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Nominal number of units used to calculate payment on derivative that have been restructured.

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Hedge portfolio allocation percentage

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Percentage reduction in annual budgeted capital expenditures

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Percent of hedges restructured

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Amount of reduction to budgeted annual capital expenditures

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Sales price per unit of oil and gas produced.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Nominal number of units used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Basis of Presentation (Restructuring Measures) (Details Textuals) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 $ / Barrel	Jul. 31, 2020 $ / Barrel	Jul. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) bbl / d
Derivative [Line Items]
Average price \| $ / Barrel	20
Reduction in Capital Budget				$ 80
Percentage Reduction In Capital Budget				44.00%
Percent of hedges restructured				50.00%
Volume of hedges restructured \| bbl / d				14,500
Percentage of hedges consisting of fixed-price swaps				50.00%
Q3-Q4
Derivative [Line Items]
Volume per day \| bbl / d				35,500
Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Budgeted annual capital expenditures				$ 95
Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Budgeted annual capital expenditures				105
Subsequent Event
Derivative [Line Items]
Average price \| $ / Barrel		40
Senior secured, convertible senior, and senior unsecured debt
Derivative [Line Items]
Outstanding debt principal balance				$ 2,100
Lenders Under Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
Derivative [Line Items]
Consenting percentage			100.00%
Second Lien Note Holders \| Subsequent Event
Derivative [Line Items]
Consenting percentage			67.10%
Convertible Note Holders \| Subsequent Event
Derivative [Line Items]
Consenting percentage			73.10%