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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for purchased oil and other products that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration from customer for product sold and service rendered in normal course of business, classified as current.

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on accounts receivable, classified as current.

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Current portion of accounts receivable attributable to joint interest partners in oil and gas properties. These are billings to the non-operators associated with the operation of wells and are based on those owners' working interests in the wells. For classified balance sheets, represents the current amount receivable, that is amounts expected to be collected within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount, after allowance, of receivables classified as other, due within one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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