Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies Transportation, gathering, and processing commitments The Company has entered into transportation, gathering, and processing commitments to guarantee capacity on crude oil and natural gas pipelines and natural gas processing facilities. Certain of the commitments, which have varying terms extending as far as 2038, require the Company to pay per-unit transportation, gathering, or processing charges regardless of the amount of capacity used. Future commitments remaining as of March 31, 2026 under the arrangements amount to approximately $1.3 billion, of which $186 million is expected to be incurred in the remainder of 2026, $233 million in 2027, $135 million in 2028, $85 million in 2029, $85 million in 2030, and $579 million thereafter. A portion of these future costs will be borne by other interest owners. The Company is not committed under the above contracts to deliver fixed and determinable quantities of crude oil or natural gas in the future. These commitments do not qualify as leases under ASC Topic 842 and are not recognized on the Company's balance sheet. Litigation pertaining to 2022 take-private transaction In April 2023, three separate putative class action lawsuits were consolidated under the caption In re Continental Resources, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, Case No. CJ-2022-4162, in the District Court of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (the “Consolidated Action”). In the Consolidated Action, the plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated former shareholders of the Company, allege that Mr. Hamm, certain trusts established for the benefit of Mr. Hamm and/or his family members, and the Company’s other directors breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the 2022 take-private transaction and seek: (i) monetary damages; (ii) the costs and expenses associated with the lawsuits; and (iii) other equitable relief. On April 14, 2026, the parties reached an agreement-in-principle to resolve this matter without any admission of liability, wrongdoing, or fault. The terms and conditions of the agreement-in-principle remain subject to the execution of a formal settlement agreement between the parties which shall not become effective until the District Court of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma has entered an order approving the settlement. Resolution of this matter does not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. In January 2023, FourWorld Deep Value Opportunities Fund I, LLC, FourWorld Event Opportunities, LP, FW Deep Value Opportunities I, LLC, FourWorld Global Opportunities Fund, Ltd., FourWorld Special Opportunities Fund, LLC, Corbin ERISA Opportunity Fund Ltd., and Quadre Investments, L.P. (collectively, “FourWorld”), all former shareholders of the Company, filed a petition in the District Court of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, seeking appraisal of their respective shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with the 2022 take-private transaction. In April 2024, Quadre Investments, L.P. filed a voluntary dismissal with prejudice. The Company continues to vigorously defend itself against these claims. Stock Redemption Agreement In 2024, Continental entered into a Redemption Agreement with Mr. Hamm and certain members of his family whereby, following Mr. Hamm’s passing, his estate may, but is not obligated to, elect from time-to-time to require Continental to redeem sufficient shares to enable the estate to fund the payment of estate taxes and interest as they become due. Mr. Hamm’s potential estate tax liability is expected to be primarily based on the fair market value his estate assigns to his Continental stock at the time of passing. The agreement contemplates that the estate will defer and pay the potential estate taxes and related interest in installments over a period of up to 14 years as permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. Assuming the estate elects to exercise its redemption rights, Continental’s potential obligations are expected to occur over the same 14 year period in conjunction with the estate’s installment payments. The future value of Continental, the future tax laws and resulting estate tax liability, the timing of any redemptions, and the potential number and value of shares Continental may be required to redeem under the agreement are unknown and subject to numerous uncertainties and cannot be reasonably quantified. There have been no share repurchases or settlements under the agreement since its inception.

Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies

Transportation, gathering, and processing commitments

The Company has entered into transportation, gathering, and processing commitments to guarantee capacity on crude oil and natural gas pipelines and natural gas processing facilities. Certain of the commitments, which have varying terms extending as far as 2038, require the Company to pay per-unit transportation, gathering, or processing charges regardless of the amount of capacity used. Future commitments remaining as of March 31, 2026 under the arrangements amount to approximately $1.3 billion, of which $186 million is expected to be incurred in the remainder of 2026, $233 million in 2027, $135 million in 2028, $85 million in 2029, $85 million in 2030, and $579 million thereafter. A portion of these future costs will be borne by other interest owners. The Company is not committed under the above contracts to deliver fixed and determinable quantities of crude oil or natural gas in the future. These commitments do not qualify as leases under ASC Topic 842 and are not recognized on the Company's balance sheet.

Litigation pertaining to 2022 take-private transaction

In April 2023, three separate putative class action lawsuits were consolidated under the caption In re Continental Resources, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, Case No. CJ-2022-4162, in the District Court of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (the “Consolidated Action”). In the Consolidated Action, the plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated former shareholders of the Company, allege that Mr. Hamm, certain trusts established for the benefit of Mr. Hamm and/or his family members, and the Company’s other directors breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the 2022 take-private transaction and seek: (i) monetary damages; (ii) the costs and expenses associated with the lawsuits; and (iii) other equitable relief. On April 14, 2026, the parties reached an agreement-in-principle to resolve this matter without any admission of liability, wrongdoing, or fault. The terms and conditions of the agreement-in-principle remain subject to the execution of a formal settlement agreement between the parties which shall not become effective until the District Court of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma has entered an order approving the settlement. Resolution of this matter does not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

In January 2023, FourWorld Deep Value Opportunities Fund I, LLC, FourWorld Event Opportunities, LP, FW Deep Value Opportunities I, LLC, FourWorld Global Opportunities Fund, Ltd., FourWorld Special Opportunities Fund, LLC, Corbin ERISA Opportunity Fund Ltd., and Quadre Investments, L.P. (collectively, “FourWorld”), all former shareholders of the Company, filed a petition in the District Court of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, seeking appraisal of their respective shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with the 2022 take-private transaction. In April 2024, Quadre Investments, L.P. filed a voluntary dismissal with prejudice. The Company continues to vigorously defend itself against these claims.

Stock Redemption Agreement

In 2024, Continental entered into a Redemption Agreement with Mr. Hamm and certain members of his family whereby, following Mr. Hamm’s passing, his estate may, but is not obligated to, elect from time-to-time to require Continental to redeem sufficient shares to enable the estate to fund the payment of estate taxes and interest as they become due. Mr. Hamm’s potential estate tax liability is expected to be primarily based on the fair market value his estate assigns to his Continental stock at the time of passing. The agreement contemplates that the estate will defer and pay the potential estate taxes and related interest in installments over a period of up to 14 years as permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. Assuming the estate elects to exercise its redemption rights, Continental’s

potential obligations are expected to occur over the same 14 year period in conjunction with the estate’s installment payments. The future value of Continental, the future tax laws and resulting estate tax liability, the timing of any redemptions, and the potential number and value of shares Continental may be required to redeem under the agreement are unknown and subject to numerous uncertainties and cannot be reasonably quantified. There have been no share repurchases or settlements under the agreement since its inception.