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Fair Value Measurements - Reconciliation of Financial Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis using Unobservable Inputs (Details) (Guarantees, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2014
Guarantees
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 9,480		$ 0
Issuances(1)	0	[1]	9,446	[1]
Loss on guarantees	2,548		2,582
Ending balance	$ 12,028		$ 12,028
[1] Represents the fair value of the guarantees of certain plugging and abandonment obligations on behalf of Fieldwood as of February 25, 2014, the closing date for the sale of the Gulf Properties.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability still held at the reporting date for which fair value is measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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Amount of issuances of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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-Publisher FASB

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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