Line of credit facility amended maximum borrowing capacity.

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Repay deficit in agreement period.

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Revolving credit agreement.

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Unamortized deferred finance costs.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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- Definition

The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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-Topic 210
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Debt (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	May 03, 2017	Apr. 28, 2017	Feb. 17, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 09, 2016	Apr. 14, 2015
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Senior unsecured notes	$ 573,968,000				$ 573,924,000
Deferred loan costs					$ 1,200,000
Repay deficit in agreement period	6 months
Third Amended Credit Agreement [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Amended maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2023
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Senior unsecured notes	$ 575,000,000					$ 175,000,000	$ 400,000,000
Interest rate	6.875%					6.875%	6.875%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2023
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Senior unsecured notes		$ 575,000,000.0
Interest rate		6.875%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Borrowings under Credit Agreement	$ 0
Maximum borrowing capacity	400,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Borrowings under Credit Agreement		$ 0
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 450,000,000
Letter of Credit [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Outstanding letters of credit	$ 800,000
Letter of Credit [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Outstanding letters of credit		$ 800,000
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] \| San Mateo Midstream [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Ownership percentage	51.00%			51.00%