CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Class A	Class C	Series A	Conversion of common shares from Class C to Class A	Conversion of common shares from Class C to Class A Class A	Common Stock Class A	Common Stock Class C	Common Stock Convertible Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock Conversion of common shares from Class B to Class A at transaction Class A	Common Stock Conversion of common shares from Class C to Class A Class A	Common Stock Conversion of common shares from Class C to Class A Class C	Preferred Stock Series A	Preferred Stock Series B	Preferred Stock Conversion of common shares from Class B to Class A at transaction Series B	Additional Paid-In Capital	Additional Paid-In Capital Class A	Additional Paid-In Capital Conversion of common shares from Class B to Class A at transaction Class A	Additional Paid-In Capital Conversion of common shares from Class C to Class A	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	Total Shareholder’s Equity	Total Shareholder’s Equity Class A	Total Shareholder’s Equity Conversion of common shares from Class C to Class A	Non-controlling Interest	Non-controlling Interest Conversion of common shares from Class C to Class A
Common shares outstanding at beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016							201,092,000	19,156,000
Preferred stock, beginning balance, shares (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016													0	104,000
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 2,552,935						$ 20	$ 2					$ 0	$ 0		$ 2,364,049				$ (8,929)	$ 2,355,142			$ 197,793
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Conversion of common shares (in shares)										26,100,000	3,495,000	(3,495,000)			(104,000)
Conversion of common shares	0				$ 20,031		$ 0		$ 0	$ 3								$ (3)	$ 58,746				$ 58,746		$ (38,715)
Stock issued during period (in shares)							23,500,000
Stock issued during period	340,750						$ 2										$ 340,748					$ 340,750
Warrants exercised (in shares)		6,235,790					6,236,000
Warrants exercised	0						$ 1									(1)
Restricted stock issued (in shares)							902,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Gross							$ 0
Restricted stock forfeited (in shares)							(12,000)
Restricted Stock Award, Forfeitures							$ 0									0
Restricted stock used for tax withholding (in shares)							(33,000)
Restricted stock used for tax withholding	(644)															(644)					(644)
Option exercises (in shares)							58,000
Option exercises	877						$ 0									877					877
Underwriters’ discount and offering expense	(7,291)															(7,291)					(7,291)
Change in equity due to issuance of shares by Centennial Resource Production, LLC	0															(2,682)					(2,682)			2,682
Stock-based compensation	13,759															13,759					13,759
Net income (loss)	83,555																			75,568	75,568			7,987
Common shares outstanding at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017							261,338,000	15,661,000
Preferred stock, ending balance, shares (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017													0	0
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2017	3,003,972						$ 26	$ 2					$ 0	$ 0		2,767,558				66,639	2,834,225			169,747
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Conversion of common shares (in shares)											3,658,000	(3,658,000)
Conversion of common shares					7,174		$ 1		(1)										46,066				46,066		(38,892)
Restricted stock issued (in shares)							1,030,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Gross							$ 0
Restricted stock forfeited (in shares)							(136,000)
Restricted Stock Award, Forfeitures							$ 0									0
Restricted stock used for tax withholding (in shares)							(91,000)
Restricted stock used for tax withholding	(1,665)															(1,665)					(1,665)
Option exercises (in shares)							60,000
Option exercises	982						$ 0									982					982
Stock-based compensation	20,670															20,670					20,670
Net income (loss)	212,736																			199,899	199,899			12,837
Common shares outstanding at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		264,323,328	12,003,183				265,859,000	12,003,000
Preferred stock, ending balance, shares (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018				1									0	0
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2018	3,243,869						$ 27	$ 1					$ 0	$ 0		2,833,611				266,538	3,100,177			143,692
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Conversion of common shares (in shares)						10,969,064					10,969,000	(10,969,000)
Conversion of common shares					$ (17,541)		$ 1		$ (1)										$ 114,186				$ 114,186		$ (131,727)
Restricted stock issued (in shares)							4,109,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Gross							$ 0
Restricted stock forfeited (in shares)							(116,000)
Restricted Stock Award, Forfeitures							$ 0									0
Restricted stock used for tax withholding (in shares)							(171,000)
Restricted stock used for tax withholding	(1,038)															(1,038)					(1,038)
Stock-based compensation	28,997															28,997					28,997
Net income (loss)	16,414																			15,798	15,798			616
Common shares outstanding at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019		275,811,346	1,034,119				280,650,000	1,034,000
Preferred stock, ending balance, shares (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019				1									0	0
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 3,270,701						$ 28	$ 0					$ 0	$ 0		$ 2,975,756				$ 282,336	$ 3,258,120			$ 12,581