Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information, By Segment

(in thousands)	Exploration and production			Midstream			Equity investee and intercompany eliminations			Consolidated total
For the three months ended March 31, 2012:
Third party revenues	$	134,848		$	62,924		$	(62,924	)	$	134,848
Intersegment revenues		0			0			0			0
Total revenues	$	134,848		$	62,924		$	(62,924	)	$	134,848
Segment profit	$	78,436		$	42,321		$	(42,321	)	$	78,436
Equity income (loss)	$	(408	)	$	(7,498	)	$	0		$	(7,906	)
For the three months ended March 31, 2011:
Third party revenues	$	161,228		$	54,182		$	(54,182	)	$	161,228
Intersegment revenues		0			0			0			0
Total revenues	$	161,228		$	54,182		$	(54,182	)	$	161,228
Segment profit	$	119,298		$	29,951		$	(29,951	)	$	119,298
Equity income (loss)	$	(47	)	$	8,592		$	0		$	8,545
As of March 31, 2012:
Capital expenditures	$	162,257		$	71,521		$	(71,521	)	$	162,257
Goodwill	$	218,256		$	0		$	0		$	218,256
Total assets	$	3,503,137		$	1,261,208		$	(1,261,208	)	$	3,503,137
As of December 31, 2011:
Capital expenditures	$	1,001,206		$	284,288		$	(284,288	)	$	1,001,206
Goodwill	$	218,256		$	0		$	0		$	218,256
Total assets	$	3,791,587		$	1,255,977		$	(1,255,977	)	$	3,791,587

Reconciliation Of Segment Profits To Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

	Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2012			2011
Segment profits	$	78,436		$	119,298
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		(89,582	)		(67,930	)
Write-down of oil and natural gas properties		(275,864	)		0
Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations		(947	)		(857	)
General and administrative		(21,505	)		(23,423	)
Other operating items		(1,625	)		(2,457	)
Interest expense		(16,764	)		(14,816	)
Gain on derivative financial instruments		53,865			3,421
Other income		243			160
Equity income (loss)		(7,906	)		8,545
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	(281,649	)	$	21,941