Subsidiary Guarantors (Notes)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract]
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS	SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS Matador filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC in 2013, which became effective May 9, 2013, and a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC in 2014, which became effective upon filing on May 22, 2014, registering, in each case, among other securities, senior and subordinated debt securities. Certain subsidiaries of Matador (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”) are co-registrants with Matador on each Form S-3, and the registration statements register guarantees of debt securities by the Guarantor Subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2014, the Guarantor Subsidiaries are 100% owned by Matador, and any guarantees by the Guarantor Subsidiaries will be full and unconditional (except for customary release provisions). Matador had no significant assets or operations independent of the Guarantor Subsidiaries, and there are no significant restrictions upon the ability of the Guarantor Subsidiaries to distribute funds to Matador. In the event that more than one of the Guarantor Subsidiaries provide guarantees of any debt securities issued by Matador, such guarantees will constitute joint and several obligations.

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

Matador filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC in 2013, which became effective May 9, 2013, and a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC in 2014, which became effective upon filing on May 22, 2014, registering, in each case, among other securities, senior and subordinated debt securities. Certain subsidiaries of Matador (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”) are co-registrants with Matador on each Form S-3, and the registration statements register guarantees of debt securities by the Guarantor Subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2014, the Guarantor Subsidiaries are 100% owned by Matador, and any guarantees by the Guarantor Subsidiaries will be full and unconditional (except for customary release provisions). Matador had no significant assets or operations independent of the Guarantor Subsidiaries, and there are no significant restrictions upon the ability of the Guarantor Subsidiaries to distribute funds to Matador. In the event that more than one of the Guarantor Subsidiaries provide guarantees of any debt securities issued by Matador, such guarantees will constitute joint and several obligations.