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Equity Method Investment, Deferred Performance Incentives, Amount Recognized

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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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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Amount of paid and unpaid common stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash.

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Decrease in noncontrolling interest balance from payment of dividends or other distributions by the non-wholly owned subsidiary or partially owned entity, included in the consolidation of the parent entity, to the noncontrolling interest holders.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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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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Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Quarterly cash dividend declared (in dollars per share)		$ 0.025
Cash dividend		$ 2,913
Distributions		14,210	$ 11,515
Additional paid-in capital		2,043,703		$ 2,027,069
Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Quarterly cash dividend declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.025
San Mateo
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity contribution, tax impact			3,100
Performance incentives earned		15,400	14,700
Matador Resources Company \| San Mateo
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Distributions		14,800	12,000
Five Point \| San Mateo
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Distributions		$ 14,200	11,500
San Mateo II \| Matador Resources Company
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Contributions to related party			7,500
San Mateo II \| Five Point
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Contributions to related party			50,000
Additional paid-in capital			20,600
Equity contribution, tax impact			$ 4,300