Property, Plant And Equipment (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Impairment related to oil and gas properties		$ 31,531,000	$ 49,063,000	$ 31,531,000
Percentage decrease of AECO stated price	12.00%
Canadian Oil And Gas Properties [Member]
Impairment related to oil and gas properties	49,100,000
Ceiling amount using AECO price	3.59

The expense recorded to reduce the value of oil and gas assets consisting of proved properties and unproved properties as the estimate of future successful production from these properties is reduced.

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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