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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) Rate	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash paid for debt redemption		$ 336,900
Redemption Premium		6,000
Accrued interest paid associated with redemption of debt		10,900
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 0	8,676
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost		2,700
Voting interest of the subsidiary owned by the registrant	100.00%
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	$ 1,350,000
Line of Credit Facility, Elected Borrowing Capacity	1,250,000
Line of credit facility amount outstanding	$ 825,143		$ 744,431
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.18%
Pre-Tax SEC PV10 Reserve Value Percentage \| Rate	90.00%
Federal funds rate plus percentage	0.50%
Ratio of total debt to EBITDA	2.40
Current Ratio	1.58
Adjusted LIBO rate plus percentage	1.00%
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
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Ratio of total debt to EBITDA	4.00
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
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Current Ratio	1.00
7.50% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.50%
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount		$ 320,000
Redemption price, percentage of principal amount		101.875%
8.25% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt	$ 250,000		$ 250,000