Asset Impairment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Details of Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held and Used by Asset

Impairments recognized by Energen during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are presented below:

	Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2015		2014
Continuing operations:
Permian Basin oil properties	$	4,330	$	—
Permian Basin unproved leasehold properties	2,005		1,247
San Juan Basin unproved leasehold properties	248		(1		)
Total asset impairments from continuing operations	6,583		1,246
Discontinued operations:
North Louisiana/East Texas oil and natural gas properties	—		1,667
Total asset impairments from discontinued operations	—		1,667
Total asset impairments	$	6,583	$	2,913