Callon Petroleum Company 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	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2016 $ / bbl MBbls	Sep. 30, 2016 MMBTU $ / MMBTU $ / bbl MBbls
Swap Contracts (WTI) for Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls		184
Average swap price		58.23
Swap Contracts Combined with Short Puts (WTI, Enhanced Swaps) for Full Year of 2017 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price		30.00
Swap Contracts Combined with Short Puts (WTI, Enhanced Swaps) for Full Year of 2017 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls		730
Strike price		44.50
Collar Contracts Combined with Short Puts (WTI, Three-Way Collars) For Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls		184
Collar Contracts Combined with Short Puts (WTI, Three-Way Collars) 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 (WTI, Three-Way Collars) 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 (WTI, Three-Way Collars) For Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price		40.33
Collar Contracts (WTI, Two-Way Collars) for Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls		184
Collar Contracts (WTI, Two-Way Collars) for Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Call Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price		46.50
Collar Contracts (WTI, Two-Way Collars) for Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price		37.50
Collar Contracts (WTI, Two-Way Collars) for Full Year of 2017 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls		438
Collar Contracts (WTI, Two-Way Collars) for Full Year of 2017 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls	1,095
Collar Contracts (WTI, Two-Way Collars) for Full Year of 2017 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Call Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price		59.05
Collar Contracts (WTI, Two-Way Collars) for Full Year of 2017 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Call Option [Member] \| Short [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price	57.79
Collar Contracts (WTI, Two-Way Collars) for Full Year of 2017 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price		47.50
Collar Contracts (WTI, Two-Way Collars) for Full Year of 2017 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Long [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Strike price	47.50
Collar Contracts Combined with Short Puts (Henry Hub, Three-Way Collars) for Remainder of 2017 [Member] \| Natural Gas [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MMBTU		1,460
Collar Contracts Combined with Short Puts (Henry Hub, Three-Way Collars) for Remainder of 2017 [Member] \| Natural Gas [Member] \| Call Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Average swap price \| $ / MMBTU		3.71
Collar Contracts Combined with Short Puts (Henry Hub, Three-Way Collars) for Remainder of 2017 [Member] \| Natural Gas [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Average swap price \| $ / MMBTU		3.00
Collar Contracts Combined with Short Puts (Henry Hub, Three-Way Collars) for Remainder of 2017 [Member] \| Natural Gas [Member] \| Put Option [Member] \| Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Average swap price \| $ / MMBTU		2.50
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
Swap Contracts (Midland Basis Differentials) for Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Crude Oil [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MBbls		368
Average swap price		0.17
Swap Contracts (Henry Hub) for Remainder of 2016 [Member] \| Natural Gas [Member] \| Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total volume \| MMBTU		552
Average swap price \| $ / MMBTU		2.52