Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Schedule of Share-based Compensation Expense
The following table presents share-based compensation expense for each respective period:
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For the Year Ended December 31,

2017
 
2016
 
2015
Share-based compensation cost for:
Equity-based
 
Liability-based
 
Equity-based
 
Liability-based
 
Equity-based
 
Liability-based
RSU equity awards (a)
$
10,225

 
$

 
$
4,536

 
$

 
$
3,797

 
$

Cash-settleable RSU awards (a)

 
4,294

 

 
12,285

 

 
11,437

401(k) CPE stock fund contributions
313

 

 
277

 

 
266

 

Total share-based compensation cost (b)
$
10,538

 
$
4,294

 
$
4,813

 
$
12,285

 
$
4,063

 
$
11,437


(a)
Includes the settlement of the outstanding share-based award agreements of the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, resulting in $6,351 recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Operations as Settled share-based awards for the year ended December 31, 2017.
(b)
The portion of this share-based compensation cost that was included in general and administrative expense totaled $5,194, $9,722 and $9,299 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and the portion capitalized to oil and gas properties was $3,287$7,376 and $6,201, for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively.
Schedule of Unrecognized Compensation Cost
The following table presents the unrecognized compensation cost for the indicated periods:

 
December 31,
Unrecognized compensation cost related to:
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Unvested RSU equity awards
 
$
13,158

 
$
7,276

 
$
5,208

Unvested cash-settleable RSU awards
 
3,776

 
8,948

 
4,728

Summary of Liability for Cash-Settled RSU Awards
The following table summarizes the Company’s liability for cash-settled RSU awards for the periods indicated:

 
December 31,
Consolidated Balance Sheets Classification
 
2017
 
2016
Cash-settled RSU awards (current)
 
$
4,621

 
$
8,919

Cash-settled RSU awards (non-current)
 
3,490

 
8,071

Total cash-settled RSU awards
 
$
8,111

 
$
16,990

Schedule of Unvested Restricted Stock Units Activity
The following table represents unvested restricted stock activity for the year ended December 31, 2017:

 
 
 
Weighted average
(shares in 000s)
 
Number of Shares
 
Grant-Date Fair Value per Share
 
Years Over Which Expense is Expected to be Recognized
Outstanding at the beginning of the period
 
1,448

 
$
10.81

 
 
Granted (a)(b)
 
1,173

 
12.25

 
 
Vested (b)(c)
 
(797
)
 
11.35

 
 
Forfeited
 
(34
)
 
9.57

 
 
Outstanding at the end of the period
 
1,790

 
$
11.54

 
1.94

(a)
Includes 89 market-based RSUs that will vest at a range of 0% - 200%. See Note 8 for additional information about market-based RSU equity awards.
(b)
Includes 73 market-based RSUs that were granted and subsequently vested at 142% of their issued units in 2017.
(c)
The fair value of shares vested was $9,045.
Schedule of Cash-Settleable RSUs Outstanding
As of December 31, 2017, the Company had the following cash-settleable RSUs outstanding (including those that are not based on a market condition):
(shares in 000s)
 
Base Units Outstanding
 
Potential Minimum Units Vesting
 
Potential Maximum Units Vesting
Vesting in 2018
 
165

 
13

 
316

Vesting in 2019
 
200

 
17

 
384

Vesting in 2020
 

 

 

Other
 
203

 
203

 
203

Total cash-settleable RSUs
 
568

 
233

 
903