Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenues
Revenues	$ 3,196,699	$ 1,862,075	$ 851,135
Lease bonus - mineral acreage	0	0	4,062
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	(157,483)	(220,105)	38,937
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	18,809	21,011	(32,008)
Total revenues	3,058,025	1,662,981	862,126
Expenses
Production taxes, transportation and processing	282,193	178,987	93,338
Lease operating	157,105	108,964	104,953
Plant and other midstream services operating	95,522	61,459	41,500
Purchased natural gas	178,937	77,126	32,734
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	466,348	344,905	361,831
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	2,421	2,068	1,948
Full-cost ceiling impairment	0	0	684,743
General and administrative	116,229	96,396	62,578
Total expenses	1,298,755	869,905	1,383,625
Operating income (loss)	1,759,270	793,076	(521,499)
Other income (expense)
Net loss on asset sales and impairment	(1,311)	(331)	(2,832)
Interest expense	(67,164)	(74,687)	(76,692)
Other (expense) income	(5,121)	(2,712)	1,864
Total other expense	(73,596)	(77,730)	(77,660)
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,685,674	715,346	(599,159)
Income tax provision (benefit)
Current	54,877	0	0
Deferred	344,480	74,710	(45,599)
Total income tax provision (benefit)	399,357	74,710	(45,599)
Net income (loss)	1,286,317	640,636	(553,560)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	(72,111)	(55,668)	(39,645)
Net income (loss) attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders	$ 1,214,206	$ 584,968	$ (593,205)
Earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders
Basic (usd per share)	$ 10.28	$ 5.00	$ (5.11)
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 10.11	$ 4.91	$ (5.11)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic (in shares)	118,122	116,999	116,068
Diluted (in shares)	120,131	119,163	116,068
Oil and natural gas revenues
Revenues
Revenues	$ 2,905,738	$ 1,700,542	$ 744,461
Third-party midstream services revenues
Revenues
Revenues	90,606	75,499	64,932
Sales of purchased natural gas
Revenues
Revenues	$ 200,355	$ 86,034	$ 41,742