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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

We lease certain office space, office equipment, production facilities, compressors and transportation equipment under cancelable and non-cancelable leases. Rent expense under operating leases (including renewable monthly leases and amounts related to discontinued operations) totaled $13.3 million in 2014 compared to $13.1 million in 2013 and $13.8 million in 2012. Commitments related to these lease payments are not recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Future minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable leases having remaining lease terms in excess of one year are as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Lease Obligations
2015	$	16,557
2016		12,700
2017		7,292
2018		5,660
2019		4,399
Thereafter		12,830
	$	59,438

Schedule of Future Minimum Transportation and Gathering Fees

We have entered into firm transportation and gathering contracts with various pipeline carriers for the future transportation and gathering of natural gas, NGLs and oil production primarily from our properties in Pennsylvania. Under these contracts, we are obligated to transport or gather minimum daily natural gas volumes, or pay for any deficiencies at a specified reservation fee rate. In most cases, our production committed to these pipelines is expected to exceed the minimum daily volumes provided in the contracts. As of December 31, 2014, future minimum transportation and gathering fees under our commitments are as follows (in thousands):

	Transportation and Gathering Contracts ^(a)
2015	$	342,204
2016		366,836
2017		356,789
2018		321,385
2019		317,627
Thereafter		1,842,410
	$	3,547,251

Future Delivery Commitments

We have various volume delivery commitments that are primarily related to our Midcontinent and Marcellus Shale areas. We expect to be able to fulfill our contractual obligations from our own production, however, we may purchase third party volumes to satisfy our commitments or pay demand fees for commitment shortfalls, should they occur. As of December 31, 2014, our delivery commitments through 2028 were as follows:

Year Ending December 31,	Natural Gas (mmbtu per day)		Ethane (bbls per day)
2015		313,180	15,000
2016		268,055	15,000
2017		139,840	15,000
2018		30,000	15,000
2019		30,000	15,000
2020		30,000	15,000
2021		30,000	15,000
2022¾2028		—	15,000

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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