FRESH START ACCOUNTING - Reorganization Adjustment to Common Stock, Additional Paid in Capital and Common Stock Held in Reserve (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	May 17, 2021
Reorganization, Chapter 11 [Line Items]
Common Stock - $0.0001 par value, 42.0 million shares authorized, 19.1 million issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022, and 20.6 million issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021	$ 2	$ 2	$ 2
Additional paid-in capital	449,243	692,521	693,774
Total Common Stock held in reserve	$ (286)	$ 0	(54,109)
Reorganization Chapter11 Plan Effect Adjustment, Issuance of common stock to settle General Unsecured Claims against Gulfport Parent
Reorganization, Chapter 11 [Line Items]
Common Stock - $0.0001 par value, 42.0 million shares authorized, 19.1 million issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022, and 20.6 million issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021			0
Additional paid-in capital			27,751
Reorganization Chapter11 Plan Effect Adjustment, Issuance of common stock to settle General Unsecured Claims against Gulfport Subsidiaries
Reorganization, Chapter 11 [Line Items]
Common Stock - $0.0001 par value, 42.0 million shares authorized, 19.1 million issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022, and 20.6 million issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021			2
Additional paid-in capital			666,022
Reorganization Chapter11 Plan Effect Adjustment, Common Stock Reserved For Settlement Of Claims Post Emergence Date (Par Value)
Reorganization, Chapter 11 [Line Items]
Common Stock - $0.0001 par value, 42.0 million shares authorized, 19.1 million issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022, and 20.6 million issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021			0
Reorganization Chapter11 Plan Effect Adjustment, Net Change To Common Stock
Reorganization, Chapter 11 [Line Items]
Common Stock - $0.0001 par value, 42.0 million shares authorized, 19.1 million issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022, and 20.6 million issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021			2
Extinguishment of Predecessor stock-based compensation
Reorganization, Chapter 11 [Line Items]
Additional paid-in capital			4,419
Reorganization Chapter11 Plan Effect Adjustment Extinguishment of Predecessor paid in capital
Reorganization, Chapter 11 [Line Items]
Additional paid-in capital			(4,220,256)
Reorganization Adjustments
Reorganization, Chapter 11 [Line Items]
Common Stock - $0.0001 par value, 42.0 million shares authorized, 19.1 million issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022, and 20.6 million issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021			(1,609)
Additional paid-in capital			(3,522,064)
Total Common Stock held in reserve			(54,109)
Reorganization Chapter11 Plan Effect Adjustment, Shares held in reserve to settle Allowed Claims against Gulfport Parent
Reorganization, Chapter 11 [Line Items]
Total Common Stock held in reserve			(23,894)
Reorganization Chapter11 Plan Effect Adjustment, Shares held in reserve to settle Allowed Claims against Gulfport Subsidiary
Reorganization, Chapter 11 [Line Items]
Total Common Stock held in reserve			$ (30,215)