Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenues
Revenues	$ 1,862,075	$ 851,135	$ 1,026,204
Lease bonus - mineral acreage	0	4,062	1,711
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	(220,105)	38,937	9,482
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	21,011	(32,008)	(53,727)
Total revenues	1,662,981	862,126	983,670
Expenses
Production taxes, transportation and processing	178,987	93,338	92,273
Lease operating	108,964	104,953	117,305
Purchased natural gas	77,126	32,734	69,398
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	344,905	361,831	350,540
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	2,068	1,948	1,822
Full-cost ceiling impairment	0	684,743	0
General and administrative	96,396	62,578	80,054
Total expenses	869,905	1,383,625	748,190
Operating income (loss)	793,076	(521,499)	235,480
Other income (expense)
Net loss on asset sales and impairment	(331)	(2,832)	(967)
Interest expense	(74,687)	(76,692)	(73,873)
Other (expense) income	(2,712)	1,864	(2,126)
Total other expense	(77,730)	(77,660)	(76,966)
Income (loss) before income taxes	715,346	(599,159)	158,514
Income tax provision (benefit)
Deferred	74,710	(45,599)	35,532
Total income tax provision (benefit)	74,710	(45,599)	35,532
Net income (loss)	584,968	(593,205)	87,777
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	(55,668)	(39,645)	(35,205)
Net income (loss) attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders	$ 640,636	$ (553,560)	$ 122,982
Earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders
Basic (usd per share)	$ 5.00	$ (5.11)	$ 0.75
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 4.91	$ (5.11)	$ 0.75
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic (in shares)	116,999	116,068	116,555
Diluted (in shares)	119,163	116,068	117,063
Oil and natural gas revenues
Revenues
Revenues	$ 1,700,542	$ 744,461	$ 892,325
Third-party midstream services revenues
Revenues
Revenues	75,499	64,932	59,110
Expenses
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	61,459	41,500	36,798
Sales of purchased natural gas
Revenues
Revenues	$ 86,034	$ 41,742	$ 74,769