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Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 22, 2016 USD ($) shares | Feb. 19, 2016 performance_criteria | Jan. 05, 2016 USD ($) shares | Feb. 28, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Award_Type shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  | $ 26,000,000 | $ 13,700,000 | $ 21,500,000
Stock-based compensation tax benefit |  |  |  |  | 2,126,000 |  | 1,375,000
Stock-based compensation tax benefit |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | (1,375,000)
Defined contribution cost recognized |  |  |  |  | $ 1,800,000 | (6,400,000) | (4,900,000)
Deferred Compensation, Share-based Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares held in employee trust earned but not distributed (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 495,774 |  |
Shares issued in period (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 38,400 |  |
Restricted Stock Awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000 | 400,000 | 1,000,000
Award vesting period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Compensation cost not yet recognized |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |
Fair value of award |  |  |  |  | 200,000 | 200,000 | 600,000
Aggregate intrinsic value |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |
Weighted-average remaining contractual term of non-vested shares |  |  |  |  | 3 months 17 days |  |
Restricted Stock Awards | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected forfeiture rate |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |
Restricted Stock Awards | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected forfeiture rate |  |  |  |  | 6.00% |  |
Restricted Stock Awards | Graduated or graded vesting | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Restricted Stock Awards | Graduated or graded vesting | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting period |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |
Restricted Stock Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,500,000
Aggregate intrinsic value |  |  |  |  | $ 8,100,000 |  |
Stock Appreciation Rights |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000
Compensation cost not yet recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Term of award |  |  |  |  | 7 years |  |
Aggregate intrinsic value |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |
Weighted-average remaining contractual term of non-vested shares |  |  |  |  | 1 year 5 months 21 days |  |
Stock Appreciation Rights | Graduated or graded vesting |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Award vesting percentage |  |  |  |  | 33.33% |  |
Performance Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  | $ 21,300,000 | 18,300,000 | 20,800,000
Award vesting period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Compensation cost not yet recognized |  |  |  |  | $ 19,300,000 |  |
Number of performance award types | Award_Type |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Period of recognition for unrecognized compensation costs |  |  |  |  | 11 months 4 days |  |
Aggregate intrinsic value |  |  |  |  | $ 55,100,000 |  |
Weighted-average remaining contractual term of non-vested shares |  |  |  |  | 1 year 3 months 14 days |  |
Number of performance awards where the performance period has ended | Award_Type |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Performance Shares | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected forfeiture rate |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |
Performance Shares | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected forfeiture rate |  |  |  |  | 6.00% |  |
Internal Metrics Performance Share Awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of performance award types | Award_Type |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Rights to share portion of award, maximum percent |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Market Based Performance Share Awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of performance award types | Award_Type |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Rights to share portion of award, maximum percent |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Rights to cash portion of award, maximum percent |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Employee Performance Share Awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting period |  |  |  | 3 years | 3 years |  |
Number of performance criteria | performance_criteria |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Number of performance awards issued and certified (in shares) | shares | 225,780 |  |  |  |  |  |
Grant date fair value of performance shares issued and certified | $ 8,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Performance Share Awards | Performance metric: average production |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting percentage |  |  |  |  | 33.33% |  |
Employee Performance Share Awards | Performance metric: average finding costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting percentage |  |  |  |  | 33.33% |  |
Employee Performance Share Awards | Performance metric: average reserve replacement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting percentage |  |  |  |  | 33.33% |  |
Hybrid Performance Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum operating cash flow for performance based award |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |
Hybrid Performance Shares | Graduated or graded vesting |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Hybrid Performance Shares | 25% vesting on first and second anniversary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting percentage |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |
Hybrid Performance Shares | 50% vesting on third anniversary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting percentage |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
TSR Performance Share Awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance period of peer group |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Cash payments for share-based compensation |  |  |  |  | $ 1,800,000 | 7,000,000 | 14,300,000
Number of performance awards issued and certified (in shares) | shares |  |  | 157,147 |  |  |  |
Grant date fair value of performance shares issued and certified |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |
TSR Performance Share Awards | Liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current portion of share-based liability |  |  |  |  | 0 | 1,800,000 |
Noncurrent portion of share-based liability |  |  |  |  | 2,100,000 | 900,000 |
SEIP |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ (300,000) | 3,000,000
Number of trading days during which the closing price meets or exceeds the goal price |  |  |  |  | 20 days |  |
Number of consecutive trading days for payout |  |  |  |  | 60 days |  |
Period for interim goal |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |
Period for final goal |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |
Percent of employee salary for interim goal |  |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |
Percent of employee salary for final goal |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Percent of employee salary if interim goal is met |  |  |  |  | 30.00% |  |
Payments related to share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,000,000
Percent of aggregate distribution paid immediately |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |
Percent of aggregate distribution paid subsequently |  |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |

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