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Asset Retirement Obligation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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, 2014 and 2013:

 

     2014     2013  
     (In millions)  

Asset retirement obligation at beginning of year

   $ 3,222     $ 4,578  

Liabilities incurred

     171       481  

Liabilities acquired

           53  

Liabilities divested

     (471     (1,692

Liabilities settled

     (146     (497

Accretion expense

     181       243  

Revisions in estimated liabilities

     128       56  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligation at end of year

     3,085       3,222  

Less current portion

     (37     (121
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligation, long-term

   $ 3,048     $ 3,101