COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Commitments and Contigencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Supply Commitment [Table Text Block]

The following table presents gross volume information, including our proportionate share of PDCM, related to our long-term firm transportation, sales and processing agreements for pipeline capacity:

	Year Ending December 31,
Area	2014		2015		2016		2017		2018 and Through Expiration		Total		Expiration Date
Volume (MMcf)
Appalachia-Marcellus Shale	18,212		19,485		21,044		20,987		125,336		205,064		January 31, 2026
Utica Shale	2,454		2,738		2,745		2,737		15,285		25,959		July 22, 2023
Total	20,666		22,223		23,789		23,724		140,621		231,023
Dollar commitment (in thousands)	$	7,547	$	7,907	$	8,230	$	7,790	$	38,526	$	70,000

Schedule of Minimum Future Lease Payments under the Non-cancelable Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the minimum future lease payments under the non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2013:

	Year Ending December 31,
	2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		Thereafter		Total
	(in thousands)
Minimum Lease Payments	$	2,427	$	1,970	$	471	$	257	$	34	$	941	$	6,100