Supplemental Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

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Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

		December 31,
In thousands		2011		2010
Accrued exploration and development costs		$	141,868	$	101,758
Accounts payable			99,444		47,660
Accrued interest			60,923		57,077
Accrued compensation			35,861		39,757
Accrued lease operating expenses			24,185		23,557
Deferred Riley Ridge acquisition consideration			15,000		-
Taxes payable			13,455		34,371
Other			38,600		45,888
	Total	$	429,336	$	350,068

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

		Year Ended December 31,
In thousands, except shares		2011		2010		2009
Supplemental cash flow information:
	Cash paid for interest, expensed	$	137,259	$	151,831	$	20,924
	Cash paid for interest, capitalized		60,540		66,815		68,596
	Cash paid for income taxes		45,912		17,960		16,002
	Cash received from income tax refunds		24,677		15,107		15,761
Non-cash investing activities:
	Increase in asset retirement obligations		24,694		53,579		11,268
	Increase (decrease) in liabilities for capital expenditures		74,697		(237)		(76,605)
	Issuance of Denbury common stock in connection with the Encore Merger		-		2,085,681		-
	Vanguard common units received as consideration for sale of ENP		-		93,020		-
	Issuance of Denbury common stock pursuant to Conroe Field acquisition		-		-		168,723