Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash	$ 27,030	$ 96,505
Restricted cash	25,753	5,977
Accounts receivable
Oil and natural gas revenues	68,655	65,962
Joint interest billings	62,294	67,225
Other	7,002	8,031
Derivative instruments	480	1,190
Lease and well equipment inventory	8,803	5,993
Prepaid expenses and other assets	6,961	6,287
Total current assets	206,978	257,170
Oil and natural gas properties, full-cost method
Evaluated	3,187,112	3,004,770
Unproved and unevaluated	644,460	637,396
Midstream and other property and equipment	327,338	281,096
Less accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization	(2,097,176)	(2,041,806)
Net property and equipment	2,061,734	1,881,456
Other assets	6,993	7,064
Total assets	2,275,705	2,145,690
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	31,104	11,757
Accrued liabilities	191,233	174,348
Royalties payable	62,985	61,358
Amounts due to affiliates	3,248	10,302
Derivative instruments	4,891	16,429
Advances from joint interest owners	8,852	2,789
Amounts due to joint ventures	3,373	4,873
Other current liabilities	806	750
Total current liabilities	306,492	282,606
Long-term liabilities
Senior unsecured notes payable	574,118	574,073
Asset retirement obligations	25,682	25,080
Amounts due to joint ventures	412	0
Other long-term liabilities	6,235	6,385
Total long-term liabilities	606,447	605,538
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock - $0.01 par value, 160,000,000 shares authorized; 109,346,765 and 108,513,597 shares issued; and 109,261,912 and 108,510,160 shares outstanding, respectively	1,094	1,085
Additional paid-in capital	1,684,188	1,666,024
Accumulated deficit	(450,590)	(510,484)
Treasury stock, at cost, 84,853 and 3,437 shares, respectively	(2,446)	(69)
Total Matador Resources Company shareholders’ equity	1,232,246	1,156,556
Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	130,520	100,990
Total shareholders’ equity	1,362,766	1,257,546
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 2,275,705	$ 2,145,690