Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant - Narrative (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Preferred stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Parent Company
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Preferred stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
OpCo \| Parent Company
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Ownership of outstanding shares (as a percent)	51.00%	29.00%
OpCo \| Independence Minerals Holdings LLC And Crescent Energy Finance LLC
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Ownership of outstanding shares (as a percent)	49.00%	71.00%
OpCo \| Independence Minerals Holdings LLC And Crescent Energy Finance LLC \| Parent Company
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Ownership of outstanding shares (as a percent)	49.00%	71.00%
Class A Common Stock
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Class A Common Stock \| Parent Company
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in USD per share)	0.0001	0.0001
Class B Common Stock
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in USD per share)	0.0001	0.0001
Class B Common Stock \| Parent Company
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001

Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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