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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Long-Term Debt - Components of Long-Term Debt (Details)

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Long-Term Debt - Components of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	$ 873,733	$ 873,733
Adjustments to carrying value, Debt premium, discount, issuance costs, net of amortization	(4,962)	(5,276)
Adjustments to carrying value, Total	145,251	146,994
Adjustments to carrying value, Current maturities	8,250	8,272
Adjustments to carrying value, less current maturities	137,001	138,722
Debt premium, discount, issuance costs, net of amortization	(4,962)	(5,276)
Total long-term debt	1,018,984	1,020,727
Long-term debt	8,250	8,272
Long term debt, less current maturities	1,010,734	1,012,455
11.00% 1.5 Lien Term Loan, Due November 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	75,000	75,000
Adjustments to carrying value, Future interest payments	21,766	23,823
Adjustments to carrying value, Subtotal	21,766	23,823
Carrying Value	96,766	98,823
9.00 % Second Lien Term Loan, Due May 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	300,000	300,000
Carrying Value	300,000	300,000
8.50% Unsecured Senior Notes, Due June 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	189,829	189,829
Carrying Value	189,829	189,829
9.00%/10.75% Second Lien PIK Toggle Notes, Due May 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	163,007	163,007
Adjustments to carrying value, Future payments-in-kind	24,048	24,048
Adjustments to carrying value, Future interest payments	36,850	36,850
Adjustments to carrying value, Subtotal	60,898	60,898
Carrying Value	223,905	223,905
8.50%/10.00% Third Lien PIK Toggle Notes, Due June 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	145,897	145,897
Adjustments to carrying value, Future payments-in-kind	26,844	26,844
Adjustments to carrying value, Future interest payments	40,705	40,705
Adjustments to carrying value, Subtotal	67,549	67,549
Carrying Value	$ 213,446	$ 213,446

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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