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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Schedule of Outstanding Oil and Natural Gas Derivative Contracts) (Details)

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Schedule of Outstanding Oil and Natural Gas Derivative Contracts) (Details) MMBTU in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May. 03, 2016 $ / bbl MBbls	Mar. 31, 2016 MMBTU $ / MMBTU $ / bbl MBbls
Swap Contracts for Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls		550
Average swap price		58.23
Swap Contracts for Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Natural Gas [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MMBTU		1,650
Average swap price \| $ / MMBTU		2.52
Swap Contracts for Period May Through September 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	153
Average swap price	57.61
WTI Three-way Collar Contract Covering Period of May Through September 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	153
Swap Contracts Differentials for Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls		1,100
Average swap price		0.17
Collar Contracts Combined with Short Puts for Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls		550
Collar Contracts Combined with Short Puts for Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Call Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price		65.00
Collar Contracts Combined with Short Puts for Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price		55.00
Collar Contracts Combined with Short Puts for Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price		40.33
Collar Contracts for Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls		550
Collar Contracts for Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Call Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price		46.50
Collar Contracts for Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price		37.50
Swap Contracts for Full Year of 2017 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls		730
Average swap price		44.50
Short Put Option Contracts for Full year of 2017 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls		730
Strike price		30.00
Short Call Option Contracts for Full Year of 2017 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Call Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls		670
Strike price		50.00