Asset Retirement Obligations (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Asset Retirement Obligation [Abstract]

Asset Retirement Obligations

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 three-month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended   March 31,
	2019			2018
Carrying Amount at January 1	$	954,377		$	946,848
Liabilities Incurred	15,360			10,279
Liabilities Settled (1)	(24,709		)	50
Accretion	10,193			8,868
Revisions	(9,704		)	(291		)
Foreign Currency Translations	112			245
Carrying Amount at March 31	$	945,629		$	965,999
Current Portion	$	26,182		$	19,177
Noncurrent Portion	$	919,447		$	946,822

(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 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.