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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PaDEP), USD $)	1 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2010	Nov. 30, 2009	Oct. 18, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011 households	Dec. 15, 2010 wells	Jul. 19, 2010 households wells	Apr. 15, 2010 sqmi wells households	Nov. 04, 2009 wells
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PaDEP)
Environmental Matters
Number of water wells with alleged violations								13
Civil penalty paid by the company	$ 240,000	$ 120,000
Modified Consent Order, Number of households to be supplied potable water						14	14
Modified Consent Order, Number of wells to plug and abandon						3	3
Number of households which are proximate to the wells							2
Area of concern in Suquehanna County (in square miles)							9
Modified Consent Order, number of wells already drilled in the area of concern							7
Modified Consent Order, Number of wells to plug and abandon if requested, maximum number							10
Modified Consent Order, monthly payments required until obligations satisfied							30,000
Number of households to whom potable water and gas/ water separators are provided						14
Number of households to whom potable water and gas/ water separators are no longer required			no longer required
Global Settlement Agreement, escrow for benefit of households					4,200,000
Global Settlement Agreement, payments to reimburse PaDEP costs					500,000
Global Settlement Agreement, Number of wells to remediate					2
Aggregate amount of fines and civil penalties paid to PaDEP				1,300,000
Aggregate amount of fines and civil penalties paid to affected households				2,000,000
Number of households that have received payments				7
Accrued settlement liability for unpaid escrow				$ 2,200,000