Related Party Transactions	3 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Mar. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Related Party Transactions LINN Energy All former employees of the Company that were retained after the LINN Energy transaction are now employed by Linn Operating, Inc. (“LOI”), a subsidiary of LINN Energy, and along with other LOI personnel, provide services and support to the Company in accordance with an agency agreement and power of attorney between the Company and LOI. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company incurred management fee expenses of approximately $36 million for services provided by LOI. The Company’s $205 million of June 2014 Senior Notes matures on June 1, 2014. In March 2014, the Company and LINN Energy entered into a parent support agreement under which LINN Energy agreed to provide the Company with funds in an amount sufficient to enable the Company to pay its June 2014 Senior Notes in full upon maturity. Other One of LINN Energy’s directors is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Superior Energy Services, Inc. (“Superior”), which provides oilfield services to the Company. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company paid approximately $78,000 to Superior or its subsidiaries for services rendered to the Company. The transactions associated with these payments were consummated on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm’s-length transactions.

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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