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Earnings Per Share - Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Sep. 30, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Numerator:        
Net income (loss) $ (591) $ (10,269) $ 73,937 $ 158,143
Less: net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (1,576) 762 (3,186) (2,526)
Less: net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests 0 0 0 (14,050)
Net income (loss) attributable to Crescent Energy (2,167) (9,507) 70,751 141,567
Net income (loss) attributable to Crescent Energy - diluted (2,167) (9,507) 70,751 141,254
RSUs        
Numerator:        
Add: Reallocation of net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest for the dilutive effect of RSUs and PSUs $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ (6)
Denominator:        
Add: dilutive effect of RSUs and PSUs (in shares) 0 0 579,000 159,000
PSUs        
Numerator:        
Add: Reallocation of net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest for the dilutive effect of RSUs and PSUs $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ (307)
Denominator:        
Add: dilutive effect of RSUs and PSUs (in shares) 0 0 11,503,000 2,609,000
Class A Common Stock        
Denominator:        
Weighted-average Common Stock outstanding - basic (in shares) 330,421,000 254,621,000 329,667,000 233,261,000
Weighted-average Common Stock outstanding - diluted (in shares) 330,421,000 254,621,000 341,749,000 236,029,000
Net income (loss) per share:        
Common Stock - basic (in USD per share) $ (0.01) $ (0.04) $ 0.21 $ 0.61
Common Stock - diluted (in USD per share) $ (0.01) $ (0.04) $ 0.21 $ 0.60
Class B Common Stock        
Denominator:        
Weighted-average Common Stock outstanding - basic (in shares) 0 0 0 22,207,000
Weighted-average Common Stock outstanding - diluted (in shares) 0 0 0 22,207,000
Net income (loss) per share:        
Common Stock - basic (in USD per share) $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Common Stock - diluted (in USD per share) $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0