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Line	Label	Object Class	Period Type	Balance	Report ElementName
1	0001000 - Document - Document and Entity Information	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/DocumentAndEntityInformation
2	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
3	Document And Entity Information [Abstract]	Abstract			cpg:DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract
4	Entity Registrant Name	Concept (Text/String)	For Period		dei:EntityRegistrantName
5	Entity Central Index Key	Concept (CIK Number)	For Period		dei:EntityCentralIndexKey
6	Entity Current Reporting Status	Concept (Yes/No)	For Period		dei:EntityCurrentReportingStatus
7	Entity Current Year Fiscal Year End Date	Concept (Month/Day)	For Period		dei:CurrentFiscalYearEndDate
8	Document Fiscal Year Focus	Concept (Year)	For Period		dei:DocumentFiscalYearFocus
9	Document Fiscal Period Focus	Concept (Fiscal Period)	For Period		dei:DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus
10	Document Type	Concept (Submission Type)	For Period		dei:DocumentType
11	Document Period End Date	Concept (Date)	For Period		dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate
12	Amendment Flag	Concept (Yes/No)	For Period		dei:AmendmentFlag
13	Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	Concept (Shares)	As Of		dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
14	Entity Emerging Growth Company	Concept (Yes/No)	For Period		dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany
15	Entity Small Business	Concept (Yes/No)	For Period		dei:EntitySmallBusiness
16	1002000 - Statement - Consolidated Balance Sheets	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/ConsolidatedBalanceSheets
17	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
18	Statement of financial position [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:StatementOfFinancialPositionAbstract
19	ASSETS	Abstract			ifrs-full:AssetsAbstract
20	Cash	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
21	Accounts receivable	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentTradeReceivables
22	Prepaids and deposits	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentPrepayments
23	Derivative asset	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets
24	Assets held for sale	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOrAsHeldForDistributionToOwners
25	Total current assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentAssets
26	Long-term investments	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentFinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLoss
27	Derivative asset	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets
28	Other long-term assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:OtherNoncurrentAssets
29	Exploration and evaluation	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:TangibleExplorationAndEvaluationAssets
30	Property, plant and equipment	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
31	Goodwill	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:Goodwill
32	Deferred income tax	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:DeferredTaxAssets
33	Total assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:Assets
34	LIABILITIES	Abstract			ifrs-full:LiabilitiesAbstract
35	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables
36	Dividends payable	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CurrentDividendPayables
37	Current portion of long-term debt	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CurrentPortionOfLongtermBorrowings
38	Derivative liability	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities
39	Other current liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherCurrentLiabilities
40	Liabilities associated with assets held for sale	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:LiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale
41	Total current liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilities
42	Long-term debt	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:LongtermBorrowings
43	Derivative liability	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities
44	Other long-term liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherNoncurrentLiabilities
45	Decommissioning liability	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:LongtermProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCosts
46	Deferred income tax	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilities
47	Total liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Liabilities
48	SHAREHOLDERS� EQUITY	Abstract			ifrs-full:EquityAbstract
49	Shareholders� capital	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:IssuedCapital
50	Contributed surplus	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	cpg:ContributedSurplus
51	Deficit	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:RetainedEarnings
52	Accumulated other comprehensive income	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome
53	Total shareholders' equity	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent
54	Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:EquityAndLiabilities
55	1003000 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementsOfComprehensiveIncome
56	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
57	Profit or loss [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:IncomeStatementAbstract
58	REVENUE AND OTHER INCOME	Abstract			ifrs-full:RevenueAbstract
59	Oil and gas sales	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:RevenueFromSaleOfOilAndGasProducts
60	Purchased product sales	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:RevenueFromSaleOfPetroleumAndPetrochemicalProducts
61	Royalties	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:RoyaltyExpense
62	Oil and gas revenue	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:Revenue
63	Derivative gains (losses)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	cpg:RealisedAndUnrealisedGainsLossesOnDerivatives
64	Other income (loss)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherOperatingIncomeExpense
65	Revenue and other income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:RevenueAndOperatingIncome
66	EXPENSES	Abstract			ifrs-full:ExpenseByNatureAbstract
67	Operating	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:OperatingExpense
68	Purchased product	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CostOfMerchandiseSold
69	Transportation	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:TransportationExpense
70	General and administrative	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
71	Interest on long-term debt	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:InterestExpenseOnBorrowings
72	Foreign exchange (gain) loss	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationRecognisedInProfitOrLoss
73	Share-based compensation	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ExpenseFromSharebasedPaymentTransactionsInWhichGoodsOrServicesReceivedDidNotQualifyForRecognitionAsAssets
74	Depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:DepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss
75	Accretion	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ExpenseDueToUnwindingOfDiscountOnProvisions
76	Total Expenses	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ExpenseByNature
77	Net income (loss) before tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
78	Deferred tax:	Abstract			ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeAbstract
79	Current	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentTaxExpenseIncome
80	Deferred	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncome
81	Net income (loss)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
82	Other comprehensive income (loss)	Abstract			ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeAbstract
83	Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss	Abstract			ifrs-full:ComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTaxAbstract
84	Foreign currency translation of foreign operations	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxExchangeDifferencesOnTranslation
85	Comprehensive income (loss)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToOwnersOfParent
86	Net income (loss) per share	Abstract			ifrs-full:EarningsPerShareAbstract
87	Basic (in cad per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:BasicEarningsLossPerShare
88	Diluted (in cad per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShare
89	1004000 - Statement - Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementOfChangesInShareholdersEquity
90	Statement of changes in equity [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:StatementOfChangesInEquityTable
91	Components of equity [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:ComponentsOfEquityAxis
92	Equity [member]	Member			ifrs-full:EquityMember
93	Shareholders� capital	Member			ifrs-full:IssuedCapitalMember
94	Contributed surplus	Member			ifrs-full:SharePremiumMember
95	Deficit	Member			ifrs-full:RetainedEarningsMember
96	Accumulated other comprehensive income	Member			ifrs-full:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
97	Statement of changes in equity [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:StatementOfChangesInEquityLineItems
98	Equity, beginning of year	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent
99	Redemption of restricted shares	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	cpg:IncreaseDecreaseFromRedemptionOfRestrictedSharesEquity
100	Share issue costs, net of tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ShareIssueRelatedCost
101	Issued for cash	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IssueOfEquity
102	Issued on capital acquisitions	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughAcquisitionOfSubsidiary
103	Share-based compensation	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughSharebasedPaymentTransactions
104	Forfeit of restricted shares	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	cpg:DecreaseFromRestrictedSharesForfeitedEquity
105	Net income (loss)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
106	Dividends ($0.36 per share 2017; $0.50 per share 2016)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:DividendsPaid
107	Foreign currency translation of foreign operations	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxExchangeDifferencesOnTranslation
108	Equity, end of year	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent
109	1004001 - Statement - Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical)	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementOfChangesInShareholdersEquityParenthetical
110	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
111	Statement of changes in equity [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:StatementOfChangesInEquityAbstract
112	Dividends (in cad per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersPerShare
113	1005000 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows
114	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
115	Statement of cash flows [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:StatementOfCashFlowsAbstract
116	CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	Abstract			ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract
117	Net income (loss)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
118	Items not affecting cash	Abstract			ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForReconcileProfitLossAbstract
119	Other (income) loss	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:OtherAdjustmentsToReconcileProfitLoss
120	Deferred tax expense (recovery)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDeferredTaxExpense
121	Share-based compensation	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForSharebasedPayments
122	Depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDepreciationAndAmortisationExpenseAndImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss
123	Accretion	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForIncreaseInOtherProvisionsArisingFromPassageOfTime
124	Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForGainsLossesOnChangeInFairValueOfDerivatives
125	Translation of US dollar long-term debt	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	cpg:AdjustmentsForLongtermDebtTranslation
126	Other	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:OtherAdjustmentsForNoncashItems
127	Realized (gain) loss on cross currency swap maturity	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	cpg:RealizedGainLossonDerivativesLongTermDebtOperating
128	Decommissioning expenditures	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	cpg:DecommissioningExpenditures
129	Change in non-cash working capital	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInWorkingCapital
130	Cash flows from (used in) operations	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperations
131	INVESTING ACTIVITIES	Abstract			ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract
132	Development capital and other expenditures	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PaymentsForDevelopmentProjectExpenditure
133	Capital acquisitions, net	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PurchaseOfOilAndGasAssets
134	Capital dispositions	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ProceedsFromDisposalOfOilAndGasAssets
135	Other long-term assets	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ProceedsFromOtherLongtermAssetsClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
136	Long-term investments	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:DividendsReceivedClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
137	Change in non-cash working capital	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	cpg:IncreaseDecreaseInNoncashWorkingCapitalClassifiedAsInvestingActivity
138	Cash flows from (used in) investing activities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivities
139	FINANCING ACTIVITIES	Abstract			ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract
140	Issue of shares, net of issue costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	cpg:ProceedsfromIssuingSharesNetofIssuanceCosts
141	Increase (decrease) in bank debt, net	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	cpg:ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfBankLoansClassifiedAsFinancing
142	Issuance of senior guaranteed notes	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ProceedsFromIssueOfBondsNotesAndDebentures
143	Repayment of senior guaranteed notes	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:RepaymentsOfBondsNotesAndDebentures
144	Realized gain (loss) on cross currency swap maturity	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	cpg:RealizedGainLossonDerivativesLongTermDebtFinancing
145	Cash dividends	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:DividendsPaidClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
146	Change in non-cash working capital	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	cpg:IncreaseDecreaseInNoncashWorkingCapitalClassifiedAsFinancingActivity
147	Cash flows from (used in) financing activities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivities
148	Impact of foreign currency on cash balances	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:EffectOfExchangeRateChangesOnCashAndCashEquivalents
149	INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInCashAndCashEquivalents
150	CASH AT BEGINNING OF YEAR	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
151	CASH AT END OF YEAR	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
152	Supplemental Information [Abstract]	Abstract			cpg:SupplementalCashFlowInformation1Abstract
153	Cash taxes paid	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxesPaidRefund
154	Cash interest paid	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	cpg:InterestPaid1
155	2101100 - Disclosure - Structure of the Business	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/StructureOfBusiness
156	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
157	Corporate Information And Statement of IFRS Compliance [Abstract]	Abstract			cpg:CorporateInformationAndStatementofIFRSComplianceAbstract
158	Structure of the Business	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNotesAndOtherExplanatoryInformationExplanatory
159	2104100 - Disclosure - Basis of Preparation	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/BasisOfPreparation
160	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
161	Corporate Information And Statement of IFRS Compliance [Abstract]	Abstract			cpg:CorporateInformationAndStatementofIFRSComplianceAbstract
162	Basis of Preparation	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfBasisOfPreparationOfFinancialStatementsExplanatory
163	2107100 - Disclosure - Significant Accounting Policies	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/SignificantAccountingPolicies
164	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
165	Corporate Information And Statement of IFRS Compliance [Abstract]	Abstract			cpg:CorporateInformationAndStatementofIFRSComplianceAbstract
166	Significant Accounting Policies	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesExplanatory
167	2110100 - Disclosure - Changes in Accounting Policies	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/ChangesInAccountingPolicies
168	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
169	Accounting Policies, Changes In Accounting Estimates And Errors [Abstract]	Abstract			cpg:AccountingPoliciesChangesInAccountingEstimatesAndErrorsAbstract
170	Changes in Accounting Policies	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfChangesInAccountingPoliciesAccountingEstimatesAndErrorsExplanatory
171	2113100 - Disclosure - Long-term Investments	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/LongTermInvestments
172	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
173	Financial Instruments [Abstract]	Abstract			cpg:FinancialInstrumentsAbstract
174	Long-term Investments	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinancialInstrumentsAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossExplanatory
175	2116100 - Disclosure - Other Long-term Assets	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/OtherLongTermAssets
176	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
177	Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:SubclassificationsOfAssetsLiabilitiesAndEquitiesAbstract
178	Other Long-term Assets	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfOtherNoncurrentAssetsExplanatory
179	2119100 - Disclosure - Exploration and Evaluation Assets	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/ExplorationAndEvaluationAssets
180	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
181	Exploration For And Evaluation Of Mineral Resources [Abstract]	Abstract			cpg:ExplorationForAndEvaluationOfMineralResourcesAbstract
182	Exploration and Evaluation Assets	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsExplanatory
183	2122100 - Disclosure - Capital Acquisitions and Dispositions	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/CapitalAcquisitionsAndDispositions
184	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
185	Business Combinations And Dispositions [Abstract]	Abstract			cpg:BusinessCombinationsAndDispositionsAbstract
186	Capital Acquisitions and Dispositions	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		cpg:DisclosureOfBusinessCombinationsAndDispositionsTextBlock
187	2125100 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipment	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/PropertyPlantAndEquipment
188	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
189	Property, plant and equipment [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAbstract
190	Property, Plant and Equipment	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory
191	2128100 - Disclosure - Goodwill	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/Goodwill
192	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
193	Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:SubclassificationsOfAssetsLiabilitiesAndEquitiesAbstract
194	Goodwill	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfGoodwillExplanatory
195	2131100 - Disclosure - Other Current Liabilities	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/OtherCurrentLiabilities
196	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
197	Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:SubclassificationsOfAssetsLiabilitiesAndEquitiesAbstract
198	Other Current Liabilities	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfOtherCurrentLiabilitiesExplanatory
199	2134100 - Disclosure - Long-term Debt	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/LongTermDebt
200	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
201	Financial Instruments [Abstract]	Abstract			cpg:FinancialInstrumentsAbstract
202	Long-term Debt	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfBorrowingsExplanatory
203	2137100 - Disclosure - Other Long-term Liabilities	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/OtherLongTermLiabilities
204	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
205	Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:SubclassificationsOfAssetsLiabilitiesAndEquitiesAbstract
206	Other Long-term Liabilities	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfOtherLiabilitiesExplanatory
207	2140100 - Disclosure - Decommissioning Liability	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/DecommissioningLiability
208	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
209	Other Provisions, Contingent Liabilities And Contingent Assets [Abstract]	Abstract			cpg:OtherProvisionsContingentLiabilitiesAndContingentAssetsAbstract
210	Decommissioning Liability	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfProvisionsExplanatory
211	2143100 - Disclosure - Shareholders' Capital	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/ShareholdersCapital
212	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
213	Share Capital, Reserves And Other Equity Interest [Abstract]	Abstract			cpg:ShareCapitalReservesAndOtherEquityInterestAbstract
214	Shareholders' Capital	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfIssuedCapitalExplanatory
215	2146100 - Disclosure - Deficit	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/Deficit
216	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
217	Equity [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:EquityAbstract
218	Deficit	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReservesAndOtherEquityInterestExplanatory
219	2149100 - Disclosure - Capital Management	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/CapitalManagement
220	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
221	Capital Management [Abstract]	Abstract			cpg:CapitalManagementAbstract
222	Capital Management	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfObjectivesPoliciesAndProcessesForManagingCapitalExplanatory
223	2150100 - Disclosure - Oil and Gas Sales Oil and Gas Sales	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/OilAndGasSalesOilAndGasSales
224	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
225	Disclosure of revenue from contracts with customers [Abstract]	Abstract			cpg:DisclosureofrevenuefromcontractswithcustomersAbstract
226	Oil and Gas Sales	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfRevenueFromContractsWithCustomersExplanatory
227	2152100 - Disclosure - Derivative Gains (Losses)	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/DerivativeGainsLosses
228	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
229	Analysis of income and expense [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:AnalysisOfIncomeAndExpenseAbstract
230	Derivative Gains (Losses)	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory
231	2155100 - Disclosure - Other Income (Loss)	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/OtherIncomeLoss
232	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
233	Analysis of income and expense [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:AnalysisOfIncomeAndExpenseAbstract
234	Other Income (Loss)	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfOtherOperatingIncomeExpenseExplanatory
235	2158100 - Disclosure - Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss)	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/ForeignExchangeGainLoss
236	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
237	Effect Of Changes In Foreign Exchange Rates [Abstract]	Abstract			cpg:EffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesAbstract
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535	Impairment	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment
536	Foreign exchange	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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540	2425403 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipment Impairment Test of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/PropertyPlantAndEquipmentImpairmentTestOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDetails
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565	2425404 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipment Impairment Loss and Recovery (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/PropertyPlantAndEquipmentImpairmentLossAndRecoveryDetails
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589	2425405 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipment Market Risk (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMarketRiskDetails
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607	2428402 - Disclosure - Goodwill (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/GoodwillDetails
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628	2434402 - Disclosure - Long-term Debt - Reconciliation Long Term Debt (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/LongTermDebtReconciliationLongTermDebtDetails
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652	2434404 - Disclosure - Long-term Debt - Senior Guaranteed Noted (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.crescentpointenergy.com/role/LongTermDebtSeniorGuaranteedNotedDetails
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