v2.4.0.8
Share-Based Compensation (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Schedule of Unvested Restricted Stock Units Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
A summary of the changes in unvested shares of restricted stock during the Current Period is presented below.
 
 
Number of
Unvested
Restricted Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
Unvested shares as of January 1, 2014
 
13,400

 
$
23.38

Granted
 
4,754

 
$
26.11

Vested
 
(2,623
)
 
$
23.00

Forfeited
 
(2,706
)
 
$
29.27

Unvested shares as of June 30, 2014
 
12,825

 
$
23.23

Equity-Classified Share-Based Payment Award Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]
The Company used the following weighted average assumptions to estimate the grant date fair value of the stock options granted in the Current Period:
Expected option life - years
 
5.9

Volatility
 
48.63
%
Risk-free interest rate
 
1.93
%
Dividend yield
 
1.33
%
For the 2014 awards, the Company utilized the Monte Carlo simulation for the TSR performance measure, and used the following assumptions to determine the grant date fair value of the PSUs granted in the Current Period:
Volatility
 
41.37
%
Risk-free interest rate
 
0.76
%
Dividend yield for value of awards
 
1.36
%
Schedule of Share-Based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]
The following table provides information related to stock option activity during the Current Period: 
 
 
Number of
Shares
Underlying  
Options
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Per Share
 
Weighted  
Average
Contract
Life in
Years
 
Aggregate  
Intrinsic
Value(a)
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
($ in millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 2014
 
5,268

 
$
19.28

 
6.66
 
$
41

Granted
 
994

 
$
24.43

 
 
 
 
Exercised
 
(1,309
)
 
$
18.75

 
 
 
$
11

Expired
 
(19
)
 
$
18.97

 
 
 
 
Forfeited
 
(262
)
 
$
20.30

 
 
 
 
Outstanding at June 30, 2014
 
4,672

 
$
19.60

 
7.90
 
$
54

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercisable at June 30, 2014
 
1,106

 
$
18.55

 
6.97
 
$
14

___________________________________________
(a)
The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the current market value or the market value upon exercise of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option.
Equity-Classified Stock-Based Compensation [Table Text Block]
We recognized the following compensation costs related to restricted stock and stock options during the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period:
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
($ in millions)
General and administrative expenses
 
$
11

 
$
15

 
$
24

 
$
35

Natural gas and oil properties
 
9

 
12

 
16

 
32

Natural gas, oil and NGL production expenses
 
5

 
6

 
8

 
12

Marketing, gathering and compression expenses
 
1

 
1

 
3

 
4

Oilfield services expenses
 
3

 
2

 
5

 
5

Total
 
$
29

 
$
36

 
$
56

 
$
88

We recognized the following compensation costs related to PSUs during the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period:
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
($ in millions)
Natural gas and oil properties
 
$
2

 
$
1

 
$
3

 
$
4

General and administrative expenses
 
11

 
4

 
10

 
9

Marketing, gathering and compression expenses
 
1

 

 
1

 
2

Total
 
$
14

 
$
5

 
$
14

 
$
15

Liability-Classified Share-Based Payment Award Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]
The Company used the following weighted average assumptions to estimate the grant date fair value of the stock options granted in the Current Period:
Expected option life - years
 
5.9

Volatility
 
48.63
%
Risk-free interest rate
 
1.93
%
Dividend yield
 
1.33
%
For the 2014 awards, the Company utilized the Monte Carlo simulation for the TSR performance measure, and used the following assumptions to determine the grant date fair value of the PSUs granted in the Current Period:
Volatility
 
41.37
%
Risk-free interest rate
 
0.76
%
Dividend yield for value of awards
 
1.36
%
Schedule of Nonvested Performance-based Units Activity [Table Text Block]
The following table presents a summary of our PSU awards as of June 30, 2014:
 
 
Units
 
Fair Value
as of
Grant Date
 
Fair Value
 
Liability for
Vested
Amount
 
 
 
 
($ in millions)
2012 Awards (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable 2015
 
884,507

 
$
23

 
$
31

 
$
31

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013 Awards
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable 2016
 
1,701,941

 
$
35

 
$
66

 
$
59

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014 Awards
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable 2017
 
658,059

 
$
17

 
$
20

 
$
9

___________________________________________
(a)
In the Current Period and the Prior Period, we paid $11 million and $2 million, respectively, related to 2012 PSU awards.
Liability-Classified Stock-Based Compensation [Table Text Block]
We recognized the following compensation costs related to restricted stock and stock options during the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period:
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
($ in millions)
General and administrative expenses
 
$
11

 
$
15

 
$
24

 
$
35

Natural gas and oil properties
 
9

 
12

 
16

 
32

Natural gas, oil and NGL production expenses
 
5

 
6

 
8

 
12

Marketing, gathering and compression expenses
 
1

 
1

 
3

 
4

Oilfield services expenses
 
3

 
2

 
5

 
5

Total
 
$
29

 
$
36

 
$
56

 
$
88

We recognized the following compensation costs related to PSUs during the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period:
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
($ in millions)
Natural gas and oil properties
 
$
2

 
$
1

 
$
3

 
$
4

General and administrative expenses
 
11

 
4

 
10

 
9

Marketing, gathering and compression expenses
 
1

 

 
1

 
2

Total
 
$
14

 
$
5

 
$
14

 
$
15