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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Details)

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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 07, 2016	May 31, 2015
11.00% 1.5 Lien Term Loan, Due November 2019
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	11.00%
Debt instrument maturity date	Nov. 15, 2019
9.00 % Second Lien Term Loan, Due May 2020
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	9.00%	9.00%		9.00%
Debt instrument maturity date	May 15, 2020	May 15, 2020
9.00%/10.75% Second Lien PIK Toggle Notes, Due May 2020
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	9.00%		9.00%
Debt instrument maturity date	May 15, 2020
Debt instrument paid in kind interest rate	10.75%
8.50%/10.00% Third Lien PIK Toggle Notes, Due June 2021
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	8.50%		8.50%
Debt instrument maturity date	Jun. 15, 2021
Debt instrument paid in kind interest rate	10.00%
8.50% Unsecured Senior Notes, Due June 2019
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	8.50%	8.50%
Debt instrument maturity date	Jun. 15, 2019	Jun. 15, 2019

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