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Properties and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Components of net properties and equipment | Properties and equipment are comprised of the following:
| December 31,
(In thousands) | 2014 |  | 2013
Proved oil and gas properties | $ | 7,984,979 |  |  | $ | 6,362,570 |
Unproved oil and gas properties | 492,208 |  |  | 375,428 |
Gathering and pipeline systems | 241,272 |  |  | 239,958 |
Land, building and other equipment | 109,758 |  |  | 94,243 |
| 8,828,217 |  |  | 7,072,199 |
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization | (3,902,506 | ) |  | (2,525,972 | )
| $ | 4,925,711 |  |  | $ | 4,546,227 |
Schedule of net changes in capitalized exploratory well costs | The following table reflects the net changes in capitalized exploratory well costs:
| Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands) | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Balance at beginning of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | 10,390 |  |  | $ | 5,328 |
Additions to capitalized exploratory well costs pending the determination of proved reserves | 10,557 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,390 |
Reclassifications to wells, facilities, and equipment based on the determination of proved reserves | — |  |  | (10,198 | ) |  | — |
Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense | — |  |  | (192 | ) |  | (5,328 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 10,557 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 10,390 |
Schedule of aging of capitalized exploratory well costs | The following table provides an aging of capitalized exploratory well costs based on the date the drilling was completed:
| December 31,
(In thousands) | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for a period of one year or less | $ | 10,557 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 10,390 |
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for a period greater than one year | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| $ | 10,557 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 10,390 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph b -Article 5 + Details
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