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Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract] |
Asset Retirement Obligation | Our asset retirement obligations primarily represent the present value of the estimated amounts we will incur to plug, abandon and remediate our producing properties at the end of their productive lives. Significant inputs used in determining such obligations include estimates of plugging and abandonment costs, estimated future inflation rates and well life. The inputs are calculated based on historical data as well as current estimated costs. A reconciliation of our liability for plugging and abandonment costs as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands):
| 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Beginning of period | $ | 287,463 |  |  | $ | 230,077 |
Liabilities incurred |  | 4,595 |  |  |  | 8,602 |
Acquisitions |  | 1,584 |  |  |  | 11,927 |
Liability released |  | ¾ |  |  |  | (8,309 | )
Liabilities settled |  | (18,828 | ) |  |  | (4,442 | )
Disposition of wells |  | (45,845 | ) |  |  | (13,951 | )
Accretion expense |  | 19,163 |  |  |  | 15,226 |
Change in estimate |  | 16,005 |  |  |  | 48,333 |
End of period |  | 264,137 |  |  |  | 287,463 |
Less current portion |  | (15,071 | ) |  |  | (15,067 | )
Long-term asset retirement obligations | $ | 249,066 |  |  | $ | 272,396 |

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