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, 2012
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan
 
For the year ended December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Share-based compensation expense for:
Equity-based

 
Liability-based
 
Equity-based
 
Liability-based
 
Equity-based
 
Liability-based
Options
$

 
$

 
$
24

 
$

 
$
206

 
$

RSU equity awards
4,210

 

 
2,832

 

 
3,898

 

Cash-settleable RSU awards

 
2,916

 

 
1,335

 

 
1,396

401(k) contributions in shares
218

 

 
202

 

 
201

 

Total share-based compensation expense (a)
$
4,428

 
$
2,916

 
$
3,058

 
$
1,335

 
$
4,305

 
$
1,396


(a)
The portion of this share-based compensation expense that was included in general and administrative expense totaled $4,081, $2,502 and $3,107 for the same years respectively, and the portion capitalized to oil and gas properties was $3,263, $1,891 and $2,594, respectively. 
Schedule of Unrecognized Compensation Cost, Nonvested Awards
The following table presents the specified share-based compensation expense for the indicated periods:
 
 As of December 31,
Unrecognized compensation costs related to:
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Unvested options
 
 
$

 
 
 
$

 
 
 
$
57

Unvested RSU equity awards
 
 
6,320

 
 
 
5,748

 
 
 
3,353

Unvested cash-settleable RSU awards
 
 
2,826

 
 
 
2,498

 
 
 
2,676

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Future expected share-based compensation expense for:
 
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
Thereafter
 
Total
RSU equity awards
 
 
3,565

 
2,182

 
573

 

 
6,320

Cash-settleable RSU awards
 
 
1,862

 
937

 
27

 

 
2,826

Schedule of Cash-Settleable RSU awards
The following table summarizes the Company's cash-settleable RSU awards for the periods indicated:
Consolidated Balance Sheets Classification
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities - current portion
 
$
1,429

 
$
604

 
$

Other long-term liabilities - non-current portion
 
1,017

 
2,309

 
1,578

Total cash-settleable RSU awards
 
$
2,446

 
$
2,913

 
$
1,578

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity
The following table represents unvested restricted stock activity for the year ended December 31, 2012:

 
Weighted average
 
Number of Shares
 
Grant-Date Fair Value per Share
 
Period over which expense is expected to be recognized
Outstanding at the beginning of the period
1,918

 
$
5.16

 
 
Granted
1,008

 
5.22

 
 
Vested (a)
(530
)
 
3.29

 
 
Forfeited
(101
)
 
5.88

 
 
Outstanding at the end of the period
2,295

 
$
5.58

 
1.5
a.
The fair value of shares vested was $2,817.