Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash	$ 20,178	$ 212,884
Restricted cash	10,744	1,258
Accounts receivable
Oil and natural gas revenues	49,885	34,154
Joint interest billings	53,721	19,347
Other	5,406	5,167
Derivative instruments	60	0
Lease and well equipment inventory	4,801	3,045
Prepaid expenses and other assets	5,550	3,327
Total current assets	150,345	279,182
Oil and natural gas properties, full-cost method
Evaluated	2,842,810	2,408,305
Unproved and unevaluated	600,803	479,736
Other property and equipment	240,924	160,795
Less accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization	(1,987,370)	(1,864,311)
Net property and equipment	1,697,167	1,184,525
Derivative instruments	285	0
Other assets	740	958
Total other assets	1,025	958
Total assets	1,848,537	1,464,665
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	13,839	4,674
Accrued liabilities	158,345	101,460
Royalties payable	53,639	23,988
Amounts due to affiliates	12,749	8,651
Derivative instruments	3,641	24,203
Advances from joint interest owners	4,346	1,700
Amounts due to joint ventures	4,873	4,251
Other current liabilities	663	578
Total current liabilities	252,095	169,505
Long-term liabilities
Senior unsecured notes payable	574,027	573,924
Asset retirement obligations	23,305	19,725
Amounts due to joint ventures	209	751
Derivative instruments	0	1,771
Other long-term liabilities	6,104	7,544
Total long-term liabilities	603,645	603,715
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock - $0.01 par value, 160,000,000 and 120,000,000 shares authorized; 100,566,054 and 99,518,764 shares issued; and 100,439,595 and 99,511,931 shares outstanding, respectively	1,006	995
Additional paid-in capital	1,455,605	1,325,481
Accumulated deficit	(548,819)	(636,351)
Treasury stock, at cost, 126,459 and 6,833 shares, respectively	(1,589)	0
Total Matador Resources Company shareholders’ equity	906,203	690,125
Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	86,594	1,320
Total shareholders’ equity	992,797	691,445
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 1,848,537	$ 1,464,665