Accrued Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following as of December 31:

	2014		2013
	(In thousands)
Employee costs	$	31,451	$	27,633
Lease operating expenses	20,709		16,073
Interest payable	6,654		6,504
Taxes	3,284		2,313
Deposits on assets held for sale	—		3,750
Derivative settlements	—		416
Other	8,073		7,674
Total accrued liabilities	$	70,171	$	64,363