Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

Accounts receivable are comprised of the following:

	As of December 31,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Accrued oil, gas, and NGL production revenue	$	180,250	$	228,169
Amounts due from joint interest owners	58,347		37,517
Accrued derivative settlements	39,811		770
State severance tax refunds	24,394		29,213
Other	19,828		22,702
Total accounts receivable	$	322,630	$	318,371

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Accounts payable and accrued expenses are comprised of the following:

	As of December 31,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Accrued capital expenditures	$	357,156	$	217,820
Revenue and severance tax payable	63,779		87,852
Accrued lease operating expense	34,822		29,296
Accrued property taxes	15,059		10,401
Joint owner advances	152		96,636
Accrued compensation	56,279		71,466
Accrued interest	40,786		40,027
Other	72,651		53,253
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	640,684	$	606,751