| Cover Page Cover Page | Mar. 19, 2020 |
| Cover Page [Abstract] | |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001658566 |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Document Period End Date | Mar. 19, 2020 |
| Entity Registrant Name | Centennial Resource Development, Inc. |
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE |
| Entity File Number | 001-37697 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 47-5381253 |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 1001 Seventeenth Street, |
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite 1800 |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Denver |
| Entity Address, State or Province | CO |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 80202 |
| City Area Code | 720 |
| Local Phone Number | 499-1400 |
| Title of 12(b) Security | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
| Trading Symbol | CDEV |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
| Amendment Flag | false |
