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Compensation Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Compensation Related Costs [Abstract] |  |
Schedule of performance share awards under equity incentive compensation plan | A summary of the status and activity of non-vested PSUs is presented in the following table:
| For the Years Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| PSUs |  | Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value |  | PSUs |  | Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value |  | PSUs |  | Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested at beginning of year (1) | 572,469 |  |  | $ | 66.07 |  |  | 669,308 |  |  | $ | 63.91 |  |  | 885,894 |  |  | $ | 57.52 |
Granted (1) | 202,404 |  |  | $ | 94.66 |  |  | 274,831 |  |  | $ | 64.13 |  |  | 314,853 |  |  | $ | 51.98 |
Vested (1) | (206,830 | ) |  | $ | 64.79 |  |  | (345,005 | ) |  | $ | 60.06 |  |  | (493,679 | ) |  | $ | 44.72 |
Forfeited (1) | (134,383 | ) |  | $ | 86.72 |  |  | (26,665 | ) |  | $ | 69.74 |  |  | (37,760 | ) |  | $ | 65.35 |
Non-vested at end of year(1) | 433,660 |  |  | $ | 73.63 |  |  | 572,469 |  |  | $ | 66.07 |  |  | 669,308 |  |  | $ | 63.91 |
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(1) | The number of awards assumes a one multiplier. The final number of shares of common stock issued may vary depending on the ending three-year performance multiplier, which ranges from zero to two.
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Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity [Table Text Block] | A summary of the status and activity of non-vested RSUs is presented below:
| For the Years Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| RSUs |  | Weighted- Average Grant-Date Fair Value |  | RSUs |  | Weighted- Average Grant-Date Fair Value |  | RSUs |  | Weighted- Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested at beginning of year | 580,431 |  |  | $ | 57.05 |  |  | 496,244 |  |  | $ | 51.81 |  |  | 308,877 |  |  | $ | 44.33 |
Granted | 234,560 |  |  | $ | 83.98 |  |  | 329,939 |  |  | $ | 60.01 |  |  | 379,332 |  |  | $ | 49.47 |
Vested | (253,031 | ) |  | $ | 58.19 |  |  | (207,376 | ) |  | $ | 49.73 |  |  | (166,672 | ) |  | $ | 32.72 |
Forfeited | (46,236 | ) |  | $ | 62.06 |  |  | (38,376 | ) |  | $ | 54.37 |  |  | (25,293 | ) |  | $ | 51.06 |
Non-vested at end of year | 515,724 |  |  | $ | 68.29 |  |  | 580,431 |  |  | $ | 57.05 |  |  | 496,244 |  |  | $ | 51.81 |
Schedule of stock option grants under prior stock option plans | A summary of activity associated with the Company’s Stock Option Plans during the last three years is presented in the following table:
|  |  | Weighted - |  |
|  |  | Average |  | Aggregate
|  |  | Exercise |  | Intrinsic
| Shares |  | Price |  | Value
For the year ended December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding, start of year | 508,214 |  |  | $ | 13.86 |  |  |
Exercised | (240,368 | ) |  | $ | 12.65 |  |  | $ | 11,842,575 |
Forfeited | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |
Outstanding, end of year | 267,846 |  |  | $ | 14.95 |  |  | $ | 9,983,177 |
Vested and exercisable at end of year | 267,846 |  |  | $ | 14.95 |  |  | $ | 9,983,177 |
For the year ended December 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding, start of year | 267,846 |  |  | $ | 14.95 |  |  |
Exercised | (228,758 | ) |  | $ | 13.92 |  |  | $ | 12,326,994 |
Forfeited | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |
Outstanding, end of year | 39,088 |  |  | $ | 20.87 |  |  | $ | 2,432,837 |
Vested and exercisable at end of year | 39,088 |  |  | $ | 20.87 |  |  | $ | 2,432,837 |
For the year ended December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding, start of year | 39,088 |  |  | $ | 20.87 |  |  |
Exercised | (39,088 | ) |  | $ | 20.87 |  |  | $ | 1,993,726 |
Forfeited | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |
Outstanding, end of year | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Vested and exercisable at end of year | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Schedule of employee stock purchase plan | The fair value of ESPP shares issued during the periods reported were estimated using the following weighted-average assumptions:
| For the Years Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Risk free interest rate | 0.1 | % |  | 0.1 | % |  | 0.1 | %
Dividend yield | 0.1 | % |  | 0.2 | % |  | 0.2 | %
Volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company’s common stock | 33.0 | % |  | 41.1 | % |  | 47.8 | %
Expected life (in years) | 0.5 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.5 |
Schedule of net profits plan cash payment allocation | Cash payments made or accrued under the Net Profits Plan that have been recorded as either general and administrative expense or exploration expense are detailed in the table below:
| For the Years Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (in thousands)
General and administrative expense | $ | 8,326 |  |  | $ | 13,734 |  |  | $ | 15,565 |
Exploration expense | 690 |  |  | 1,310 |  |  | 1,751 |
Total | $ | 9,016 |  |  | $ | 15,044 |  |  | $ | 17,316 |
[1] | (1)The number of awards assumes a one multiplier. The final number of shares of common stock issued may vary depending on the ending three-year performance multiplier, which ranges from zero to two.

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