Callon Petroleum Company Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Contingent Consideration Arrangement) (Details)

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Contingent Consideration Arrangement) (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / bbl	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Contingent consideration arrangement	$ 8,512	$ 0
Aggregate Settlements Limit	60,000
Year of Potential Settlement 2019
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 116
Threshold \| $ / bbl	65
Year of Potential Settlement 2019 \| Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Contingent Payment Amount	$ 9,000
Threshold \| $ / bbl	60
Year of Potential Settlement 2019 \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Contingent Payment Amount	$ 20,833
Threshold \| $ / bbl	65
Year of Potential Settlement 2020
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 3,977
Threshold \| $ / bbl	65
Year of Potential Settlement 2020 \| Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Contingent Payment Amount	$ 9,000
Threshold \| $ / bbl	60
Year of Potential Settlement 2020 \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Contingent Payment Amount	$ 20,833
Threshold \| $ / bbl	65
Year of Potential Settlement 2021
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 3,496
Threshold \| $ / bbl	65
Potential reduction in settlements	$ 18,334
Year of Potential Settlement 2021 \| Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Contingent Payment Amount	$ 9,000
Threshold \| $ / bbl	60
Year of Potential Settlement 2021 \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Contingent Payment Amount	$ 20,833
Threshold \| $ / bbl	65
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Contingent consideration arrangement	$ 36,241		$ 65,114
Fair value of derivatives - Non-current \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Contingent consideration arrangement	3,736
Fair value of derivatives - Non-current \| Contingent consideration arrangement \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Contingent consideration arrangement	$ 7,473

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