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Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract] |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block] | Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses | $ | 461,067 |  |  | $ | 313,901 |
Accrued interest | 92,125 |  |  | 53,388 |
Production payable | 97,245 |  |  | 59,825 |
Drilling advances | 68,742 |  |  | 36,637 |
Payroll and benefits | 29,811 |  |  | 26,402 |
Convertible perpetual preferred stock dividends | 16,572 |  |  | 16,572 |
Related party | 982 |  |  | 59 |
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 766,544 |  |  | $ | 506,784 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for accounts payable and accrued liabilities at the end of the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19 -Subparagraph a -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a),20,24) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 20, 24 -Article 5 + Details
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