3. ADDITIONAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

Certain balance sheet amounts are comprised of the following:

	September 30,			December 31,
(In thousands)	2013			2012

Accounts receivable, net
Trade accounts	$	173,096		$	165,070
Joint interest accounts	5,452			5,659
Other accounts	1,612			2,817
	180,160			173,546
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(1,681		)	(1,127		)
	$	178,479		$	172,419
Inventories
Natural gas in storage	$	11,732		$	7,494
Tubular goods and well equipment	9,136			6,392
Other accounts	(29		)	287
	$	20,839		$	14,173
Other current assets
Prepaid balances and other	3,703			2,158
	$	3,703		$	2,158
Other assets
Deferred compensation plan	$	11,865		$	10,608
Debt issuance cost	14,652			17,420
Equity method investment	16,154			6,915
Other accounts	81			83
	$	42,752		$	35,026
Accounts payable
Trade accounts	$	24,295		$	5,097
Natural gas purchases	6,389			4,892
Royalty and other owners	75,896			66,321
Accrued capital costs	175,828			164,862
Taxes other than income	10,479			19,164
Drilling advances	35,686			44,203
Producer gas imbalances	1,381			1,602
Other accounts	5,395			6,339
	$	335,349		$	312,480
Accrued liabilities
Employee benefits	$	32,870		$	16,011
Postretirement benefits	1,304			1,304
Taxes other than income	10,576			8,735
Interest payable	11,560			22,329
Other accounts	2,924			1,410
	$	59,234		$	49,789
Other liabilities
Deferred compensation plan	$	31,800		$	23,893
Other accounts	11,076			16,282
	$	42,876		$	40,175