loss carryforwards. Excludes state and local operating loss carryforwards.
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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.
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Costs related to the impairment of oil and gas properties.
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