CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Revenues and other income:
Natural gas, NGLs and oil sales		$ 304,477	$ 252,065	$ 738,570	$ 835,601
Derivative fair value income (loss)		64,556	202,004	(11,334)	290,052
Brokered natural gas, marketing and other		44,174	25,864	119,181	61,688
Total revenues and other income		413,207	479,933	846,417	1,187,341
Costs and expenses:
Direct operating		22,387	35,058	67,112	106,975
Transportation, gathering, processing and compression		138,764	99,634	400,871	284,258
Production and ad valorem taxes		6,717	7,336	18,653	26,506
Brokered natural gas and marketing		44,622	32,331	122,105	80,924
Exploration		6,943	4,235	18,641	17,146
Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties		6,082	12,366	23,769	36,187
General and administrative		41,024	46,178	127,745	150,471
Memorial merger expenses		33,791	0	36,412	0
Termination costs		136	(77)	303	6,290
Deferred compensation plan		(11,636)	(43,705)	30,166	(56,611)
Interest		45,967	42,904	121,464	125,590
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		0	22,495	0	22,495
Depletion, depreciation and amortization		131,489	153,993	374,440	453,178
Impairment of proved properties		0	502,233	43,040	502,233
Loss (gain) on the sale of assets		2,597	681	7,544	(2,053)
Total costs and expenses		468,883	915,662	1,392,265	1,753,589
Loss before income taxes		(55,676)	(435,729)	(545,848)	(566,248)
Income tax benefit:
Current		0	0	0	0
Deferred		(13,705)	(134,781)	(187,231)	(174,390)
Total income tax benefit		(13,705)	(134,781)	(187,231)	(174,390)
Net loss		$ (41,971)	$ (300,948)	$ (358,617)	$ (391,858)
Net loss per common share:
Basic		$ (0.23)	$ (1.81)	$ (2.09)	$ (2.36)
Diluted		(0.23)	(1.81)	(2.09)	(2.36)
Dividends paid per common share		$ 0.02	$ 0.04	$ 0.06	$ 0.12
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	[1]	180,683	166,517	171,571	166,327
Diluted		180,683	166,517	171,571	166,327

[1] Includes common stock issued in connection with the exchange of 77.0 million shares for all outstanding Memorial common stock on September 16, 2016.