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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Asset Retirement Obligation

The following table describes changes to the Company’s asset retirement obligation (ARO) liability for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

     2013     2012  
     (In millions)  

Asset retirement obligation at beginning of year

   $ 4,578     $ 3,887  

Liabilities incurred

     481       592  

Liabilities acquired

     53       72  

Liabilities divested

     (1,692     —    

Liabilities settled

     (497     (550

Accretion expense

     243       232  

Revisions in estimated liabilities

     56       345  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligation at end of year

     3,222       4,578  

Less current portion

     (121     (478
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligation, long-term

   $ 3,101     $ 4,100