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Organization (Details)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
acre
Mar. 31, 2015
Organization    
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O & G Lease    
Organization    
Area of land (in acres) 3,800us-gaap_AreaOfLand
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3,800us-gaap_AreaOfLand
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U.S. Lime O & G | O & G Lease    
Organization    
Percentage of non-operating working interest   20.00%uslm_PercentageOfNonOperatingWorkingInterest
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Number of wells   33uslm_NumberOfWellsDrilled
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U.S. Lime O & G | O & G Lease | Minimum    
Organization    
Percentage of royalty interest   15.40%uslm_PercentageOfRoyaltyInterest
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U.S. Lime O & G | O & G Lease | Maximum    
Organization    
Percentage of royalty interest   20.00%uslm_PercentageOfRoyaltyInterest
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U.S. Lime O & G | Drillsite Agreement    
Organization    
Percentage of royalty interest   3.00%uslm_PercentageOfRoyaltyInterest
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Percentage of non-operating working interest   12.50%uslm_PercentageOfNonOperatingWorkingInterest
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Overall average revenue interest (as a percent)   12.40%uslm_PercentageOfOverallAverageRevenueInterest
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