Operating Leases (Linn Energy, LLC [Member])

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Linn Energy, LLC [Member]

Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]

The Company leases office space and other property and equipment under lease agreements expiring on various dates through 2019. The Company recognized expense under operating leases of approximately $7 million, $5 million and $5 million, for the years ended December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.

As of December 31, 2012, future minimum lease payments were as follows (in thousands):



2013	$	6,459
2014	6,718
2015	6,660
2016	4,396
2017	4,381
Thereafter	8,761
	$	37,375

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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