Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summarized financial information by reportable segment

Summarized financial information of the Company's reportable segments is shown in the following tables (in thousands):

	For the three months ended    September 30,						For the nine months ended    September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Revenues:
U.S. Operations	$	282,356		$	337,269		$	911,705		$	997,503
Canadian and U.K. Operations	46,355			119,367			206,976			390,684
Other	835			(840		)	3,101			448
Total revenues	$	329,546		$	455,796		$	1,121,782		$	1,388,635
Segment operating income (loss):
U.S. Operations	$	(26,837	)	$	(8,008	)	$	(51,376	)	$	22,368
Canadian and U.K. Operations	(26,598		)	(48,022		)	(145,642		)	(163,135		)
Other	(1,398		)	(3,051		)	(4,316		)	(12,487		)
Total operating loss	(54,833		)	(59,081		)	(201,334		)	(153,254		)
Interest expense, net	(79,231		)	(58,362		)	(218,065		)	(157,314		)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt	3,394			(874		)	902			(6,875		)
Other income (loss), net	1,424			593			646			(16		)
Loss before income tax benefit	(129,246		)	(117,724		)	(417,851		)	(317,459		)
Income tax benefit	(30,344		)	(17,000		)	(75,380		)	(132,799		)
Net loss	$	(98,902	)	$	(100,724	)	$	(342,471	)	$	(184,660	)
Depreciation and depletion:
U.S. Operations	$	36,649		$	53,060		$	113,409		$	131,722
Canadian and U.K. Operations	21,152			29,383			89,371			99,235
Other	612			543			1,873			1,539
Total	$	58,413		$	82,986		$	204,653		$	232,496
Capital expenditures:
U.S. Operations	$	23,503		$	24,741		$	63,244		$	90,945
Canadian and U.K. Operations	1,687			2,867			3,731			16,412
Other	1,067			876			2,758			1,378
Total	$	26,257		$	28,484		$	69,733		$	108,735

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Segment assets:
U.S. Operations	$	1,194,515	$	1,265,255
Canadian and U.K. Operations	3,594,573		3,687,925
Other	851,424		637,680
Total	$	5,640,512	$	5,590,860