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Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Abstract] |
Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Text Block] | Note 2 – Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Accounts receivable are comprised of the following:
| As of December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (in thousands)
Accrued oil, gas, and NGL production revenue | $ | 180,250 |  |  | $ | 228,169 |
Amounts due from joint interest owners | 58,347 |  |  | 37,517 |
Accrued derivative settlements | 39,811 |  |  | 770 |
State severance tax refunds | 24,394 |  |  | 29,213 |
Other | 19,828 |  |  | 22,702 |
Total accounts receivable | $ | 322,630 |  |  | $ | 318,371 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses are comprised of the following:
| As of December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (in thousands)
Accrued capital expenditures | $ | 357,156 |  |  | $ | 217,820 |
Revenue and severance tax payable | 63,779 |  |  | 87,852 |
Accrued lease operating expense | 34,822 |  |  | 29,296 |
Accrued property taxes | 15,059 |  |  | 10,401 |
Joint owner advances | 152 |  |  | 96,636 |
Accrued compensation | 56,279 |  |  | 71,466 |
Accrued interest | 40,786 |  |  | 40,027 |
Other | 72,651 |  |  | 53,253 |
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 640,684 |  |  | $ | 606,751 |

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