Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 42,422	$ 19,121
Royalty income receivable (net of allowance for credit losses)	42,011	32,210
Royalty income receivable—related party	3,679	1,998
Other current assets	658	665
Total current assets	88,770	53,994
Property:
Oil and natural gas interests, full cost method of accounting ($1,319,256 and $1,364,906 excluded from depletion at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)	2,896,361	2,895,542
Land	5,688	5,688
Accumulated depletion and impairment	(545,040)	(496,176)
Property, net	2,357,009	2,405,054
Other assets	4,383	2,327
Total assets	2,450,162	2,461,375
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	39	43
Accrued liabilities	17,159	18,262
Derivative instruments	51,762	26,593
Total current liabilities	68,960	44,898
Long-term debt, net	534,180	555,644
Total liabilities	603,140	600,542
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Unitholders’ equity:
General partner	769	809
Common units (64,546,377 units issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and 65,817,281 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020)	594,777	633,415
Class B units (90,709,946 units issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020)	981	1,031
Total Viper Energy Partners LP unitholders’ equity	596,527	635,255
Non-controlling interest	1,250,495	1,225,578
Total equity	1,847,022	1,860,833
Total liabilities and unitholders’ equity	$ 2,450,162	$ 2,461,375