INCOME TAXES (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax [Line Items]
Net deferred tax asset	$ 67,225	$ 67,558
Net deferred tax liabilities	2,735	$ 2,643
Federal
Income Tax [Line Items]
Net deferred tax asset	67,300
Altus Midstream LP \| State
Income Tax [Line Items]
Net deferred tax liabilities	$ 2,800

Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences with jurisdictional netting.

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