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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Derivative Positions and Settlements) (Details)

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Derivative Positions and Settlements) (Details) (Commodity Contract [Member])
Jun. 30, 2012
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Crude Oil [Member] | Average Floor Price per Hedge of $90 and Average Ceiling Price per Hedge of $122 [Member]
 
Derivative [Line Items]  
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount (in Volumes per Month) 25,000 [1]
Average Ceiling Price per Hedge (in dollars per instrument) 122.00 [1]
Average Floor Price per Hedge (in dollars per instrument) 90.00 [1]
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Crude Oil [Member] | Average Floor Price per Hedge of $95 and Average Ceiling Price per Hedge of $125 [Member]
 
Derivative [Line Items]  
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount (in Volumes per Month) 25,000 [1]
Average Ceiling Price per Hedge (in dollars per instrument) 125.00 [1]
Average Floor Price per Hedge (in dollars per instrument) 95.00 [1]
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Crude Oil [Member] | Average Floor Price per Hedge of $90 and Average Ceiling Price per Hedge of $116 [Member]
 
Derivative [Line Items]  
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount (in Volumes per Month) 40,000 [1]
Average Ceiling Price per Hedge (in dollars per instrument) 116.00 [1]
Average Floor Price per Hedge (in dollars per instrument) 90.00 [1]
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Natural gas [Member] | Average Floor Price per Instrument of $3.52 and Average Ceiling Price per of $3.52 Intruments [Member]
 
Derivative [Line Items]  
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount (in Volumes per Month) 1,371
Average Ceiling Price per Hedge (in dollars per instrument) 3.52 [2]
Average Floor Price per Hedge (in dollars per instrument) 3.52 [2]
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Natural gas [Member] | Average Floor Price per Instrument of $3.00 [Member]
 
Derivative [Line Items]  
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount (in Volumes per Month) 91,000 [2]
Average Floor Price per Hedge (in dollars per instrument) 3.00 [2]
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Natural gas [Member] | Average Ceiling Price per Instrument of $4.75 [Member]
 
Derivative [Line Items]  
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount (in Volumes per Month) 38,000 [2]
Average Ceiling Price per Hedge (in dollars per instrument) 4.75 [2]
[1] A collar is a combination of a sold call option (ceiling) and a purchased put option (floor).
[2] The natural gas swap, put and call option were executed contemporaneously. The "above market" swap price the Company received was offset by the value of the two options sold by the Company. The short natural gas put option when combined with the swap creates the potential for a reduction in the effective swap price if NYMEX natural gas prices are below $3.00/MMbtu in 2013. The short natural gas call option when combined with the Company's long production position represents a "covered call," and creates a $4.75/MMbtu ceiling during the covered period.