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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Operating activities:    
Net income $ 561,108 $ 369,134
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from operating activities:    
Deferred income tax expense 149,289 26,141
Depletion, depreciation and amortization 259,197 262,573
Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties 44,308 12,319
Derivative fair value (income) loss (530,095) 1,636,687
Cash settlements on derivative financial instruments 188,496 (1,005,522)
Divestiture contract obligation, including accretion 71,380 57,791
Amortization of deferred financing costs and other 3,591 6,521
Deferred and stock-based compensation 60,166 95,397
Gain on the sale of assets (353) (548)
(Gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt (439) 69,232
Changes in working capital:    
Accounts receivable 288,415 (132,644)
Other current assets (9,520) (19,478)
Accounts payable (84,291) 52,292
Accrued liabilities and other (249,455) (177,806)
Net cash provided from operating activities 751,797 1,252,089
Investing activities:    
Additions to natural gas properties (421,087) (351,813)
Additions to field service assets (321) (535)
Acreage purchases (27,422) (23,968)
Proceeds from disposal of assets 823 463
Purchases of marketable securities held by the deferred compensation plan (39,545) (39,362)
Proceeds from the sales of marketable securities held by the deferred compensation plan 43,663 40,531
Net cash used in investing activities (443,889) (374,684)
Financing activities:    
Borrowings on credit facility 185,000 813,000
Repayments on credit facility (204,000) (813,000)
Issuance of senior notes 0 500,000
Repayment of senior notes (60,934) (1,071,867)
Dividends paid (57,949) (19,526)
Treasury stock purchases (9,663) (308,891)
Debt issuance costs 0 (16,177)
Taxes paid for shares withheld (39,475) (25,492)
Change in cash overdrafts (18,616) (14,203)
Proceeds from the sales of common stock held by the deferred compensation plan 60,323 21,473
Net cash used in financing activities (145,314) (934,683)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 162,594 (57,278)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 207 214,422
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 162,801 $ 157,144