Schedule I - Parent Company Financial Statement (Narrative) (Details) |
12 Months Ended | |
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Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| VAALCO ENERGY, INC. [Member] | ||
| Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||
| Minimum percent of restricted net assets | 25.00% | 25.00% |
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- Definition Minimum Percent Of Retricted Net Assets No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Details
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