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Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance, Present Value Of Estimated Future Net Revenues, Discount Percent

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Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance, Ratio Of Present Value Of Estimated Future Net Revenues To Sum Of Outstanding Term Loans And Commitments

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Line Of Credit Facility, First Priority Lien As Percent Of Total Value Of Oil And Gas Properties

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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The value of the financial instrument(s) that the original debt is being converted into in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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The number of shares issued in exchange for the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or payments in the period.

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The amount of the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) shares in Millions					9 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) shares in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 17, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2016 USD ($) payment shares	Feb. 17, 2016 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 19, 2010 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount					$ 277,378,000		$ 280,295,000
Amortization of financing costs					0	$ 10,073,000
Senior Notes \| 10% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount					$ 0		$ 22,650,000	$ 200,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Stated interest rate					10.00%		10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Long-term debt				$ 135,600,000	$ 0		$ 22,568,000
Excess (shortfall) carrying value					0		0
Deferred finance costs, net					0		(82,000)
Senior Notes \| 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount					$ 14,177,000		$ 14,177,000
Stated interest rate					10.00%		10.00%
Long-term debt					$ 14,932,000		$ 15,228,000
Excess (shortfall) carrying value					975,000		1,159,000
Deferred finance costs, net					(220,000)		(108,000)
Payment in Kind (PIK) Note \| 10% Senior Secured PIK Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount					$ 263,201,000		$ 243,468,000
Stated interest rate					10.00%		10.00%
Long-term debt					$ 265,631,000		$ 248,600,000
Excess (shortfall) carrying value					(531,000)		(590,000)
Deferred finance costs, net					$ 0		0
Private Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt				53,600,000
Private Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation \| Senior Notes \| 10% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt conversion, original debt, amount				$ 214,400,000
Debt conversion, original debt, percent of total				61.00%
Gain on extinguishment of debt				$ 0
Private Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation \| Senior Notes \| 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate				10.00%	10.00%
Debt conversion, amount				$ 144,700,000
Excess (shortfall) carrying value				$ 13,900,000
Amortization of financing costs					$ 200,000
Private Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation \| Payment in Kind (PIK) Note \| 10% Senior Secured PIK Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate					10.00%
Excess (shortfall) carrying value			$ (600,000)		$ (500,000)
Amortization of financing costs					100,000
September Exchange and Consent Solicitation \| Senior Notes \| 10% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt conversion, original debt, amount			$ 113,000,000
Debt conversion, original debt, percent of total			83.00%
Long-term debt			$ 22,700,000
Redemption price, percentage	100.00%
Repayments of debt	$ 22,800,000
Gain on extinguishment of debt			0
September Exchange and Consent Solicitation \| Senior Notes \| 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt conversion, original debt, amount			$ 130,500,000
Debt conversion, original debt, percent of total			90.00%
Long-term debt			$ 14,200,000
September Exchange and Consent Solicitation \| Payment in Kind (PIK) Note \| 10% Senior Secured PIK Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt conversion, amount			$ 243,500,000
Number of interest payments with variable rate \| payment			3
Common Stock \| Private Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt conversion, shares issued \| shares			3.5	1.1
PIK Interest \| September Exchange and Consent Solicitation \| Payment in Kind (PIK) Note \| 10% Senior Secured PIK Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			1.00%
Basis spread on variable rate			9.00%
Term Loan \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount					30,000,000		10,000,000
Long-term debt					27,788,000		7,249,000
Excess (shortfall) carrying value					0		0
Deferred finance costs, net					(2,212,000)		$ (2,751,000)
Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| Loan Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		10.00%
Long-term debt					$ 30,000,000
First priority lien as percent of total value of oil and gas properties		90.00%
Borrowing availability period		3 years
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 50,000,000
Covenant compliance, present value of estimated future net revenues, discount percent		10.00%
Covenant compliance, ratio of present value of estimated future net revenues to sum of outstanding term loans and commitments					2