Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash	$ 20,566	$ 16,732
Restricted cash	1,803	44,357
Accounts receivable
Oil and natural gas revenues	27,739	16,616
Joint interest billings	18,796	16,999
Other	5,657	10,794
Derivative instruments	0	16,284
Lease and well equipment inventory	3,182	2,022
Prepaid expenses	3,277	3,203
Total current assets	81,020	127,007
Oil and natural gas properties, full-cost method
Evaluated	2,341,342	2,122,174
Unproved and unevaluated	445,421	387,504
Other property and equipment	141,420	86,387
Less accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization	(1,832,478)	(1,583,659)
Net property and equipment	1,095,705	1,012,406
Other assets	968	1,448
Total assets	1,177,693	1,140,861
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	4,534	10,966
Accrued liabilities	93,339	92,369
Royalties payable	21,717	16,493
Amounts due to affiliates	7,033	5,670
Derivative instruments	10,139	0
Advances from joint interest owners	3,847	700
Deferred gain on plant sale	6,440	4,830
Amounts due to joint ventures	4,050	2,793
Income taxes payable	0	2,848
Other current liabilities	530	161
Total current liabilities	151,629	136,830
Long-term liabilities
Borrowings under Credit Agreement	65,000	0
Senior unsecured notes payable	392,153	391,254
Asset retirement obligations	19,452	15,166
Amounts due to joint ventures	2,700	3,956
Derivative instruments	3,838	0
Deferred gain on plant sale	97,676	102,506
Other long-term liabilities	7,451	2,190
Total long-term liabilities	588,270	515,072
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock - $0.01 par value, 120,000,000 shares authorized; 93,580,969 and 85,567,021 shares issued; and 93,464,898 and 85,564,435 shares outstanding, respectively	936	856
Additional paid-in capital	1,176,198	1,026,077
Retained deficit	(740,505)	(538,930)
Total Matador Resources Company shareholders’ equity	436,629	488,003
Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	1,165	956
Total shareholders’ equity	437,794	488,959
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 1,177,693	$ 1,140,861