Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Supplemental disclosures to the statements of cash flows are presented below:



	Successor				Predecessor
	Year Ended December 31, 2014		December 17, 2013 through December 31, 2013		January 1, 2013 through December 16, 2013		Year Ended December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Cash payments for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	95,915	$	—	$	87,495	$	64,602
Cash payments for income taxes	$	—	$	—	$	622	$	4,227

Noncash investing activities:
Accrued capital expenditures	$	59,884	$	77,001	$	70,866	$	98,020

The components of other current assets are as follows:



	December 31,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)

Prepaid expenses	$	1,210	$	3,652
California carbon allowance inventories	38,409		15,895
Oil inventories	4,034		7,436
Materials inventories	1,747		3,036
Receivables from exchanges of properties and divestitures, and other	13,859		814
Other current assets	$	59,259	$	30,833

The components of other accrued liabilities are as follows:



	December 31,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)

Accrued interest	$	15,803	$	18,926
Accrued compensation	—		6,749
Asset retirement obligations	3,101		3,318
Other	183		—
Other accrued liabilities	$	19,087	$	28,993