Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

Note 16. Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

The following tables present selected quarterly financial data for the periods indicated. Earnings per unit are computed independently for each of the quarters presented and the sum of the quarterly earnings per unit may not necessarily equal the total for the year.

	First			Second			Third			Fourth
	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter
	(In thousands, except per unit amounts)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
Revenues	$	60,866		$	68,066		$	74,222		$	81,426
Operating income (loss)		(5,449	)		(156,971	)		(6,336	)		(267,783	)
Net income (loss)		(38,097	)		(147,550	)		(32,866	)		(321,885	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Memorial Production Partners LP		(38,097	)		(147,550	)		(32,866	)		(321,885	)
Limited partners’ interest in net income (loss)		(38,057	)		(147,422	)		(32,866	)		(321,885	)
Basic and diluted earnings per unit		(0.46	)		(1.78	)		(0.39	)		(3.85	)

	First			Second			Third			Fourth
	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter
	(In thousands, except per unit amounts)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015
Revenues	$	92,818		$	98,138		$	88,083		$	79,108
Operating income (loss)		(136,370	)		(85,197	)		(160,844	)		99,434
Net income (loss)		(162,658	)		(113,859	)		(191,981	)		73,007
Net income (loss) attributable to Memorial Production Partners LP		(162,817	)		(113,924	)		(192,085	)		72,949
Net income (loss) allocated to previous owners		(2,268	)		—			—			—
Net income (loss) noncontrolling interest		159			65			104			58
Limited partners’ interest in net income (loss)		(160,439	)		(113,862	)		(191,938	)		72,874
Basic and diluted earnings per unit		(1.90	)		(1.36	)		(2.31	)		0.88

See Notes 3 and 11 for additional information regarding earnings per unit.