The cash inflow to dispose of long-lived, physical assets and mineral interests in oil and gas properties used for normal oil and gas operations.

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Divestiture (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Divestiture (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010 MMcf	Sep. 30, 2011	May 25, 2011 MMcf
Divestiture Abstract
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas property and equipment	$ 108,100,000
Net production per day of acreage sold in MMcf				7.0
Net proved reserves sold in Bcf		25.1
Sales proceeds utilized for like-kind exchange transactions			15,700,000
Restricted cash				$ 85,000,000