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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets.

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Additions to proved reserves that result from (1) extension of the proved acreage of previously discovered (old) reservoirs through additional drilling in periods after discovery and (2) discovery of new fields with proved reserves or of new reservoirs of proved reserves in old fields.

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Changes in proved reserve estimates resulting from application of improved recovery techniques.

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The net quantity of proved reserves as of the balance sheet date. Proved oil reserves are the estimated quantities of crude oil and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable.

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Production of proved reserves.

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Revisions represent changes in previous estimates of proved reserves, either upward or downward, resulting from new information (except for an increase in proved acreage) normally obtained from development drilling and production history or resulting from change in economic factors.

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Sales of minerals in place.

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Net quantities of an enterprise's interests in proved undeveloped reserves of either crude oil (including condensate and natural gas liquids), natural gas, synthetic oil and gas, or other renewable natural resource that is intended to be upgraded into synthetic oil and gas as of the beginning and the end of the year. "Net" quantities of reserves include those relating to the enterprise's operating and nonoperating interests in properties. Quantities of reserves relating to royalty interests owned are included in "net" quantities if the necessary information is available to the enterprise. "Net" quantities does not include reserves relating to interests of others in properties owned by the enterprise. The unit of measure for reserve quantities is defined as "barrels" for oil and synthetic oil reserves or "cubic feet" or "cubic meters" for natural gas and synthetic gas reserves.

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Supplemental Gas Data Oil and Gas Reserve Quantities (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 MMcf	Dec. 31, 2012 MMcf	Dec. 31, 2011 MMcf	Dec. 31, 2010 MMcf	Dec. 31, 2013 proved undeveloped [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2012 proved undeveloped [Member] MMcf	Jan. 02, 2012 proved undeveloped [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2011 proved undeveloped [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2013 Price Changes [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2013 Plan and Other Revisions [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2013 Proved Developed [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2012 Proved Developed [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2011 Proved Developed [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2013 Natural Gas [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2012 Natural Gas [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2011 Natural Gas [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2010 Natural Gas [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2013 Natural Gas [Member] proved undeveloped [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2012 Natural Gas [Member] proved undeveloped [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2011 Natural Gas [Member] proved undeveloped [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2011 Natural Gas [Member] Plan and Other Revisions [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2013 Natural Gas [Member] Proved Developed [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2012 Natural Gas [Member] Proved Developed [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2011 Natural Gas [Member] Proved Developed [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2013 Natural Gas Liquids [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2012 Natural Gas Liquids [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2011 Natural Gas Liquids [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2010 Natural Gas Liquids [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2013 Natural Gas Liquids [Member] proved undeveloped [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2012 Natural Gas Liquids [Member] proved undeveloped [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2011 Natural Gas Liquids [Member] proved undeveloped [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2011 Natural Gas Liquids [Member] Plan and Other Revisions [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2013 Natural Gas Liquids [Member] Proved Developed [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2012 Natural Gas Liquids [Member] Proved Developed [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2011 Natural Gas Liquids [Member] Proved Developed [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2013 Crude Oil and NGL [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2012 Crude Oil and NGL [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2011 Crude Oil and NGL [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2010 Crude Oil and NGL [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2013 Crude Oil and NGL [Member] proved undeveloped [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2012 Crude Oil and NGL [Member] proved undeveloped [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2011 Crude Oil and NGL [Member] proved undeveloped [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2011 Crude Oil and NGL [Member] Plan and Other Revisions [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2013 Crude Oil and NGL [Member] Proved Developed [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2012 Crude Oil and NGL [Member] Proved Developed [Member] MMcf	Dec. 31, 2011 Crude Oil and NGL [Member] Proved Developed [Member] MMcf
Reserve Quantities [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	$ 1,496,056,000	$ 1,245,497,000	$ 1,178,375,000		$ 202,066
Proved undeveloped reserves (Volume)					3,216,920,000		1,827,975,000
undeveloped reserves transferred to developed					(230,333,000)
Beginning reserves	5,731,214,000	3,993,458,000	3,480,027,000	3,731,597,000	3,216,920,000	1,827,975,000		1,344,222,000			2,514,294,000	2,165,483,000	2,135,805,000		3,905,437,000	3,470,551,000	3,724,361,000	3,114,695,000	1,755,525,000	1,344,222,000		2,470,412,000	2,149,912,000	2,126,330,000	21,547,000	13,375,000	25,000	0	15,607,000	12,075,000	0		5,939,000	1,717,000	0	2,807,000	1,297,000	1,555,000	1,206,000	1,431,000	0	0		1,375,000	878,000	1,579,000
Price Changes	171,953,000	241,989,000	(73,837,000)											176,045,000	243,442,000	(76,486,000)									(1,017,000)	469,000	25,000									336,000	(710,000)	416,000
Proved Developed and Undeveloped Reserves, Improved Recovery	104,757,000	(526,611,000)	(9,976,000)											104,728,000	(526,608,000)	(9,976,000)									4,000	0	0									1,000	(1,000)	0
Extensions and discoveries(b)	1,633,426,000	954,378,000	517,178,000		1,519,681,000				11,410,000	88,187,000				1,567,634,000	873,104,000						517,023,000				9,623,000	12,992,000						0				1,343,000	553,000						27,000
Proved Developed and Undeveloped Reserves, Production	(172,380,000)	(156,325,000)	(153,504,000)											168,737,000	155,052,000	152,940,000									438,000	111,000	0									170,000	100,000	94,000
Sale of reserves in-place	0	0	(531,431,000)											0	0	531,431,000									0	0	0									0	0	0