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Equity Method Investment, Deferred Performance Incentives

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Related Part Transaction, Contract Agreement Term

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Excess of issue price over par or stated value of the entity's capital stock and amounts received from other transactions involving the entity's stock or stockholders. Includes adjustments to additional paid in capital. Some examples of such adjustments include recording the issuance of debt with a beneficial conversion feature and certain tax consequences of equity instruments awarded to employees. Use this element for the aggregate amount of additional paid-in capital associated with common and preferred stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only common stock, use the element additional paid in capital, common stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only preferred stock, use the element additional paid in capital, preferred stock.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Future cash outflow to pay for purchases of fixed assets that have occurred.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Business Combinations and Divestitures (Details) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		48 Months Ended
	Feb. 23, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 17, 2017 USD ($) well	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 23, 2021 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Additional paid-in capital						$ 2,027,069	$ 1,981,014
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses						$ 4,800	21,900
Corporate Joint Venture \| San Mateo Midstream
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Subsidiary ownership percentage			51.00%
Deferred performance incentives		$ 150,000	$ 73,500
Deferred performance incentives, term			5 years			2 years
Remaining performance incentives available to be earned, up to			$ 14,700
Contributions to joint venture, operating capital			$ 5,100
Commitment to pay, amount		125,000
Capital expenditures incurred		$ 150,000				$ 150,000
Contract agreement term		15 years
Corporate Joint Venture \| San Mateo Midstream \| Subsequent Event
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount earned from potential earnout	$ 58,800
Five Point \| Corporate Joint Venture \| San Mateo Midstream
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Subsidiary ownership percentage			49.00%
Consideration paid towards joint venture			$ 176,400
Proceeds from joint venture			$ 171,500
Five Point \| Corporate Joint Venture \| San Mateo Midstream \| Forecast
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments For deferred performance incentives				$ 14,700
Five Point \| Corporate Joint Venture \| San Mateo Midstream \| Subsequent Event
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments For deferred performance incentives								$ 14,700
Rustler Breaks and Wolf Asset Area \| Corporate Joint Venture \| San Mateo Midstream
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contractual obligation, term			15 years
Rustler Breaks Asset Area \| Corporate Joint Venture \| San Mateo Midstream
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of wells contributed to joint venture \| well			1
Contractual obligation, term			15 years
Wolf Asset Area \| Corporate Joint Venture \| San Mateo Midstream
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of wells contributed to joint venture \| well			3
San Mateo Midstream \| Five Point \| Corporate Joint Venture
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Subsidiary ownership percentage		49.00%
San Mateo Midstream \| Matador Resources Company \| Corporate Joint Venture
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Subsidiary ownership percentage		51.00%
San Mateo Midstream \| Five Point \| Corporate Joint Venture
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contributions to joint venture						105,000	69,000
Additional paid-in capital						23,100	28,400
Tax impact of equity contribution						4,800	5,900
San Mateo Midstream \| Matador Resources Company \| Corporate Joint Venture
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contributions to joint venture						$ 59,700	$ 15,500
San Mateo Midstream \| Property Contribution [Member] \| Matador Resources Company \| Corporate Joint Venture
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contributions to joint venture					$ 1,000