Termination Costs

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

Termination Costs

(16) Termination Costs

As part of a continuing effort to reduce our general and administrative expenses due to the lower commodity price environment, additional accruals for severance of $7.5 million and accelerated vesting of stock-based compensation of $2.0 million were recorded in the year ended December 31, 2019. See Note 15 for information related to an impairment of an office lease. The following table details the accrued liability as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (in thousands):

		2019			2018
Beginning balance	$	—		$	1,855
Accrued severance costs		7,535			(356	)
Accrued building rent		—			(17	)
Payments		(2,843	)		(1,482	)
Ending balance	$	4,692		$	—

The following summarizes our termination costs for three years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):

		2019		2018			2017
Severance costs	$	7,535	$	(356	)	$	2,176
Building lease		—		(17	)		(70	)
Stock-based compensation		1,971		—			1,664
Total termination costs	$	9,506	$	(373	)	$	3,770