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Asset Retirement Obligations
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Asset Retirement Obligation [Abstract]  
Asset Retirement Obligations [Text Block]
Asset Retirement Obligations

The following table presents the reconciliation of the beginning and ending aggregate carrying amounts of short-term and long-term legal obligations associated with the retirement of property, plant and equipment for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
Carrying Amount at Beginning of Period
$
752,718

 
$
761,898

Liabilities Incurred
38,095

 
91,822

Liabilities Settled (1)
(12,929
)
 
(44,805
)
Accretion
23,810

 
33,833

Revisions
(13,576
)
 
68,785

Foreign Currency Translations
(4,361
)
 
(4,178
)
Carrying Amount at End of Period
$
783,757

 
$
907,355

 
 
 
 
Current Portion
$
11,592

 
$
12,528

Noncurrent Portion
$
772,165

 
$
894,827

 
(1)
Includes settlements related to asset sales.

The current and noncurrent portions of EOG's asset retirement obligations are included in Current Liabilities - Other and Other Liabilities, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.