Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Details) (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Dec. 31, 2009
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Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 225,980,000
|
$ 167,088,000
|
$ 12,893,000
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$ 93,897,000
|
$ 2,468,000
|
$ 1,724,000
|
Accounts receivable - oil and gas |
22,023,000
|
25,615,000
|
|
28,019,000
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - related parties |
37,062,000
|
34,848,000
|
|
4,731,000
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - intercompany |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
1,435,000
|
1,506,000
|
|
1,327,000
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
343,000
|
664,000
|
|
1,601,000
|
|
|
Total current assets |
286,843,000
|
229,721,000
|
|
129,575,000
|
|
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Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and natural gas properties |
1,932,419,000
|
1,611,090,000
|
|
1,035,754,000
|
|
|
Other property and equipment |
8,924,000
|
8,662,000
|
|
8,024,000
|
|
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment |
(688,467,000)
|
(665,884,000)
|
|
(575,142,000)
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
1,252,876,000
|
953,868,000
|
|
468,636,000
|
|
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity investments |
451,592,000
|
381,484,000
|
|
86,824,000
|
|
|
Other assets |
13,159,000
|
13,295,000
|
|
5,123,000
|
|
|
Total other assets |
464,751,000
|
394,779,000
|
|
91,947,000
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset |
|
0
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
Total assets |
2,004,470,000
|
1,578,368,000
|
|
691,158,000
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
109,777,000
|
110,244,000
|
|
43,872,000
|
|
|
Accounts payable - intercompany |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation - current |
780,000
|
60,000
|
620,000
|
620,000
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
9,689,000
|
10,442,000
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
158,000
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt |
152,000
|
150,000
|
|
141,000
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
120,556,000
|
120,896,000
|
|
44,633,000
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation - long-term |
12,560,000
|
13,215,000
|
12,276,000
|
12,033,000
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
45,382,000
|
18,607,000
|
|
0
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
298,921,000
|
298,888,000
|
|
2,142,000
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
142,000
|
354,000
|
|
0
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
477,561,000
|
451,960,000
|
|
58,808,000
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
773,000
|
674,000
|
|
556,000
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
1,395,288,000
|
1,036,245,000
|
|
604,584,000
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
(6,629,000)
|
(3,429,000)
|
|
2,663,000
|
|
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
137,477,000
|
92,918,000
|
|
24,547,000
|
|
|
Total stockholders' equity |
1,526,909,000
|
1,126,408,000
|
650,572,000
|
632,350,000
|
211,056,000
|
125,051,000
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
2,004,470,000
|
1,578,368,000
|
|
691,158,000
|
|
|
Parent [Member]
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
225,269,000
|
165,293,000
|
11,847,000
|
93,124,000
|
2,459,000
|
1,626,000
|
Accounts receivable - oil and gas |
21,495,000
|
25,070,000
|
|
27,532,000
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - related parties |
35,031,000
|
33,806,000
|
|
4,731,000
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - intercompany |
15,604,000
|
15,368,000
|
|
11,267,000
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
1,435,000
|
1,506,000
|
|
1,327,000
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
343,000
|
664,000
|
|
1,601,000
|
|
|
Total current assets |
299,177,000
|
241,707,000
|
|
139,582,000
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and natural gas properties |
1,927,051,000
|
1,606,172,000
|
|
1,026,017,000
|
|
|
Other property and equipment |
8,897,000
|
8,642,000
|
|
8,004,000
|
|
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment |
(688,447,000)
|
(665,864,000)
|
|
(575,122,000)
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
1,247,501,000
|
948,950,000
|
|
458,899,000
|
|
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity investments |
444,422,000
|
374,209,000
|
|
86,426,000
|
|
|
Other assets |
13,159,000
|
13,295,000
|
|
5,123,000
|
|
|
Total other assets |
457,581,000
|
387,504,000
|
|
91,549,000
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset |
|
0
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
Total assets |
2,004,259,000
|
1,578,161,000
|
|
691,030,000
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
109,566,000
|
110,037,000
|
|
43,744,000
|
|
|
Accounts payable - intercompany |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation - current |
780,000
|
60,000
|
|
620,000
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
9,689,000
|
10,442,000
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
158,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt |
152,000
|
150,000
|
|
141,000
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
120,345,000
|
120,689,000
|
|
44,505,000
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation - long-term |
12,560,000
|
13,215,000
|
|
12,033,000
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
45,382,000
|
18,607,000
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
298,921,000
|
298,888,000
|
|
2,142,000
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
142,000
|
354,000
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
477,350,000
|
451,753,000
|
|
58,680,000
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
773,000
|
674,000
|
|
556,000
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
1,395,288,000
|
1,036,245,000
|
|
604,584,000
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
(6,629,000)
|
(3,429,000)
|
|
2,663,000
|
|
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
137,477,000
|
92,918,000
|
|
24,547,000
|
|
|
Total stockholders' equity |
1,526,909,000
|
1,126,408,000
|
|
632,350,000
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
2,004,259,000
|
1,578,161,000
|
|
691,030,000
|
|
|
Guarantor [Member]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
710,000
|
1,795,000
|
1,045,000
|
772,000
|
9,000
|
98,000
|
Accounts receivable - oil and gas |
528,000
|
545,000
|
|
487,000
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - related parties |
2,031,000
|
1,042,000
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - intercompany |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
3,269,000
|
3,382,000
|
|
1,259,000
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and natural gas properties |
5,368,000
|
4,918,000
|
|
9,737,000
|
|
|
Other property and equipment |
27,000
|
20,000
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment |
(20,000)
|
(20,000)
|
|
(20,000)
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
5,375,000
|
4,918,000
|
|
9,737,000
|
|
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity investments |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other assets |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other assets |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
8,644,000
|
8,300,000
|
|
10,996,000
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
211,000
|
207,000
|
|
128,000
|
|
|
Accounts payable - intercompany |
15,495,000
|
15,259,000
|
|
11,231,000
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation - current |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
15,706,000
|
15,466,000
|
|
11,359,000
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation - long-term |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
15,706,000
|
15,466,000
|
|
11,359,000
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
322,000
|
322,000
|
|
322,000
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
(7,384,000)
|
(7,488,000)
|
|
(685,000)
|
|
|
Total stockholders' equity |
(7,062,000)
|
(7,166,000)
|
|
(363,000)
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
8,644,000
|
8,300,000
|
|
10,996,000
|
|
|
Non-Guarantor [Member]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
1,000
|
0
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
0
|
0
|
Accounts receivable - oil and gas |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - related parties |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - intercompany |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
1,000
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and natural gas properties |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Other property and equipment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity investments |
176,196,000
|
172,766,000
|
|
69,008,000
|
|
|
Other assets |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other assets |
176,196,000
|
172,766,000
|
|
69,008,000
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
176,197,000
|
172,766,000
|
|
69,009,000
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable - intercompany |
109,000
|
109,000
|
|
36,000
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation - current |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
109,000
|
109,000
|
|
36,000
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation - long-term |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
109,000
|
109,000
|
|
36,000
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
181,878,000
|
174,348,000
|
|
70,433,000
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
(1,125,000)
|
2,442,000
|
|
1,087,000
|
|
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
(4,665,000)
|
(4,133,000)
|
|
(2,547,000)
|
|
|
Total stockholders' equity |
176,088,000
|
172,657,000
|
|
68,973,000
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
176,197,000
|
172,766,000
|
|
69,009,000
|
|
|
Eliminations [Member]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Accounts receivable - oil and gas |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - related parties |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - intercompany |
(15,604,000)
|
(15,368,000)
|
|
(11,267,000)
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
(15,604,000)
|
(15,368,000)
|
|
(11,267,000)
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and natural gas properties |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Other property and equipment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity investments |
(169,026,000)
|
(165,491,000)
|
|
(68,610,000)
|
|
|
Other assets |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other assets |
(169,026,000)
|
(165,491,000)
|
|
(68,610,000)
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
(184,630,000)
|
(180,859,000)
|
|
(79,877,000)
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable - intercompany |
(15,604,000)
|
(15,368,000)
|
|
(11,267,000)
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation - current |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term derivative instruments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
(15,604,000)
|
(15,368,000)
|
|
(11,267,000)
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation - long-term |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
(15,604,000)
|
(15,368,000)
|
|
(11,267,000)
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
(182,200,000)
|
(174,670,000)
|
|
(70,755,000)
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
1,125,000
|
(2,442,000)
|
|
(1,087,000)
|
|
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
12,049,000
|
11,621,000
|
|
3,232,000
|
|
|
Total stockholders' equity |
(169,026,000)
|
(165,491,000)
|
|
(68,610,000)
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ (184,630,000)
|
$ (180,859,000)
|
|
$ (79,877,000)
|
|
|