Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2015		2014
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses	$	231,697	$	392,500
Accrued interest	73,320		79,704
Production payable	55,260		120,573
Payroll and benefits	42,728		44,496
Convertible perpetual preferred stock dividends	21,572		11,072
Drilling advances	2,295		33,195
Related party	1,545		1,852
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	428,417	$	683,392