Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Restricted Stock Awards and Stock Options

For restricted stock awards and stock options, we had:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Recognized stock compensation expense	$	4.4	$	4.4	$	12.7	$	12.0
Capitalized stock compensation cost for our oil and natural gas properties	0.9		1.0		2.7		2.6
Tax benefit on stock based compensation	1.7		1.8		4.9		4.7

Schedule Of Fair Value Of The Restricted Stock Awards Granted During The Periods

The following table shows the fair value of restricted stock awards granted to employees and non-employee directors during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, as there were no restricted stock awards granted during the three months ended September 30, 2014 or 2013.

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2014			2013
Shares granted:
Employees	438,342			448,549
Non employee directors	13,768			21,128
	452,110			469,677
Estimated fair value (in millions):
Employees	$	22.4		$	21.0
Non employee directors	0.9			0.9
	$	23.3		$	21.9
Percentage of shares granted expected to be distributed:
Employees	95		%	94		%
Non employee directors	100		%	100		%