Assets Held-for-Sale, Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization and Impairment

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Assets Held For Sale, Long Lived, Net of Liabilities

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Assets Held-for-Sale, Oil and Gas Properties

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Liabilities of Assets Held for Sale, Asset Retirement Obligation

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Amount classified as long lived assets attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of oil and gas property or timber property.

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Amount classified as liabilities attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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The cash inflow to dispose of long-lived, physical assets and mineral interests in oil and gas properties used for normal oil and gas operations.

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Assets Held for Sale and Divestiture - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of properties	$ 324,852
Gain on sale of properties	186,999us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfProperty	0us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfProperty	0us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfProperty
Oil and gas properties		191,384
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment		(54,318)
Total assets	0	137,066
Asset retirement obligation		1,973
Total liabilities		1,973
Net assets		135,093
Non-Operated OIl and Natural Gas Properties [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of properties				324,900
Gain on sale of properties				$ 187,000