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Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
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,
| 2016 |  | 2015
| (in thousands)
Accrued oil, gas, and NGL production revenue | $ | 96,101 |  |  | $ | 58,256 |
Amounts due from joint interest owners | 29,669 |  |  | 22,269 |
State severance tax refunds | 15,320 |  |  | 12,072 |
Accrued derivative settlements | 6,512 |  |  | 34,579 |
Other | 4,348 |  |  | 6,948 |
Total accounts receivable | $ | 151,950 |  |  | $ | 134,124 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses are comprised of the following:
| As of December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
| (in thousands)
Accrued capital expenditures | $ | 107,009 |  |  | $ | 97,355 |
Revenue and severance tax payable | 39,617 |  |  | 44,387 |
Accrued lease operating expense | 15,956 |  |  | 21,943 |
Accrued property taxes | 6,606 |  |  | 14,078 |
Accrued compensation | 34,761 |  |  | 41,154 |
Accrued derivative settlements | 6,473 |  |  | — |
Accrued interest | 45,059 |  |  | 34,378 |
Other | 44,227 |  |  | 49,222 |
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 299,708 |  |  | $ | 302,517 |

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