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Long-term Debt - Debt by Year of Maturity (Parenthetical) (Detail)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
7 3/4% senior notes due 2019    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Interest rate on senior notes 7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= crk_SeniorNotesSevenPointSevenFivePercentDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= crk_SeniorNotesSevenPointSevenFivePercentDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
9 1/2% senior notes due 2020    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Interest rate on senior notes 9.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= crk_SeniorNotesNinePointFivePercentDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
9.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= crk_SeniorNotesNinePointFivePercentDueTwoThousandTwentyMember