Other Liabilities (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Liabilities

Other current liabilities as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are detailed below.



	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
	($ in millions)
Revenues and royalties due others	$	526	$	543
Accrued drilling and production costs	259		169
Joint interest prepayments received	76		71
Accrued compensation and benefits	137		239
Other accrued taxes	37		32
Bank of New York Mellon legal accrual	441		440
Other	322		304
Total other current liabilities	$	1,798	$	1,798

Other long-term liabilities as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are detailed below.



	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
	($ in millions)
CHK Utica ORRI conveyance obligation^(a)	$	153	$	160
Unrecognized tax benefits	97		97
Other	118		126
Total other long-term liabilities	$	368	$	383

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(a)

The CHK Utica L.L.C. investors’ right to receive proportionately a 3% overriding royalty interest (ORRI) in the first 1,500 net wells drilled on our Utica Shale leasehold is subject to an increase to 4% on net wells earned in any year following a year in which we do not meet our net well commitment under the ORRI obligation, that runs through 2023. The liability represents the obligation to deliver future ORRIs. As of March 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016, approximately $49 million and $43 million of the total $202 million and $203 million obligations, respectively, are recorded in other current liabilities.