Supplemental Disclosures to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures [Abstract]

Supplemental Disclosures to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Note 13 - Supplemental Disclosures to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

"Other accrued liabilities" reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets include the following:

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(in thousands)
Accrued compensation	$	14,651	$	18,931
Accrued interest		76,032		62,999
Other		1,140		509
	$	91,823	$	82,439

Supplemental disclosures to the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows are presented below:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Cash payments for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	163,345		$	55,404
Cash payments for income taxes	$	487		$	1,785
Noncash investing activities:
In connection with the acquisition of oil and natural gas properties, liabilities were assumed as follows:
Fair value of assets acquired	$	854,224		$	896,999
Cash paid, net of cash acquired		(846,976	)		(872,621	)
Receivables from sellers		2,662			12,620
Payables to sellers		(6,662	)		-
Liabilities assumed	$	3,248		$	36,998

For purposes of the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  Restricted cash of approximately $4 million and $3 million is included in "other noncurrent assets" on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively, and represents cash deposited by the Company into a separate account and designated for asset retirement obligations in accordance with contractual agreements.