Reconciliation of Earnings Per Share (EPS) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share Reconciliation

	Three months ended					Three months ended
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	September 30, 2016					September 30, 2015
	Net			Per Share		Net				Per Share
	Income		Shares	Amount		Loss			Shares	Amount
Basic EPS	$	53,314	97,068	$	0.55	$	(227,904	)	78,742	$	(2.89	)
Effect of dilutive securities
Stock options			54						—
Non-vested restricted stock			217						—
Performance share awards			172						—
Diluted EPS	$	53,314	97,511	$	0.55	$	(227,904	)	78,742	$	(2.89	)

	Nine months ended							Nine months ended
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	September 30, 2016							September 30, 2015
	Net				Per Share			Net				Per Share
	Loss			Shares	Amount			Loss			Shares	Amount
Basic EPS	$	(113,043	)	93,602	$	(1.21	)	$	(354,925	)	75,125	$	(4.72	)
Effect of dilutive securities
Stock options				—							—
Non-vested restricted stock				—							—
Performance share awards				—							—
Diluted EPS	$	(113,043	)	93,602	$	(1.21	)	$	(354,925	)	75,125	$	(4.72	)

Schedule of Shares Excluded from the Computation of Diluted EPS

Energen had the following shares that were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS, as inclusion would be anti-dilutive:

	Three months ended September 30,		Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2016	2015	2016	2015
Stock options	163	114	691	114
Performance share awards	—	120	—	120