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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income (loss) $ (57,111)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 41,029us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ (100,060)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Income from discontinued operations   (147,752)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax (3,019)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
Gain on sale of assets   (5,844)crk_GainLossOnSaleOfAssets (50,892)crk_GainLossOnSaleOfAssets
Deferred income taxes (24,677)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (56,291)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (50,472)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Dry hole costs, leasehold impairments and other exploration costs 19,003crk_DryHoleCostsLeaseHoldImpairmentsAndOtherExplorationCosts 32,984crk_DryHoleCostsLeaseHoldImpairmentsAndOtherExplorationCosts 61,300crk_DryHoleCostsLeaseHoldImpairmentsAndOtherExplorationCosts
Impairment of oil and gas properties 60,268us-gaap_ImpairmentOfOilAndGasProperties 652us-gaap_ImpairmentOfOilAndGasProperties 25,368us-gaap_ImpairmentOfOilAndGasProperties
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 378,275us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 337,134us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 343,858us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
(Gain) loss on derivative financial instruments (8,175)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfCommodityContracts 8,388us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfCommodityContracts (21,256)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfCommodityContracts
Cash settlements of derivative financial instruments 9,145us-gaap_DerivativeCashReceivedOnHedge 2,293us-gaap_DerivativeCashReceivedOnHedge 9,766us-gaap_DerivativeCashReceivedOnHedge
Loss on early extinguishment of debt   17,854us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt  
Amortization of debt discount, premium and issuance costs 4,097us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts 6,074us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts 5,277us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts
Stock-based compensation 10,697us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 12,785us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 13,728us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Excess income taxes from stock-based compensation 1,055us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation 2,016us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation 1,701us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable 2,221us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (12,674)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable 16,166us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Decrease (increase) in other current assets (7,366)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets 3,459us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets (972)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses 13,552us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities 26,887us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities (30,772)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities
Net cash provided by continuing operations 400,984us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 268,994us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 219,721us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Net cash provided by (used for) discontinued operations   (7,715)us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations 42,508us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations
Net cash provided by operating activities 400,984us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 261,279us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 262,229us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:      
Capital expenditures (634,787)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (422,244)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (385,034)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Proceeds from sales of oil and gas properties   174us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherInvestments 141,936us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherInvestments
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities   13,392us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity 37,705us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity
Investing activities of continuing operations (634,787)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (408,678)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (205,393)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash flow from investing activities of discontinued operations:      
Capital expenditures   (101,037)crk_PaymentToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentDiscontinuedOperations (203,077)crk_PaymentToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentDiscontinuedOperations
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties   823,072crk_ProceedsFromSaleOfOilAndGasPropertyAndEquipmentDiscontinuedOperations 24,750crk_ProceedsFromSaleOfOilAndGasPropertyAndEquipmentDiscontinuedOperations
Investing activities of discontinued operations   722,035us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations (178,327)us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities (634,787)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities 313,357us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (383,720)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:      
Borrowings 370,750us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 305,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 515,912us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
Principal payments on debt (100,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (835,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (390,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Costs related to early extinguishment of debt   (12,471)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts  
Debt issuance costs (2,524)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts (2,744)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts (6,709)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts
Tax withholding related to stock grants (2,349)us-gaap_PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation (1,680)us-gaap_PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation  
Repurchases of common stock (8,086)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (9,232)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock  
Excess income taxes from stock-based compensation (1,055)crk_TaxBenefitCostFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities (2,016)crk_TaxBenefitCostFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities (1,701)crk_TaxBenefitCostFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
Dividends paid (23,829)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends (17,997)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends  
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities 232,907us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (576,140)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities 117,502us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (896)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (1,504)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (3,989)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year 2,967us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 4,471us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 8,460us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year $ 2,071us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 2,967us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 4,471us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue