Carry Agreement (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Carry Agreement (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2015
Carry Agreement [Line Items]
Excess Drilling And Completion Costs		$ 2.7
Capitalized Drilling and Completion Costs Percentage Return to Carry Agreement Partner		12.00%
First Carry Agreement [Member]
Carry Agreement [Line Items]
Drilling Cost Limit Percentage	120.00%
Working Partner Interest Revenue Description		the Company agreed to convey, for a limited duration, 50% of its revenue interest in the pre-payout revenues of each carried well and 50% of its working interest in the pre-payout operating costs of each carried well, to the Carry Agreement Partner.
Working Partner Interest Revenue Description Year One		In the event that the gross drilling and completion cost of a carried well exceeds 120% of the AFE amount, the Company and the Carry Agreement Partner will share in the excess costs based on the working interests stipulated in the Carry Agreement.
Working Partner Interest Revenue Description Year Two		Pursuant to the terms of the Carry Agreement, 50% of the Companys net revenue interest in each well will be conveyed to the Carry Agreement Partner for a period of two years or until such a time when the working interest partner has recouped 112% of the carried drilling and completion costs of the well, whichever occurs sooner. In the event that the Carry Agreement Partner has not recouped 112% of the carried drilling and completion costs by the end of the second year of production, the Company has agreed to make cash payments to the Carry Agreement Partner in the amount of the shortfall.
Second Carry Agreement [Member]
Carry Agreement [Line Items]
Working Interest Partner Funding Percentage On Company Working Interest Share Of Drilling and Completion Costs	100.00%
Drilling Cost Limit Percentage		120.00%
Fund Received Under Carry Agreement		$ 19.2

AMERICAN EAGLE ENERGY Corp 10-Q