2.4.0.82102100 - Disclosure - Basis of Presentationtruefalsefalse1falsefalsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000077159duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true1us-gaap_AccountingPoliciesAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse02false2us-gaap_BasisOfAccountingus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Basis of Presentation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:33px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:33px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Penn Virginia and all of our subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Preparation of these statements involves the use of estimates and judgments where appropriate. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been included. Our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">December 31, 2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. Operating results for the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">six months ended June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">December 31, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. Certain amounts for the 2012 period have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:33px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Effective January 1, 2013, we adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-02, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> (“ASU 2013-02”). The disclosures required by ASU 2013-02 are included in Note 11. The adoption of ASU 2013-02 did not have a significant impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Management has evaluated all activities of the Company, through the date upon which our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were issued, and concluded that no subsequent events have occurred that would require recognition in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements or disclosure in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for the basis of accounting, or basis of presentation, used to prepare the financial statements (for example, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Other Comprehensive Basis of Accounting, IFRS).No definition available.false0falseBasis of PresentationUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.pennvirginia.com/role/BasisOfPresentation12