Asset Retirement Obligations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

The following table reflects the changes in the Company’s ARO during the three months ended March 31, 2015:



	(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	42,549
Liabilities incurred during period	372
Liabilities settled during period	(41		)
Accretion expense during period⁽¹⁾	537
Revisions to estimates	241
Balance at March 31, 2015	$	43,658

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(1)	Included in depreciation, depletion and amortization on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

At March 31, 2015, the current portion of the total ARO balance was approximately $0.7 million and is included in accrued liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.