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Asset Retirement Obligations | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Asset Retirement Obligation [Abstract] |
Asset Retirement Obligations | Asset Retirement Obligations The following table presents the reconciliation of the beginning and ending aggregate carrying amounts of short-term and long-term legal obligations associated with the retirement of property, plant and equipment for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):
| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2020 |  | 2019
Carrying Amount at January 1 | $ | 1,110,710 |  |  | $ | 954,377 |
Liabilities Incurred | 28,840 |  |  | 78,025 |
Liabilities Settled (1) | (37,939) |  |  | (52,443) |
Accretion | 34,946 |  |  | 31,890 |
Revisions | 52,368 |  |  | 71,145 |
Foreign Currency Translations | 287 |  |  | 154 |
Carrying Amount at September 30 | $ | 1,189,212 |  |  | $ | 1,083,148 |
Current Portion | $ | 49,847 |  |  | $ | 27,055 |
Noncurrent Portion | $ | 1,139,365 |  |  | $ | 1,056,093 |
(1)Includes settlements related to asset sales. The current and noncurrent portions of EOG's asset retirement obligations are included in Current Liabilities - Other and Other Liabilities, respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for an asset retirement obligation and the associated long-lived asset. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement from service of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2175671 + Details
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