Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Asset retirement obligation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 242,224	$ 27,211
Liabilities incurred	15,114	2,751
Liabilities settled	(4,338)	(1,708)
Accretion expense	13,918	2,134
Revisions in estimates	48,052	211,836
Balance, end of period	$ 314,970	$ 242,224

The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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Amount of asset retirement obligations incurred during the period.

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Amount of asset retirement obligations settled, or otherwise disposed of, during the period. This may include asset retirement obligations transferred to third parties associated with the sale of a long-lived asset.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the asset retirement obligation from changes in the amount or timing of the estimated cash flows associated with the settlement of the obligation.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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