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Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
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,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| (in thousands)
Accrued oil, gas, and NGL production revenue | $ | 58,256 |  |  | $ | 180,250 |
Amounts due from joint interest owners | 22,269 |  |  | 58,347 |
Accrued derivative settlements | 34,579 |  |  | 39,811 |
State severance tax refunds | 12,072 |  |  | 24,394 |
Other | 6,948 |  |  | 19,828 |
Total accounts receivable | $ | 134,124 |  |  | $ | 322,630 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses are comprised of the following:
| As of December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| (in thousands)
Accrued capital expenditures | $ | 97,355 |  |  | $ | 357,156 |
Revenue and severance tax payable | 44,387 |  |  | 63,779 |
Accrued lease operating expense | 21,943 |  |  | 34,822 |
Accrued property taxes | 14,078 |  |  | 15,059 |
Accrued compensation | 41,154 |  |  | 56,279 |
Accrued interest | 34,378 |  |  | 40,786 |
Other | 49,222 |  |  | 72,803 |
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 302,517 |  |  | $ | 640,684 |

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