Additional Overriding Royalty Interest Acquired in Oil and Gas Properties

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Volume of CO2 that must be purchased within the specified time period of the agreement to avoid penalties or unfavorable effects on pricing, among other adverse consequences, expressed in a percentage of total pipeline capacity.

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Working Interest Conveyed In Litigation Settlement

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(16))
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Amount of judgment or settlement awarded to (against) the entity in respect of litigation.

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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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The cash outflow to purchase of mineral interests in oil and gas properties for use in the normal oil and gas operations and not intended for resale.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (c)
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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2016	Jul. 01, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Capital Lease Obligations					$ 55,189		$ 71,324
CO2 Offtake Percentage		100.00%	70.00%
Litigation settlement, amount	$ 27,500
Working Interest Conveyed In Litigation Settlement						25.00%
Payments to Acquire Oil and Gas Property				$ 6,500
Additional Overriding Royalty Interest Acquired in Oil and Gas Properties						0.2226%
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Capital Lease Obligations					$ 110,000