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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION |
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION | 12. ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION Activity related to the Company’s asset retirement obligation is as follows:
(In thousands) |  |  |
Balance at December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 67,016 |
Liabilities incurred |  | 3,945 |
Liabilities settled |  | (800 | )
Liabilities divested |  | (341 | )
Accretion expense |  | 2,705 |
Balance at September 30, 2013 |  | $ | 72,525 |
As of September 30, 2013, approximately $2.0 million, which represents the current portion of the Company’s asset retirement obligation, is included in accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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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://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7569-110849 + Details
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