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Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses
$
73,048

 
$
94,406

Accrued interest
68

 
1,385

Production payable
21,925

 
18,059

Payroll and benefits (1)
21,808

 
21,475

Drilling advances
2,017

 
3,830

Total accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
118,866

 
$
139,155


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(1)
Includes $9.9 million in employee termination benefits at March 31, 2018. See Note 3 for additional discussion of accrued employee termination benefits at March 31, 2018.