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The revenues derived from sales of oil or gas in each geographic area during the reporting period divided by the number of barrels of oil produced or thousands of cubic feet of gas produced.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The expense recorded to reduce the value of oil and gas assets consisting of proved properties and unproved properties as the estimate of future successful production from these properties is reduced.

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Basis of Presentation (Details Textuals) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Details Textuals) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / Mcf $ / Barrel	Mar. 31, 2015 $ / Mcf $ / Barrel	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Write-down of oil and natural gas properties	$ 1,705,800	$ 200,000	$ 0	$ 1,852,000	$ 0
Goodwill	$ 1,261,512			$ 1,261,512		$ 1,261,512		$ 1,283,590
Oil [Member]
Average Sales Price and Production Costs Per Unit of Production [Line Items]
Oil and Natural Gas Prices \| $ / Barrel						68.48	79.55
Natural Gas [Member]
Average Sales Price and Production Costs Per Unit of Production [Line Items]
Oil and Natural Gas Prices \| $ / Mcf						3.74	3.95