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Long-Term Debt | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Long-term debt | Note 5 - Long-term Debt Revolving Credit Facility The Company’s Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides a maximum loan amount of $2.5 billion, current aggregate lender commitments of $1.3 billion, and a maturity date of April 12, 2018. The borrowing base is subject to regular semi-annual redeterminations. On October 6, 2014, the lending group redetermined the Company’s borrowing base under the credit facility and increased it from $2.2 billion to $2.4 billion, with no change in the aggregate lender commitments of $1.3 billion. The borrowing base redetermination process under the credit facility considers the value of the Company’s proved oil and gas properties, as determined by the lender group. The next scheduled redetermination date is April 1, 2015. Borrowings under the facility are secured by at least 75 percent of the Company’s proved oil and gas properties. The Company must comply with certain financial and non-financial covenants under the terms of its credit facility agreement, including limitations on the payment of dividends to $50.0 million per year. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the credit facility as of September 30, 2014, and through the filing date of this report. The following table presents the outstanding balance, total amount of letters of credit, and available borrowing capacity under the Company’s credit facility as of October 22, 2014, September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013:
| As of October 22, 2014 |  | As of September 30, 2014 |  | As of December 31, 2013
| (in thousands)
Credit facility balance | $ | 558,500 |  |  | $ | 390,000 |  |  | $ | — |
Letters of credit (1) | $ | 808 |  |  | $ | 808 |  |  | $ | 808 |
Available borrowing capacity | $ | 740,692 |  |  | $ | 909,192 |  |  | $ | 1,299,192 |
____________________________________________ (1) Letters of credit reduce the available borrowing capacity under the credit facility on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Senior Notes The Senior Notes line on the accompanying balance sheets represents the outstanding principal amount of the 6.625% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”), the 6.50% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”), the 6.50% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”), and the 5.0% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes” and collectively with the 2019 Notes, 2021 Notes, and 2023 Notes, the “Senior Notes”), as shown in the table below:
| As of September 30, 2014 |  | As of December 31, 2013
| (in thousands)
2019 Notes | $ | 350,000 |  |  | $ | 350,000 |
2021 Notes | 350,000 |  |  | 350,000 |
2023 Notes | 400,000 |  |  | 400,000 |
2024 Notes | 500,000 |  |  | 500,000 |
Total Senior Notes | $ | 1,600,000 |  |  | $ | 1,600,000 |
The Senior Notes are unsecured senior obligations and rank equal in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and any future unsecured senior debt, and are senior in right of payment to any future subordinated debt. There are no subsidiary guarantors of the Senior Notes. The Company is subject to certain covenants under the respective indentures governing the Senior Notes that limit the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, issue preferred stock, and make restricted payments, including dividends; provided, however, that the first $6.5 million of dividends paid each year are not restricted by these covenants. The Company does not expect these restrictions to limit its ability to continue paying dividends at its current rate for the foreseeable future if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under its Senior Notes as of September 30, 2014, and through the filing date of this report. 2024 Notes On May 20, 2013, the Company issued $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 2024 Notes. The 2024 Notes were issued at par and mature on January 15, 2024. Please refer to Note 5 - Long-term Debt in the Company’s 2013 Form 10-K for additional discussion of the terms of these notes. On May 20, 2013, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement that provided holders of the 2024 Notes certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company closed its offer to exchange its 2024 Notes for notes registered under the Securities Act on June 25, 2014.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19,20,22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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