Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- COVER PAGE
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
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LONG-TERM DEBT - Revolving Credit Facility (Details)

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Revolving Credit Facility (Details) - Revolving Credit Facility	Oct. 05, 2018	Nov. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of days before maturity date	91 days
Borrowing base			$ 660,000,000.0
Maximum debt to EBITDAX ratio under debt covenant	3.50
Minimum current ratio under debt covenant	1.00
Minimum percent of the fair value of reserves secured by mortgages			90.00%
Subsequent Event
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing base		$ 660,000,000.0
Federal funds effective rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
LIBOR Loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
LIBOR Loans \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
LIBOR Loans \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.00%
Base rate \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Base rate \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%

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