Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Revenues and other income
Oil, natural gas, and related product sales	$ 591,099,000	$ 488,028,000	$ 1,097,291,000	$ 818,914,000
CO2 sales and transportation fees	5,343,000	4,690,000	10,267,000	9,187,000
Gain on sale of interests in Genesis	0	(28,000)	0	101,540,000
Interest income and other income	4,955,000	4,520,000	8,004,000	6,390,000
Total revenues and other income	601,397,000	497,210,000	1,115,562,000	936,031,000
Expenses
Lease operating expenses	129,932,000	127,743,000	257,029,000	223,963,000
Production taxes and marketing expenses	39,688,000	38,100,000	72,439,000	57,417,000
CO2 discovery and operating expenses	1,869,000	1,681,000	4,023,000	3,049,000
General and administrative	30,900,000	31,192,000	74,746,000	63,901,000
Interest, net of amounts capitalized	42,249,000	43,483,000	91,026,000	69,899,000
Depletion, depreciation, and amortization	103,495,000	129,209,000	197,089,000	211,081,000
Derivatives expense (income)	(172,904,000)	(128,674,000)	(2,154,000)	(169,899,000)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	348,000	0	16,131,000	0
Transaction and other costs	2,018,000	22,784,000	4,377,000	67,783,000
Total expenses	177,595,000	265,518,000	714,706,000	527,194,000
Income (loss) before income taxes	423,802,000	231,692,000	400,856,000	408,837,000
Income tax provision (benefit)
Current income taxes	12,028,000	6,941,000	11,180,000	7,610,000
Deferred income taxes	152,528,000	74,422,000	144,620,000	150,694,000
Consolidated net income (loss)	259,246,000	150,329,000	245,056,000	250,533,000
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	(14,962,000)	0	(18,278,000)
Net income (loss) attributable to Denbury stockholders	$ 259,246,000	$ 135,367,000	$ 245,056,000	$ 232,255,000
Net income (loss) per common share
Basic	$ 0.65	$ 0.34	$ 0.62	$ 0.67
Diluted	$ 0.64	$ 0.34	$ 0.61	$ 0.66
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic	398,631,000	395,548,000	398,032,000	345,126,000
Diluted	403,919,000	400,867,000	403,703,000	350,326,000