Dispositions (Summarized Results of Discontinued Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2020 |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
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| Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] | ||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations | $ (63) | $ 5,671 |
| Discontinued Operations [Member] | Joint Operating With Republic Of Angola [Member] | ||
| Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] | ||
| Gain on settlement of drilling obligation | (7,193) | |
| General and administrative expense | 80 | 14 |
| Total operating costs, expenses and (recovery) | 80 | (7,179) |
| Operating income (loss) | (80) | 7,179 |
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes | (80) | 7,179 |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | (17) | 1,508 |
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations | $ (63) | $ 5,671 |
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- Definition Amount before tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of tax expense (benefit) related to a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, tax expense (benefit) related to income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) on disposal, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and tax expense (benefit) related to adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of general and administrative expense attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of operating expense attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of operating income (loss) attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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