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Additional Balance Sheet Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Additional Balance Sheet Information  
Additional Balance Sheet Information

3. Additional Balance Sheet Information

        Certain balance sheet amounts are comprised of the following:

 
  December 31,  
(In thousands)
  2012   2011  

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

             

Trade accounts

  $ 165,070   $ 111,306  

Joint interest accounts

    5,659     5,417  

Other accounts

    2,817     1,003  
           

 

    173,546     117,726  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

    (1,127 )   (3,345 )
           

 

  $ 172,419   $ 114,381  
           

INVENTORIES

             

Natural gas in storage

  $ 7,494   $ 13,513  

Tubular goods and well equipment

    6,392     7,146  

Other accounts

    287     619  
           

 

  $ 14,173   $ 21,278  
           

OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

             

Prepaid balances and other

  $ 2,158   $ 2,345  

Restricted cash

        2,234  
           

 

  $ 2,158   $ 4,579  
           

OTHER ASSETS

             

Deferred compensation plan

  $ 10,608   $ 10,838  

Debt issuance cost

    17,420     17,680  

Equity method investment

    6,915      

Other accounts

    83     1,342  
           

 

  $ 35,026   $ 29,860  
           

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

             

Trade accounts

  $ 22,977   $ 18,253  

Natural gas purchases

    4,892     3,012  

Royalty and other owners

    66,321     48,113  

Accrued capital costs

    164,862     138,122  

Taxes other than income

    1,284     2,076  

Drilling advances

    44,203     1,489  

Producer gas imbalances

    1,602     2,312  

Other accounts

    6,339     3,917  
           

 

  $ 312,480   $ 217,294  
           

ACCRUED LIABILITIES

             

Employee benefits

  $ 16,011   $ 26,035  

Pension and postretirement benefits

    1,304     6,331  

Taxes other than income

    8,735     12,297  

Interest payable

    22,329     24,701  

Derivative contracts

    192     385  

Other accounts

    1,218     1,169  
           

 

  $ 49,789   $ 70,918  
           

OTHER LIABILITIES

             

Deferred compensation plan

  $ 23,893   $ 20,187  

Other accounts

    16,282     11,752  
           

 

  $ 40,175   $ 31,939