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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Maximum Credit Threshold

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Minimum Availability

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Debt Instrument, Liquidity Covenant

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Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Threshold, Percentage

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Line Of Credit Facility, Unused Commitment Fee Percentage, Revolver Contingency, Maximum Credit Threshold

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Long-term Debt - Narrative (Details)	Oct. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate		9.84%
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 130,000,000.0
Term Loan Facility \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	130,000,000.0
Liquidity covenant	$ 10,000,000.0
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.00
Term Loan Facility \| Line of credit \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread (as a percent)	7.50%
Term Loan Facility \| Line of credit \| Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread (as a percent)	6.50%
Delayed Draw Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 15,000,000.0
Delayed Draw Term Loan \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	15,000,000.0
ABL Credit Facility And Delayed Draw Facility \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum availability	$ 5,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.00
Line of credit facility, borrowing base threshold, percentage	85.00%
Commitment fee on unused capacity (as a percent)	0.375%
Line of credit facility, unused commitment fee percentage, revolver contingency	0.25%
Unused commitment fee percentage, maximum credit threshold	50.00%
Fixed charge coverage ratio, maximum credit threshold	10.00%
Borrowing base		$ 20,100,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of credit \| Federal funds, effective rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread (as a percent)	0.05%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of credit \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread (as a percent)	1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving credit facility \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 40,000,000.0	40,000,000.0
Remaining availability		$ 8,600,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Letter of Credit \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 7,500,000.0
Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of credit \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread (as a percent)	2.00%
Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of credit \| Wells Fargo Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread (as a percent)	1.00%
Maximum \| Line of credit \| Wells Fargo Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread (as a percent)	1.50%
Maximum \| Term Loan Facility \| Line of credit \| Federal funds, effective rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread (as a percent)	0.05%
Maximum \| Term Loan Facility \| Line of credit \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread (as a percent)	1.00%
Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of credit \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread (as a percent)	2.50%
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. \| MSD Partners
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		30.00%