Callon Petroleum Company Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Supplemental Information on Oil and Natural Gas Properties (Unaudited) (Oil and Gas Net Production, Average Sales Price and Average Production Costs Disclosure) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 $ / Boe $ / bbl	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / bbl $ / Boe	Dec. 31, 2018 $ / Boe $ / bbl	Dec. 31, 2017 $ / Boe
Average Sales Price and Production Costs Per Unit of Production [Line Items] (Deprecated 2019-01-31)
Average 12-month price, net of differentials \| $ / Boe	37.44	53.90	58.40	49.48
Commodity - Oil
Average Sales Price and Production Costs Per Unit of Production [Line Items] (Deprecated 2019-01-31)
Average 12-month price, net of differentials \| $ / Boe	37.44	53.90	58.40
Commodity - Natural gas
Average Sales Price and Production Costs Per Unit of Production [Line Items] (Deprecated 2019-01-31)
Average 12-month price, net of differentials \| $ / bbl	1.02	1.55	3.64
Natural gas liquids
Average Sales Price and Production Costs Per Unit of Production [Line Items] (Deprecated 2019-01-31)
Average 12-month price, net of differentials \| $ / bbl	11.10	15.58	0