CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 343,111	$ 211,974
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $308 in 2024 and 2023		167,215	274,669
Contingent consideration receivable		8,000	8,000
Derivative assets		299,987	341,330
Prepaid assets		23,355	18,159
Other current assets		19,972	15,992
Total current assets		861,640	870,124
Derivative assets		78,093	101,641
Natural gas properties, successful efforts method	[1]	11,393,388	11,225,482
Accumulated depletion and depreciation	[1]	(5,193,291)	(5,107,801)
Natural gas and oil properties, successful efforts method, net	[1]	6,200,097	6,117,681
Other property and equipment		73,642	72,639
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(71,279)	(70,943)
Other Property and equipment, net		2,363	1,696
Operating lease right-of-use assets		148,225	23,821
Other assets		81,383	88,922
Total assets		7,371,801	7,203,885
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		150,500	110,134
Asset retirement obligations		2,395	2,395
Accrued liabilities		250,430	290,579
Deferred compensation liabilities		34,544	44,149
Accrued interest		27,187	37,261
Derivative liabilities		10,744	222
Operating lease liabilities		81,044	11,584
Divestiture contract obligation		81,432	86,762
Total current liabilities		638,276	583,086
Senior notes		1,755,713	1,774,229
Deferred tax liabilities		577,906	561,288
Derivative liabilities		470	107
Deferred compensation liabilities		80,943	72,976
Operating lease liabilities		70,852	16,064
Asset retirement obligations and other liabilities		122,463	119,896
Divestiture contract obligation		298,411	310,688
Total liabilities		3,545,034	3,438,334
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding		0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par, 475,000,000 shares authorized, 267,310,053 issued at March 31, 2024 and 265,756,369 issued at December 31, 2023		2,673	2,658
Common stock held in treasury, at cost, 24,716,065 shares at March 31, 2024 and 24,716,065 shares at December 31, 2023		(448,681)	(448,681)
Additional paid-in capital		5,868,617	5,879,705
Accumulated other comprehensive income		632	647
Retained deficit		(1,596,474)	(1,668,778)
Total stockholders' equity		3,826,767	3,765,551
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$ 7,371,801	$ 7,203,885

[1] Includes capitalized asset retirement costs and the associated accumulated amortization.