Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 612	$ 6,452
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,504 and $2,531 at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		77,994	119,397
Materials and supplies		524	473
Current derivative asset (Note 11)		5,959	12,870
Income taxes receivable		2,405	2,054
Assets held for sale (Note 4)		17,299	22,511
Prepaid expenses and other		12,472	6,602
Total current assets		117,265	170,359
Oil and natural gas properties on the full cost method:
Proved properties		6,312,461	6,018,568
Unproved properties not being amortized		282,356	330,216
Drilling equipment		1,290,222	1,284,419
Gas gathering and processing equipment		806,862	767,388
Saltwater disposal systems		69,499	68,339
Corporate land and building		59,080	59,081
Transportation equipment		30,088	29,524
Other		57,431	57,507
Property, plant, and equipment, gross		8,907,999	8,615,042
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization, and impairment		6,522,621	6,182,726
Net property and equipment		2,385,378	2,432,316
Goodwill (Note 2)		0	62,808
Non-current derivative asset (Note 11)		128	0
Right of use asset (Note 13)		7,315	0
Other assets		29,823	32,570
Total assets	[1]	2,539,909	2,698,053
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		80,414	149,945
Accrued liabilities (Note 6)		73,274	49,664
Current operating lease liability (Note 13)		4,291	0
Current portion of other long-term liabilities (Note 7)		15,402	14,250
Total current liabilities		173,381	213,859
Long-term debt less issuance costs (Note 7)		784,352	644,475
Non-current derivative liability (Note 11)		107	293
Operating lease liability (Note 13)		2,800	0
Other long-term liabilities (Note 7)		96,360	101,234
Deferred income taxes		91,676	144,748
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)		0	0
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued		0	0
Common stock, $.20 par value, 175,000,000 shares authorized, 55,531,603 and 54,055,600 shares issued as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		10,590	10,414
Capital in excess of par value		644,042	628,108
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		0	(481)
Retained earnings		534,115	752,840
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to Unit Corporation		1,188,747	1,390,881
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		202,486	202,563
Total shareholders' equity		1,391,233	1,593,444
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	[1]	$ 2,539,909	$ 2,698,053

[1] Unit Corporation's consolidated total assets as of September 30, 2019 include total current and long-term assets of its variable interest entity (VIE) (Superior Pipeline Company, L.L.C.) of $24.1 million and $427.4 million, respectively, which can only settle obligations of the VIE. Unit Corporation's consolidated total liabilities as of September 30, 2019 include total current and long-term liabilities of the VIE of $29.4 million and $15.8 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIE have no recourse to Unit Corporation. Unit Corporation's consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2018 include total current and long-term assets of the VIE of $40.1 million and $423.3 million, respectively, which can only settle obligations of the VIE. Unit Corporation's consolidated total liabilities as of December 31, 2018 include total current and long-term liabilities of the VIE of $42.8 million and $14.7 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIE have no recourse to Unit Corporation. See Note 15 – Variable Interest Entity Arrangements.