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Acquisitions and Divestitures
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Acquisitions and Divestitures [Abstract]  
Acquisition and Divestitures
Acquisitions and Divestitures
Permian Basin Acquisition. In August 2016, the Company acquired approximately 28,000 net acres in the Permian Basin, with net production of approximately 1,400 barrels of oil equivalent per day ("BOEPD"), from an unaffiliated third party for $428 million, including normal closing adjustments. The acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method under ASC 805, "Business Combinations," which requires acquired assets and liabilities to be recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date.
The following table represents the allocation of the acquisition price to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their fair value at the acquisition date (in millions):
Assets acquired:
 
 
Proved properties
 
$
79

Unproved properties
 
347

Other property and equipment
 
5

Liabilities assumed:
 
 
Asset retirement obligations
 
(2
)
Other liabilities
 
(1
)
Net assets acquired
 
$
428


The fair value measurements of the net assets acquired are based on inputs that are not observable in the market and, therefore, represent Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy (see Note D for a description of the input levels in the fair value hierarchy). The Company calculated the fair values of the acquired proved properties and asset retirement obligations using a discounted future cash flow model that utilizes management's estimates of (i) proved reserves, (ii) forecasted production rates, (iii) future operating, development and plugging and abandonment costs, (iv) future commodity prices and (v) a discount rate of 10 percent for proved properties and seven percent for asset retirement obligations. The Company calculated the fair values of the acquired unproved properties based on the average price per acre in comparable market transactions. The operating results attributable to the acquired assets and liabilities assumed are included in the Company's accompanying consolidated statements of operations since the date of acquisition.
Divestitures. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recorded net gains on the disposition of assets of $194 million and $205 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded net gains on the disposition of assets of $1 million and $3 million, respectively.
In April 2017, the Company completed the sale of approximately 20,500 acres in the Martin County region of the Permian Basin, with net production of approximately 1,500 BOEPD, to an unaffiliated third party for cash proceeds of $266 million, before normal closing adjustments. The sale resulted in a gain of $194 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company reduced the carrying value of goodwill by $2 million, reflecting the portion of the Company's goodwill related to the assets sold.
During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company also completed the sales of other nonstrategic proved and unproved properties in the Permian Basin for cash proceeds of $77 million, which resulted in a gain of $10 million.