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Supplemental Disclosures to the Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Related Party Transaction
General and Administrative Expenses and Offering Costs	$ 1,000,000	$ 965,000	$ 5,200,000	$ 2,800,000
Income Taxes Paid			10,000,000	202,000
Linn Energy, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction
General and Administrative Expenses Paid by Related Party			$ 5,100,000	$ 2,800,000

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4297-108586

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
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