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Subsequent Events (Details)	Oct. 30, 2018 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2018 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2017 $ / shares
Subsequent Events
Common stock, par value		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Subsequent Event \| Chesapeake
Subsequent Events
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01
Subsequent Event \| Chesapeake \| Wildhorse Resource Development Corporation
Subsequent Events
Expected period during which proposed merger is expected to close	first half of 2019
Subsequent Event \| Option One \| Chesapeake \| Wildhorse Resource Development Corporation
Subsequent Events
Common stock, exchange ratio	5.989
Subsequent Event \| Option Two \| Chesapeake \| Wildhorse Resource Development Corporation
Subsequent Events
Common stock, exchange ratio	5.336
Cash per share	$ 3.00

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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- Definition

The expected period during which a proposed M&A transaction is expected to close.

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