CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 211,974	$ 207
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $308 and $314		274,669	481,050
Contingent consideration receivable		8,000	24,500
Derivative assets		341,330	925
Prepaid assets		18,159	20,795
Other current assets		15,992	12,110
Total current assets		870,124	539,587
Derivative assets		101,641	40,990
Natural gas and oil properties, successful efforts method	[1]	11,225,482	10,655,879
Accumulated depletion and depreciation	[1]	(5,107,801)	(4,765,475)
Natural gas and oil properties, successful efforts method, net	[1]	6,117,681	5,890,404
Other property and equipment		72,639	74,638
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(70,943)	(72,204)
Other property and equipment, net		1,696	2,434
Operating lease right-of-use assets		23,821	84,070
Other assets		88,922	68,077
Total assets		7,203,885	6,625,562
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		110,134	206,738
Asset retirement obligations		2,395	4,570
Accrued liabilities		302,163	442,922
Deferred compensation liabilities		44,149	89,334
Accrued interest		37,261	39,138
Derivative liabilities		222	151,417
Divestiture contract obligation		86,762	86,546
Total current liabilities		583,086	1,020,665
Bank debt		0	9,509
Senior notes		1,774,229	1,832,451
Deferred tax liabilities		561,288	333,571
Derivative liabilities		107	15,495
Deferred compensation liabilities		72,976	99,907
Operating lease liabilities		16,064	20,903
Asset retirement obligations and other liabilities		119,896	112,981
Divestiture contract obligation		310,688	304,074
Total liabilities		3,438,334	3,749,556
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding		0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par 475,000,000 shares authorized, 265,756,369 issued at December 31, 2023 and 262,887,265 issued at December 31, 2022		2,658	2,629
Common stock held in treasury, at cost, 24,716,065 shares at December 31, 2023 and 24,001,535 shares at December 31, 2022		(448,681)	(429,659)
Additional paid-in capital		5,879,705	5,764,970
Accumulated other comprehensive gain		647	467
Retained deficit		(1,668,778)	(2,462,401)
Total stockholders' equity		3,765,551	2,876,006
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 7,203,885	$ 6,625,562

[1] Includes capitalized asset retirement costs and the associated accumulated amortization.