Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	(16) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Litigation We are the subject of, or party to, a number of pending or threatened legal actions, administrative proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of our business. While many of these matters involve inherent uncertainty, we believe that the amount of the liability, if any, ultimately incurred with respect to these actions, proceedings or claims will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position as a whole or on our liquidity, capital resources or future annual results of operations. We estimate and provide for potential losses that may arise out of litigation and regulatory proceedings to the extent that such losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. We will continue to evaluate our litigation and regulatory proceedings quarterly and will establish and adjust any estimated liability as appropriate to reflect our assessment of the then current status of litigation and regulatory proceedings. Significant judgment is required in making these estimates and our final liabilities may ultimately be materially different. We have been named as a defendant in a lawsuit styled Seagraves v Range Resources Corporation; Cause No. 2:17-CV-01009-MRH, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The lawsuit asserts claims under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act as well as the comparable Pennsylvania state law statute seeking certification of a class of individuals or assertion of a collective action on behalf of individuals who were paid a day rate directly or indirectly by one of our subsidiaries and who the Plaintiff alleges were misclassified as independent contractors. We cannot predict with certainty the outcome of the litigation, but we intend to defend the litigation and the claims asserted against us. Transportation and Gathering Contracts In first nine months 2017, our transportation and gathering commitments increased by approximately $402.0 million over the next twenty-two years (through 2038) primarily due to extension of terms and pricing changes for current contracts.

(16) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation

We are the subject of, or party to, a number of pending or threatened legal actions, administrative proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of our business. While many of these matters involve inherent uncertainty, we believe that the amount of the liability, if any, ultimately incurred with respect to these actions, proceedings or claims will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position as a whole or on our liquidity, capital resources or future annual results of operations. We estimate and provide for potential losses that may arise out of litigation and regulatory proceedings to the extent that such losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. We will continue to evaluate our litigation and regulatory proceedings quarterly and will establish and adjust any estimated liability as appropriate to reflect our assessment of the then current status of litigation and regulatory proceedings. Significant judgment is required in making these estimates and our final liabilities may ultimately be materially different.

We have been named as a defendant in a lawsuit styled Seagraves v Range Resources Corporation; Cause No. 2:17-CV-01009-MRH, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The lawsuit asserts claims under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act as well as the comparable Pennsylvania state law statute seeking certification of a class of individuals or assertion of a collective action on behalf of individuals who were paid a day rate directly or indirectly by one of our subsidiaries and who the Plaintiff alleges were misclassified as independent contractors. We cannot predict with certainty the outcome of the litigation, but we intend to defend the litigation and the claims asserted against us.

Transportation and Gathering Contracts

In first nine months 2017, our transportation and gathering commitments increased by approximately $402.0 million over the next twenty-two years (through 2038) primarily due to extension of terms and pricing changes for current contracts.