PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligations

The following table summarizes the activity for Forest’s asset retirement obligations for the period indicated:

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	(In Thousands)
Asset retirement obligations at beginning of period	$	58,585
Accretion expense	2,339
Liabilities incurred	2,197
Liabilities settled	(2,169		)
Disposition of properties	(34,189		)
Revisions of estimated liabilities	1,451
Asset retirement obligations at end of period	28,214
Less: current asset retirement obligations	(2,891		)
Long-term asset retirement obligations	$	25,323