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Property, Plant and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment of oil and gas properties	$ 208	$ 2,203	$ 706	$ 2,571
Unproved property leases [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment of oil and gas properties	$ 208	$ 2,203	$ 706	$ 2,571

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- Definition

The expense recorded to reduce the value of oil and gas assets consisting of proved properties and unproved properties as the estimate of future successful production from these properties is reduced.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 932

-SubTopic 360

-Section 35

-Paragraph 11

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28370743&loc=d3e66150-109466



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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 360

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-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230

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