Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 1,310	$ 443
Accounts and Notes Receivable:
Trade, net	101,788	116,119
Other Receivables, net	50,597	17,872
Supplies Inventories	12,965	19,846
Derivative Instruments	147,020	252,524
Prepaid Expenses	19,259	14,984
Total Current Assets	332,939	421,788
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Property, Plant and Equipment	12,907,324	12,537,118
Less—Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	5,533,957	5,194,485
Total Property, Plant and Equipment—Net	7,373,367	7,342,633
Other Non-Current Assets:
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets	103,692	139,466
Derivative Instruments	228,883	280,530
Goodwill	323,314	323,314
Other Intangible Assets	65,524	70,438
Other	110,330	48,488
Total Other Non-Current Assets	831,743	862,236
TOTAL ASSETS	8,538,049	8,626,657
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	120,125	147,361
Derivative Instruments	185,795	61,102
Current Portion of Finance Lease Obligations	2,576	1,862
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	327,236	325,668
Current Portion of Operating Lease Obligations	49,033	53,791
Other Accrued Liabilities	207,972	233,214
Total Current Liabilities	892,737	822,998
Non-Current Liabilities:
Long-Term Debt	1,957,655	1,888,706
Finance Lease Obligations	10,270	5,500
Operating Lease Obligations	57,493	89,531
Derivative Instruments	369,569	526,554
Deferred Income Taxes	745,735	729,454
Asset Retirement Obligations	104,921	105,315
Other	142,954	97,582
Total Non-Current Liabilities	3,388,597	3,442,642
TOTAL LIABILITIES	4,281,334	4,265,640
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value; 500,000,000 Shares Authorized, 149,256,306 Issued and Outstanding at September 30, 2024; 154,382,880 Issued and Outstanding at December 31, 2023	1,494	1,548
Capital in Excess of Par Value	2,348,061	2,384,910
Preferred Stock, 15,000,000 shares authorized, None issued and outstanding	0	0
Retained Earnings	1,914,218	1,981,860
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(7,058)	(7,301)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	4,256,715	4,361,017
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 8,538,049	$ 8,626,657

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).