Acquisitions and Divestitures - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | |||||
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Jun. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
Sep. 15, 2014 |
Sep. 14, 2014 |
May. 20, 2014 |
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||||||
| Revenues | $ 149,066,000 | $ 262,994,000 | $ 276,973,000 | $ 517,510,000 | |||
| DD&A | 103,342,000 | 128,236,000 | 228,809,000 | 251,542,000 | |||
| Income tax expense | (44,134,000) | 5,273,000 | (147,708,000) | 11,921,000 | |||
| Net income (loss) | (260,449,000) | $ 9,837,000 | (515,544,000) | $ 21,026,000 | |||
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| Percentage of working interest | 100.00% | 64.30% | |||||
| Adjustments to purchase price | 1,300,000 | ||||||
| Goodwill, acquired during period | 0 | ||||||
| Woodside Properties | |||||||
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| Percentage of working interest | 20.00% | ||||||
| Adjustments to purchase price | 200,000 | ||||||
| Goodwill, acquired during period | 0 | ||||||
| Revenues | 7,900,000 | 13,400,000 | |||||
| Direct operating expenses | 1,800,000 | 5,100,000 | |||||
| DD&A | 3,900,000 | 8,000,000 | |||||
| Income tax expense | 800,000 | 100,000 | |||||
| Net income (loss) | $ 1,400,000 | $ 200,000 | |||||
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- Definition Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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