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Asset Retirement Obligation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Asset Retirement Obligation

Asset Retirement Obligation

7. Asset Retirement Obligation

Activity related to the Company’s asset retirement obligation is as follows:

(In thousands)		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
Balance at beginning of period		$	75,853
Liabilities incurred		1,647
Liabilities divested		(899		)
Accretion expense		1,003
Balance at end of period		$	77,604

As of March 31, 2014, 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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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.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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