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The aggregate foreign currency transaction gain (loss) (both realized and unrealized) if there were a one Columbian Peso change against the U.S. Dollar.

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Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), Tax Receivable

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Gain (Loss) on Prepaid Equity Forwards

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Letters Of Credits From Customers

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Percentage of Revenues Denominated in United States Dollars

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Prepaid Equity Forwards

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Prepaid Equity Forwards, Notional Amount, Shares

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Gain on prepaid equity forwards	(900,000)	$ 0	$ 0
Foreign currency transaction gain, deferred tax assets	17,000
Foreign currency transaction gain, tax receivable	13,000
Letters of credits from customers	$ 18,300,000
Colombia
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Revenues received in U.S. dollars (as a percent)	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Colombia \| Geographic Concentration Risk \| Oil and natural gas sales
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Sales to each significant customer as % of oil and gas sales	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Commodity Price
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative, volume, outstanding \| bbl	3,000
Derivative, volume, entered \| bbl	6,000
6.25% Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
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Stated interest rate					6.25%
7.75% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Senior Notes
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Stated interest rate				7.75%
7.75% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Senior Notes \| Reported Value Measurement
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt instrument, fair value disclosure	$ 292,000,000
6.25% Senior Notes due 2025 \| Senior Notes
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Debt instrument, fair value disclosure	273,700,000	$ 271,500,000
6.25% Senior Notes due 2025 \| Senior Notes \| Reported Value Measurement
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt instrument, fair value disclosure	$ 294,000,000
Petro Tal
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Number of shares sold as percent	100.00%
Number of shares disposed (in shares) \| shares	246,100,000
Proceeds from sale	$ 43,100,000
Loss on disposition of stock	$ 1,400,000