FRESH START ACCOUNTING - Reconciliation of Enterprise Value to Estimated Reorganization Value (Details) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)
Reorganizations [Abstract]
Enterprise value	$ 419,720
Plus: Cash and other assets	371,278
Plus: Asset retirement obligations (current and long-term)	290,067
Plus: Working capital and other liabilities	58,055
Reorganization value of Successor assets	$ 1,139,120

Amount attributed to the reconstituted entity, as well as the expected net realizable value of those assets that will be disposed before reconstitution occurs.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 852
-SubTopic 10
-Section 55
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84165509&loc=d3e56239-112766

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 852
-SubTopic 10
-Section 05
-Paragraph 15
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49179835&loc=d3e54813-112758

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 852
-SubTopic 10
-Section 55
-Paragraph 10
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84165509&loc=d3e56426-112766

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