CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 579,316	$ 514
Accounts receivable, net	100,871	120,229
Income taxes receivable	4,187	4,323
Inventories	15,948	17,049
Derivative instruments	18,994	0
Other current assets	1,371	2,671
Total current assets	720,687	144,786
Properties and equipment, net (Successful efforts method)	4,837,814	4,976,879
Equity method investments	117,178	103,517
Other assets	27,029	27,856
TOTAL ASSETS	5,702,708	5,253,038
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	147,994	160,407
Current portion of long-term debt	20,000	20,000
Accrued liabilities	17,826	24,923
Interest payable	13,562	30,222
Total current liabilities	199,382	235,552
Postretirement benefits	36,244	35,293
Long-term debt, net	1,583,192	1,996,139
Deferred income taxes	780,295	807,236
Asset retirement obligations	130,795	143,606
Other liabilities	28,740	26,024
Total liabilities	$ 2,758,648	$ 3,243,850
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: Authorized -- 960,000,000 shares of $0.10 par value in 2016 and 2015, respectively Issued-- 474,892,215 shares and 423,758,593 shares in 2016 and 2015 respectively	$ 47,489	$ 42,377
Additional paid-in capital	1,711,233	721,997
Retained earnings	1,492,538	1,552,014
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(365)	(365)
Less treasury stock, at cost: 9,892,680 shares in 2016 and 2015, respectively	(306,835)	(306,835)
Total stockholders' equity	2,944,060	2,009,188
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 5,702,708	$ 5,253,038

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).