Callon Petroleum Company Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
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Notes Details

Share-Based Compensation (Unrecognized Compensation Expense Expected to be Recognized in Future Periods) (Details)

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Share-Based Compensation (Unrecognized Compensation Expense Expected to be Recognized in Future Periods) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Nonvested awards, total compensation cost not yet recognized, stock options	$ 0	$ 0	$ 57
RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Nonvested awards, total compensation cost not yet recognized, share-based awards other than options	6,320	5,748	3,353
Future share-based compensation expense expected to be recognized for:
2013	3,565
2014	2,182
2015	573
Therafter	0
Total	6,320
Cash-settleable RSU awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Nonvested awards, total compensation cost not yet recognized, share-based awards other than options	2,826	2,498	2,676
Future share-based compensation expense expected to be recognized for:
2013	1,862
2014	937
2015	27
Thereafter	0
Total	$ 2,826

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