W&T Offshore, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details)

v3.5.0.2

Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 23, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	May 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien leverage ratio	95.00%
Current ratio	201.00%
Secured debt leverage ratio	286.00%
Maximum \| Covenants
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien leverage ratio	150.00%
Secured debt leverage ratio	350.00%
Minimum \| Covenants
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current ratio	100.00%
8.50% Senior Notes due June 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	8.50%			8.50%
Debt instrument payment terms	semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15
Effective interest rate	8.40%
Senior notes maturity date	Jun. 15, 2019
9.00% Term Loan due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	9.00%			9.00%	9.00%	9.00%
Debt instrument payment terms	Interest on the 9.00% Term Loan is payable in arrears semi-annually on May 15 and November 15
Effective interest rate						9.70%
Revolving Bank Credit Facility Due November 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	5.50%
Borrowings and letters of credit, repayment terms	To the extent borrowings and letters of credit outstanding exceed the redetermined borrowing base, such excess is required to be repaid within 90 days in three equal monthly payments.
Credit agreement expiration date	Nov. 08, 2018
Revolving bank credit facility borrowing base		$ 150,000,000	$ 350,000,000
Unamortized costs related to Credit Agreement	$ 1,400,000
Letters of credit outstanding	900,000			$ 900,000
Revolving Bank Credit Facility Due November 2018 \| Letter Of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving bank credit facility maximum lender commitment	$ 150,000,000

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