Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 47,645	$ 24,381
Receivables:
Crude oil and natural gas sales	455,837us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent	552,476us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
Affiliated parties	232us-gaap_DueFromAffiliateCurrent	13,360us-gaap_DueFromAffiliateCurrent
Joint interest and other, net	506,216	567,476
Derivative assets	52,392us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent	52,423us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
Inventories	108,347	102,179
Deferred and prepaid taxes	13,267clr_DeferredAndPrepaidTaxes	63,266clr_DeferredAndPrepaidTaxes
Prepaid expenses and other	16,944	14,040
Total current assets	1,200,880us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	1,389,601us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Net property and equipment, based on successful efforts method of accounting	14,111,154us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	13,635,852us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Net debt issuance costs and other	85,811us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense	87,625us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
Noncurrent derivative assets	37,419us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent	31,992us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets	15,435,264us-gaap_Assets	15,145,070us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable trade	1,009,133us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent	1,263,724us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
Revenues and royalties payable	226,912clr_RevenuesAndRoyaltiesPayable	272,755clr_RevenuesAndRoyaltiesPayable
Payables to affiliated parties	6,914us-gaap_DueToAffiliateCurrent	7,305us-gaap_DueToAffiliateCurrent
Accrued liabilities and other	355,633us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	404,506us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Derivative liabilities	254us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent	1,645us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
Current portion of long-term debt	2,093us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent	2,078us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Total current liabilities	1,600,939us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	1,952,013us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt, net of current portion	6,784,816us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	5,995,837us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Other noncurrent liabilities:
Deferred income tax liabilities	2,119,281	2,141,447
Asset retirement obligations, net of current portion	78,819	75,462
Noncurrent derivative liabilities	576us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent	3,109us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Other noncurrent liabilities	9,795us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	9,358us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total other noncurrent liabilities	2,208,471	2,229,376
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 373,121,054 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015; 372,005,502 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014	3,731us-gaap_CommonStockValue	3,720us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	1,296,200us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	1,287,941us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(3,490)	(385)
Retained earnings	3,544,597	3,676,568
Total shareholders’ equity	4,841,038us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	4,967,844us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 15,435,264	$ 15,145,070

Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of payments made in advance for income and other taxes, which will be charged against earnings within one year, plus deferred income tax assets representing the current portion of the aggregate tax effects as of the balance sheet date of all future tax deductions arising from temporary differences between tax basis and generally accepted accounting principles basis recognition of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses.

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