Earnings Per Unit (Tables) (Linn Energy, LLC [Member])

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Linn Energy, LLC [Member]

Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]

Schedule of Earnings Per Unit Reconciliation

The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per unit computations for net loss:

	Net Loss (Numerator)			Units (Denominator)	Per Unit Amount
	(in thousands)
Three months ended March 31, 2013:
Net loss:
Allocated to units	$	(221,885	)
Allocated to participating securities	(1,301		)
	$	(223,186	)
Net loss per unit:
Basic net loss per unit				233,176	$	(0.96	)
Dilutive effect of unit equivalents				—	—
Diluted net loss per unit				233,176	$	(0.96	)
Three months ended March 31, 2012:
Net loss:
Allocated to units	$	(6,202	)
Allocated to participating securities	(1,375		)
	$	(7,577	)
Net loss per unit:
Basic net loss per unit				193,256	$	(0.04	)
Dilutive effect of unit equivalents				—	—
Diluted net loss per unit				193,256	$	(0.04	)

The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per unit computations for net income:

	Net Income (Numerator)			Units (Denominator)	Per Unit Amount
	(in thousands)
Three months ended June 30, 2013:
Net income:
Allocated to units	$	345,157
Allocated to participating securities	(2,629		)
	$	342,528
Net income per unit:
Basic net income per unit				233,448	$	1.47
Dilutive effect of unit equivalents				462	(0.01		)
Diluted net income per unit				233,910	$	1.46
Three months ended June 30, 2012:
Net income:
Allocated to units	$	237,086
Allocated to participating securities	(2,232		)
	$	234,854
Net income per unit:
Basic net income per unit				197,507	$	1.19
Dilutive effect of unit equivalents				653	—
Diluted net income per unit				198,160	$	1.19
Six months ended June 30, 2013:
Net income:
Allocated to units	$	123,272
Allocated to participating securities	(2,599		)
	$	120,673
Net income per unit:
Basic net income per unit				233,313	$	0.52
Dilutive effect of unit equivalents				487	—
Diluted net income per unit				233,800	$	0.52
Six months ended June 30, 2012:
Net income:
Allocated to units	$	230,884
Allocated to participating securities	(2,735		)
	$	228,149
Net income per unit:
Basic net income per unit				195,382	$	1.17
Dilutive effect of unit equivalents				657	(0.01		)
Diluted net income per unit				196,039	$	1.16

The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per unit computations for net income (loss):

	Net Income (Loss) (Numerator)			Units (Denominator)	Per Unit Amount
	(in thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2012:
Net loss:
Allocated to units	$	(386,616	)
Allocated to unvested restricted units	(4,575		)
	$	(391,191	)
Net loss per unit:
Basic net loss per unit				203,775	$	(1.92	)
Dilutive effect of unit equivalents				—	—
Diluted net loss per unit				203,775	$	(1.92	)
Year ended December 31, 2011:
Net income:
Allocated to units	$	438,439
Allocated to unvested restricted units	(4,739		)
	$	433,700
Net income per unit:
Basic net income per unit				172,004	$	2.52
Dilutive effect of unit equivalents				725	(0.01		)
Diluted net income per unit				172,729	$	2.51
Year ended December 31, 2010:
Net loss:
Allocated to units	$	(114,288	)
Allocated to unvested restricted units	—
	$	(114,288	)
Net loss per unit:
Basic net loss per unit				142,535	$	(0.80	)
Dilutive effect of unit equivalents				—	—
Diluted net loss per unit				142,535	$	(0.80	)