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

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Derivative Positions) (Details)

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Derivative Positions) (Details) - Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] MMBTU in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 MMBTU $ / MMBTU $ / bbl MBbls
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended December 31, 2015 [Member] \| Natural Gas [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MMBTU	161
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended December 31, 2015 [Member] \| Natural Gas [Member] \| Call Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price \| $ / MMBTU	4.32
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended December 31, 2015 [Member] \| Natural Gas [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price \| $ / MMBTU	3.85
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended December 31, 2015 [Member] \| Natural Gas [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price \| $ / MMBTU	3.25
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	182
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Call Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price	65.00
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price	55.00
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price	40.33
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	182
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Call Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price	65.00
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price	55.00
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price	40.33
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	184
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Call Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price	65.00
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price	55.00
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price	40.33
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended December 31, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	184
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended December 31, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Call Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price	65.00
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended December 31, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price	55.00
Collar Contracts Combined With Short Puts Three Months Ended December 31, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price	40.33
Swap Contracts Three Months Ended December 31, 2015 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	442
Average swap price	64.93
Swap Contracts Three Months Ended December 31, 2015 [Member] \| Natural Gas [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MMBTU	228
Average swap price \| $ / MMBTU	3.96
Swap Contracts Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	182
Average swap price	58.23
Swap Contracts Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	182
Average swap price	58.23
Swap Contracts Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	184
Average swap price	58.23
Swap Contracts Three Months Ended December 31, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	184
Average swap price	58.23
Swap Contracts Differentials Three Months Ended December 31, 2015 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	327
Average swap price	(2.38)
Swap Contracts Differentials Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	364
Average swap price	0.17
Swap Contracts Differentials Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	364
Average swap price	0.17
Swap Contracts Differentials Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	368
Average swap price	0.17
Swap Contracts Differentials Three Months Ended December 31, 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	368
Average swap price	0.17
Short Call Contracts Three Months December 31, 2015 [Member] \| Natural Gas [Member] \| Call Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MMBTU	111
Strike price \| $ / MMBTU	5.00