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Oil And Gas Properties (Changes In Asset Retirement Obligations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012
Oil And Gas Properties [Abstract]
Asset retirement obligations at December 31, 2011	$ 254,391
Liability incurred during the period	115
Liability settled during the period	(34,665)
Other revision in estimated cash flows	5,755
Accretion expense (included in depreciation and amortization)	3,439
Asset retirement obligations at March 31, 2012	$ 229,035

The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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