2.4.0.81110 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingenciestruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0001168054duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Commitments and Contingencies2false 2us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> 11.       Commitments and Contingencies   Commitments   We have commitments of $173.6 million to finish drilling and completing wells in progress at June 30, 2013.   At June 30, 2013, we had firm sales contracts to deliver approximately 19.6 Bcf of natural gas over the next 10 months.  If this gas is not delivered, our financial commitment would be approximately $67.8 million.  This commitment will fluctuate due to price volatility and actual volumes delivered.  However, we believe no financial commitment will be due based on our current proved reserves and production levels.   We have other various transportation and delivery commitments in the normal course of business, which approximate $5.6 million over the next four years.   We have various commitments for office space and equipment under operating lease arrangements totaling $123.1 million for the next five years and beyond.   All of the noted commitments were routine and were made in the normal course of our business.   Litigation   In the normal course of business, we have various litigation matters.  We assess the probability of estimable amounts related to litigation matters in accordance with guidance established by the FASB and adjust our accruals accordingly.  Though some of the related claims may be significant, we believe the resolution of them, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations after consideration of current accruals.   Hitch Enterprises, Inc. et al. v. Cimarex Energy Co. et al.   On December 11, 2012, Cimarex entered into a preliminary resolution of the Hitch Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. Cimarex Energy Co., et al. (Hitch) litigation matter for $16.4 million.  Hitch is a statewide royalty class action pending in the Federal District Court in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  The settlement was reached at a mediation, which occurred after the parties began to exchange information, including damage analyses, on November 16, 2012.  On July 2, 2013, the Court entered a judgment approving the parties’ settlement.  The judgment became final and unappealable on August 2, 2013 and Cimarex will distribute the settlement proceeds pursuant to the Court’s order.  In the fourth quarter of 2012, we accrued $16.4 million for this matter.   H.B. Krug, et al versus H&P   In January 2009, the Tulsa County District Court issued a judgment totaling $119.6 million in the H.B. Krug, et al. v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (H&P) case.  This lawsuit originally was filed in 1998 and addressed H&P’s conduct pertaining to a 1989 take-or-pay settlement, along with potential drainage and other related issues.  Pursuant to the 2002 spin-off transaction to shareholders of H&P, by which Cimarex became a publicly-traded entity, Cimarex assumed the assets and liabilities of H&P’s exploration and production business, including this lawsuit.  In 2008, we recorded a litigation expense of $119.6 million for this lawsuit.  We have accrued additional post-judgment interest and costs during the appeal of the District Court’s judgment.   On August 18, 2011, the Oklahoma Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the $112.7 million disgorgement of profits award, holding the District Court erred in failing to make the required findings of fact and conclusions of law.  In all other respects, the Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s judgment, including damages of $6.845 million.  On February 13, 2012, the Oklahoma Supreme Court granted Cimarex’s Petition for Certiorari, which requested a review of the affirmed portion of the judgment.  We are awaiting a ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court, and the final outcome cannot be determined at this time.  If the District Court’s original judgment is ultimately affirmed in its entirety, the $119.6 million, plus the then-determined amount of post-judgment interest and costs would become payable.   The following table reflects the change in the noncurrent accrued liability for this lawsuit for the six months ended June 30, 2013:   <table style="text-align:left;WIDTH: 60%; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="60%"> <tr style="padding:0;"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 74.16%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="74%"> (in thousands)</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 4.16%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 20%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="20%" colspan="2">  </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.66%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="1%">  </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 74.16%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="74%"> Outstanding at January 1, 2013</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 4.16%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.3%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="1%"> $</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 18.7%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="18%"> 155,374</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.66%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="1%">  </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;"> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 74.16%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="74%"> Accrued post-judgment interest and costs</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 4.16%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 20%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="20%" colspan="2"> 4,692</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.66%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="1%">  </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;"> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 74.16%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="74%"> Outstanding at June 30, 2013</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 4.16%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.3%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="1%"> $</td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 18.7%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="18%"> 160,066</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.66%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="1%">  </td></tr></table>     </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for commitments and contingencies.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 14 -Paragraph 3 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. 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