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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases | Future minimum payments under noncancelable operating leases (with initial lease terms exceeding one year) as of December 31, 2012 were as follows (in thousands):
Years ending December 31 |
2013 | $ | 2,694 |
2014 | 2,511 |
2015 | 2,251 |
2016 | 2,018 |
2017 | 1,339 |
| $ | 10,813 |
Firm Transportation Contracts and Throughput Agreements | The amounts of the required payments related to the transportation and throughput agreements as of December 31, 2012 were as follows (in thousands):
Years ending December 31 |
2013 | $ | 26,653 |
2014 | 19,671 |
2015 | 12,977 |
2016 | 11,346 |
2017 | 11,315 |
Thereafter | 14,105 |
| $ | 96,067 |
Natural Gas Gathering Agreements | The table below presents the base fee contractual obligations under this agreement as of December 31, 2012 (in thousands).
Years ending December 31 |
2013 | $ | 42,634 |
2014 | 42,360 |
2015 | 42,153 |
2016 | 42,091 |
2017 | 41,812 |
Thereafter | 141,775 |
| $ | 352,825 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of future minimum payments required in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year and the total minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 + Details
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