DNR Denbury Resources Inc

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(1)

Future interest payable represents most of the interest due over the terms of our 9% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Senior Secured Notes”) and 9¼% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Senior Secured Notes”) and has been accounted for as debt in accordance with FASC 470-60, Troubled Debt Restructuring by Debtors. Our current maturities of long-term debt as of March 31, 2019 include $102.7 million of future interest payable related to the 2021 Senior Secured Notes and 2022 Senior Secured Notes that is due within the next twelve months.

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•	A Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX covenant, with such ratio not to exceed 5.25 to 1.0 through December 31, 2020, and 4.50 to 1.0 thereafter;

•	A consolidated senior secured debt to consolidated EBITDAX covenant, with such ratio not to exceed 2.5 to 1.0. Only debt under our Bank Credit Agreement is considered consolidated senior secured debt for purposes of this ratio;

•	A minimum permitted ratio of consolidated EBITDAX to consolidated interest charges of 1.25 to 1.0; and

•	A requirement to maintain a current ratio of 1.0 to 1.0.

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(1)	Ranges presented for fixed-price swaps represent the lowest and highest fixed prices of all open contracts for the period presented. For three-way collars, ranges represent the lowest floor price and highest ceiling price for all open contracts for the period presented.

(2)

A three-way collar is a costless collar contract combined with a sold put feature (at a lower price) with the same counterparty. The value received for the sold put is used to enhance the contracted floor and ceiling price of the related collar. At the contract settlement date, (1) if the index price is higher than the ceiling price, we pay the counterparty the difference between the index price and ceiling price for the contracted volumes, (2) if the index price is between the floor and ceiling price, no settlements occur, (3) if the index price is lower than the floor price but at or above the sold put price, the counterparty pays us the difference between the index price and the floor price for the contracted volumes and (4) if the index price is lower than the sold put price, the counterparty pays us the difference between the floor price and the sold put price for the contracted volumes.

•	Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.

•	Level 2 – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. Level 2 includes those financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. Instruments in this category include non-exchange-traded oil derivatives that are based

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Level 3 – Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are generally less observable. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value. As of March 31, 2019, instruments in this category include non-exchange-traded three-way collars that are based on regional pricing other than NYMEX (e.g., Light Louisiana Sweet). The valuation models utilized for costless collars and three-way collars are consistent with the methodologies described above; however, the implied volatilities utilized in the valuation of Level 3 instruments are developed using a benchmark, which is considered a significant unobservable input. An increase or decrease of 100 basis points in the implied volatility inputs utilized in our fair value measurement would result in a change of approximately $100 thousand in the fair value of these instruments as of March 31, 2019.

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•	Oil and natural gas revenues in the first quarter of 2019 decreased by $45.4 million, or 13%, principally driven by a 12% decrease in realized oil prices.

•	Commodity derivatives expense increased by $34.6 million, primarily due to an increase of $76.1 million in expense from noncash fair value adjustments, partially offset by a $41.6 million net change in settlements on derivative contracts (receipts of $8.2 million during the first quarter of 2019 compared to payments of $33.4 million in the prior-year period).

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•	A Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX covenant, with such ratio not to exceed 5.25 to 1.0 through December 31, 2020, and 4.50 to 1.0 thereafter;

•	A consolidated senior secured debt to consolidated EBITDAX covenant, with such ratio not to exceed 2.5 to 1.0. Only debt under our Bank Credit Agreement is considered consolidated senior secured debt for purposes of this ratio;

•	A minimum permitted ratio of consolidated EBITDAX to consolidated interest charges of 1.25 to 1.0; and

•	A requirement to maintain a current ratio of 1.0 to 1.0.

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•	$100 million allocated for tertiary oil field expenditures;

•	$70 million allocated for other areas, primarily non-tertiary oil field expenditures including exploitation;

•	$30 million to be spent on CO2 sources and pipelines; and

•	$50 million for other capital items such as capitalized internal acquisition, exploration and development costs and pre-production tertiary startup costs.

(1)	Includes capitalized internal acquisition, exploration and development costs and pre-production tertiary startup costs.

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(1)	Barrel of oil equivalent using the ratio of one barrel of oil to six Mcf of natural gas (“BOE”).

(2)	See also Commodity Derivative Contracts below and Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk for information concerning our derivative transactions.

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(3)

Noncash fair value losses on commodity derivatives is a non-GAAP measure and is different from “Commodity derivatives expense” in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in that the noncash fair value losses on commodity derivatives represent only the net changes between periods of the fair market values of commodity derivative positions, and exclude the impact of settlements on commodity derivatives during the period, which were receipts on settlements of $8.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to payments on settlements of $33.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. We believe that noncash fair value losses on commodity derivatives is a useful supplemental disclosure to “Commodity derivatives expense” in order to differentiate noncash fair market value adjustments from receipts or payments upon settlements on commodity derivatives during the period. This supplemental disclosure is widely used within the industry and by securities analysts, banks and credit rating agencies in calculating EBITDA and in adjusting net income (loss) to present those measures on a comparative basis across companies, as well as to assess compliance with certain debt covenants. Noncash fair value losses on commodity derivatives is not a measure of financial or operating performance under GAAP, nor should it be considered in isolation or as a substitute for “Commodity derivatives expense” in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(4)	Represents “Marketing and plant operating expenses” as presented in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations excluding expenses for purchases of oil from third-parties.

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(1)	Mature properties include Brookhaven, Cranfield, Eucutta, Little Creek, Mallalieu, Martinville, McComb and Soso fields.

(2)	Includes production from Lockhart Crossing Field sold in the third quarter of 2018.

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Gulf Coast Region. Our average NYMEX oil differential in the Gulf Coast region was a positive $4.26 per Bbl and a positive $2.05 per Bbl during the first quarters of 2019 and 2018, respectively, and a positive $5.34 per Bbl during the fourth quarter of 2018. Generally, our Gulf Coast region differentials are positive to NYMEX and highly correlated to the changes in prices of Light Louisiana Sweet crude oil, which have generally strengthened over the past year.

•	Rocky Mountain Region. NYMEX oil differentials in the Rocky Mountain region averaged $2.56 per Bbl and $0.06 per Bbl below NYMEX during the first quarters of 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $4.31 per Bbl below NYMEX during the fourth quarter of 2018. Differentials in the Rocky Mountain region can fluctuate significantly on a month-to-month

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(1)	Noncash fair value losses on commodity derivatives is a non-GAAP measure. See Operating Results Table above for a discussion of the reconciliation between noncash fair value losses on commodity derivatives to “Commodity derivatives expense” in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(1)	Averages are volume weighted.

(2)	If oil prices were to average less than the sold put price, receipts on settlement would be limited to the difference between the floor price and the sold put price.

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(1)

Cash interest includes the portion of interest on certain debt instruments accounted for as a reduction of debt for GAAP financial reporting purposes in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification 470-60, Troubled Debt Restructuring by Debtors. The portion of interest treated as a reduction of debt relates to our 2021 Senior Secured Notes, 9¼% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Senior Secured Notes”), and our previously outstanding 3½% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Convertible Senior Notes”) and 5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Convertible Senior Notes”). See below for further discussion.

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(2)	Includes commitment fees but excludes debt issue costs.

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(1)	Noncash fair value losses on commodity derivatives is a non-GAAP measure. See Operating Results Table above for a discussion of the reconciliation between noncash fair value losses on commodity derivatives to “Commodity derivatives expense” in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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(1)	Shares purchased during the first quarter of 2019 were made in connection with the surrender of shares by our employees to satisfy their tax withholding requirements related to the vesting of restricted and performance shares.

(2)

In October 2011, we commenced a common share repurchase program, which has been approved for up to an aggregate of $1.162 billion of Denbury common shares by the Company’s Board of Directors. This program has effectively been suspended and we do not anticipate repurchasing shares of our common stock in the near future. The program has no pre-established ending date and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. We are not obligated to repurchase any dollar amount or specific number of shares of our common stock under the program.

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*	Included herewith.

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(a)	“Annual TSR” means, for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period, for the Company and each Peer Company, the result, expressed as a percentage, of the calculation of TSR for each of them set out in Section 4(a) hereof for such Calendar Year.

(b)	“Beginning Common Stock Price” means the average of the Closing Price of the primary common equity security for the Company and each Peer Company for each of the 10 trading days immediately preceding the first day of each Calendar Year, taken separately, within the Performance Period being measured.

(c)	“Calendar Year” means the 12-month period beginning on January 1 and ending on and including December 31 for the Company and each Peer Company.

(d)	“Closing Price” means the last reported sales price of the primary common equity security of the Company and each Peer Company, as reported by the national exchange upon which such security is traded; provided, however, in the event the primary common equity security of the Company or

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(e)

“Delivery Date” means (i) if Sections 6(b), 7(b)(i) or 7(b)(ii) apply, the date on which Performance Cash is paid to Holder which shall be no later than the dates set forth in Sections 6(b), 7(b)(i) or 7(b)(ii), as applicable, or (ii) if Sections 6(b), 7(b)(i) or 7(b)(ii) do not apply, the date on which Earned Performance Cash is paid to Holder, which shall be no later than April 30, 2022 (i.e., 30 days following a March 31, 2022 Vesting Date).

(f)	“Earned Performance Cash” means the amount of Performance Cash which is earned during the Performance Period as described and calculated in Section 6.

(g)

“Ending Common Stock Price” equals the average of the Closing Price of the primary common equity security for the Company and each Peer Company for each of the 10 trading days ending on and including the last day of each Calendar Year, taken separately, within the Performance Period; provided, that, in the event of a Change of Control, the “Ending Common Stock Price” equals the average of the Closing Price of the primary common equity security for the Company and each Peer Company for each of the 10 trading days ending on and including the effective date of such Change of Control.

(h)	“Maximum Performance Cash” means the maximum amount of Performance Cash which may be earned under this Award if there are no adjustments under Section 5 in the amount of Performance Cash earned.

(i)	“Peer Company” means each of the companies listed on Appendix A hereto, as adjusted pursuant to Appendix A.

(j)	“Performance Criteria” means the Total Shareholder Return measure defined in Section 4 for the Performance Period.

(k)	“Performance Percentage” means that percentage determined based upon the relative ranking of the Company’s Three-Year Average TSR for the Performance Period compared to the Three-Year Average TSR of each Peer Company for the Performance Period as determined under the provisions of Section 4(e), subject to adjustment under Sections 5 and 11.

(l)	“Performance Period” means the three-year period beginning on the first day of the first Calendar Year in the Performance Period and ending on and including December 31 of the last Calendar Year in the Performance Period; provided, that, in the event of a Change of Control, the Performance Period will end on the effective date of such Change of Control.

(m)

“Post Separation Change of Control” means a Change of Control with an effective date following Holder’s Separation, but where such Separation resulted from the Commencement of a Change of Control prior to Holder’s Separation. For all purposes of this Award, the term “Commencement of a Change of Control” shall mean the date on which any material action, including without limitation through a written offer, open-market bid, corporate action, proxy solicitation or otherwise, is taken by a “person” (as defined in Section 13(d) or Section 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act), or a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the 1934 Act), or their affiliates, to commence efforts that, within 12 months after the date of such material action, leads to a Change of Control involving such person, group, or their affiliates.

(n)	“Three-Year Average TSR” means, for the Company and each Peer Company, the result, expressed as a percentage, of averaging their respective Annual TSR for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period.

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(o)

“Total Shareholder Return” or “TSR” shall mean that percentage which reflects the increase or decrease in the average closing trading price of the Company’s or a Peer Company’s primary common equity security (assuming reinvestment of any dividends) between the last 10 trading days of one Calendar Year and the last 10 trading days of the next Calendar Year, or as applicable, the average of such yearly increases or decreases.

(p)

“Value of Reinvested Dividends” means a dollar amount derived by (i) calculating an aggregate number of shares (or fractions thereof) of the Company or any Peer Company represented by the sum of each dividend paid on their respective primary common equity security during a Calendar Year (or portion thereof under Section 4(a)(ii) below) within the Performance Period, determined by dividing the per share amount or value paid through each such dividend by the Closing Price of that company’s primary common equity security on each such dividend payment date, and (ii) then multiplying that aggregate number of shares by the Ending Common Stock Price, respectively, of that company for that Calendar Year (or portion thereof in the event of a Change of Control).

(q)	“Vesting Date” means March 31, 2022 or the effective date of any earlier (i) Change of Control pursuant to Section 6(b) or (ii) death or Disability pursuant to Sections 7(b)(i) or 7(b)(ii), as applicable.

(a)	Total Shareholder Return shall be calculated for the periods specified below as follows:

(b)

The Three-Year Average TSR of the Company and each Peer Company is to be calculated as soon as practical after the end of the Performance Period. Once calculated for the Company and for each Peer Company, the exact percentage of the Company and each Peer Company’s respective Three-Year Average TSR shall be listed in Column 3 of the table below in descending order of their respective Three-Year Average TSR from the highest percentage to the lowest percentage.

(c)	Column 2 of the table below shall reflect each such company’s name.

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(d)

The percentages in Column 4 of the table below are based upon increments derived by dividing 100% by 14 (the number of Peer Companies), which percentage increments will be adjusted, if necessary, on a pro rata basis to reflect a reduction in the number of Peer Companies (for example, if at the end of the Performance Period there were 13 Peer Companies, then the 7.1% increment currently shown in Column 4 would become 7.7%).

(e)

The Company’s earned Performance Percentage will be that percentage shown in Column 5 (subject to adjustment, if any, provided in Sections 5 or 11) opposite the ranking of the Company in Column 1 (for example, in the following table for 15 Companies, being ranked as sixth would equal a Performance Percentage of 29%). The earned Performance Percentage will be adjusted to reflect adjustments made to the percentages in Column 4, if any, pursuant to Section 4(d) above; provided, however, that if the Actual Three-Year Average TSR for the Company is less than 0%, the earned Performance Percentage will be 0%, regardless of the Company’s ranking in Column 1.

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7.	Vesting (and Forfeiture) of Earned Performance Cash.

(a)	No Separation Prior to the Vesting Date. If Holder does not experience a Separation prior to the Vesting Date, Holder will be 100% vested in the Earned Performance Cash.

(b)	Forfeiture. Except to the extent expressly provided in Sections 7(b)(i) or 7(b)(ii), Holder will permanently forfeit all rights with respect to all Performance Cash upon the date of his or her Separation, if such Separation occurs prior to the Vesting Date.

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(a)	“Annual TSR” means, for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period, for the Company and each Peer Company, the result, expressed as a percentage, of the calculation of TSR for each of them set out in Section 4(a) hereof for such Calendar Year.

(b)	“Beginning Common Stock Price” means the average of the Closing Price of the primary common equity security for the Company and each Peer Company for each of the 10 trading days immediately preceding the first day of each Calendar Year, taken separately, within the Performance Period being measured.

(c)	“Calendar Year” means the 12-month period beginning on January 1 and ending on and including December 31 for the Company and each Peer Company.

(d)	“Closing Price” means the last reported sales price of the primary common equity security of the Company and each Peer Company, as reported by the national exchange upon which such security is traded; provided, however, in the event the primary common equity security of the Company or

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(e)

“Delivery Date” means (i) if Sections 6(b), 7(b)(i), 7(b)(ii) or 7(b)(iii) apply, the date on which Performance Shares are delivered to Holder which shall be no later than the dates set forth in Sections 6(b), 7(b)(i), 7(b)(ii) or 7(b)(iii), as applicable, or (ii) if Sections 6(b), 7(b)(i), 7(b)(ii) or 7(b)(iii) do not apply, the date on which Earned Performance Shares are delivered to Holder, which shall be no later than April 30, 2022 (i.e., 30 days following a March 31, 2022 Vesting Date).

(f)	“Earned Performance Shares” means the number of Performance Shares which are earned during the Performance Period as described and calculated in Section 6.

(g)

“Ending Common Stock Price” equals the average of the Closing Price of the primary common equity security for the Company and each Peer Company for each of the 10 trading days ending on and including the last day of each Calendar Year, taken separately, within the Performance Period; provided, that, in the event of a Change of Control, the “Ending Common Stock Price” equals the average of the Closing Price of the primary common equity security for the Company and each Peer Company for each of the 10 trading days ending on and including the effective date of such Change of Control.

(h)	“Maximum Performance Shares” means the maximum number of Performance Shares which may be earned under this Award if there are no adjustments under Section 5 in the number of Performance Shares earned.

(i)	“Peer Company” means each of the companies listed on Appendix A hereto, as adjusted pursuant to Appendix A.

(j)	“Performance Criteria” means the Total Shareholder Return measure defined in Section 4 for the Performance Period.

(k)	“Performance Percentage” means that percentage determined based upon the relative ranking of the Company’s Three-Year Average TSR for the Performance Period compared to the Three-Year Average TSR of each Peer Company for the Performance Period as determined under the provisions of Section 4(e), subject to adjustment under Sections 5 and 12.

(l)	“Performance Period” means the three-year period beginning on the first day of the first Calendar Year in the Performance Period and ending on and including December 31 of the last Calendar Year in the Performance Period; provided, that, in the event of a Change of Control, the Performance Period will end on the effective date of such Change of Control.

(m)

“Post Separation Change of Control” means a Change of Control with an effective date following Holder’s Separation, but where such Separation resulted from the Commencement of a Change of Control prior to Holder’s Separation. For all purposes of this Award, the term “Commencement of a Change of Control” shall mean the date on which any material action, including without limitation through a written offer, open-market bid, corporate action, proxy solicitation or otherwise, is taken by a “person” (as defined in Section 13(d) or Section 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act), or a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the 1934 Act), or their affiliates, to commence efforts that, within 12 months after the date of such material action, leads to a Change of Control involving such person, group, or their affiliates.

(n)	“Three-Year Average TSR” means, for the Company and each Peer Company, the result, expressed as a percentage, of averaging their respective Annual TSR for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period.

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(o)

“Total Shareholder Return” or “TSR” shall mean that percentage which reflects the increase or decrease in the average closing trading price of the Company’s or a Peer Company’s primary common equity security (assuming reinvestment of any dividends) between the last 10 trading days of one Calendar Year and the last 10 trading days of the next Calendar Year, or as applicable, the average of such yearly increases or decreases.

(p)

“Value of Reinvested Dividends” means a dollar amount derived by (i) calculating an aggregate number of shares (or fractions thereof) of the Company or any Peer Company represented by the sum of each dividend paid on their respective primary common equity security during a Calendar Year (or portion thereof under Section 4(a)(ii) below) within the Performance Period, determined by dividing the per share amount or value paid through each such dividend by the Closing Price of that company’s primary common equity security on each such dividend payment date, and (ii) then multiplying that aggregate number of shares by the Ending Common Stock Price, respectively, of that company for that Calendar Year (or portion thereof in the event of a Change of Control).

(q)	“Vesting Date” means March 31, 2022 or the effective date of any earlier (i) Change of Control pursuant to Section 6(b) or (ii) death, Disability or Post Separation Change of Control pursuant to Sections 7(b)(i), 7(b)(ii) or 7(b)(iii), as applicable.

(a)	Total Shareholder Return shall be calculated for the periods specified below as follows:

(b)

The Three-Year Average TSR of the Company and each Peer Company is to be calculated as soon as practical after the end of the Performance Period. Once calculated for the Company and for each Peer Company, the exact percentage of the Company and each Peer Company’s respective Three-Year Average TSR shall be listed in Column 3 of the table below in descending order of their respective Three-Year Average TSR from the highest percentage to the lowest percentage.

(c)	Column 2 of the table below shall reflect each such company’s name.

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(d)

The percentages in Column 4 of the table below are based upon increments derived by dividing 100% by 14 (the number of Peer Companies), which percentage increments will be adjusted, if necessary, on a pro rata basis to reflect a reduction in the number of Peer Companies (for example, if at the end of the Performance Period there were 13 Peer Companies, then the 7.1% increment currently shown in Column 4 would become 7.7%).

(e)

The Company’s earned Performance Percentage will be that percentage shown in Column 5 (subject to adjustment, if any, provided in Sections 5 or 12) opposite the ranking of the Company in Column 1 (for example, in the following table for 15 Companies, being ranked as ninth would equal a Performance Percentage of 86%). The earned Performance Percentage will be adjusted to reflect adjustments made to the percentages in Column 4, if any, pursuant to Section 4(d) above; provided, however, that if the Actual Three-Year Average TSR for the Company is less than 0%, the earned Performance Percentage may not be greater than 100%.

(a)

Earned Performance Shares. The number of Earned Performance Shares shall be equal to the product of (i) the Maximum Performance Shares multiplied by (ii) the Performance Percentage. The shares of stock issued under this Award shall equal the Earned Performance Shares, reduced by the Company to satisfy all minimum applicable federal, state, and local income tax withholding requirements and employment tax withholding requirements. No fractional shares will be issued to the Holder. The

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(b)

Change of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing and any other provision hereof to the contrary, if a Change of Control of the Company occurs during the Performance Period then, regardless of the Performance Percentage at the effective date of the Change of Control, the Performance Period will end on the effective date of the Change of Control and the performance for the partial year will be annualized as set out in Section 4(a)(ii) above and averaged with the Annual TSR calculated for any prior completed Calendar Year to determine Earned Performance Shares, which Holder will be entitled to receive on the effective date of the Change of Control, but in no event later than the 15th day of the third month after the end of the Calendar Year in which such Change of Control occurs, and Holder permanently shall forfeit the right to receive any other Performance Shares under this Award.

7.	Vesting (and Forfeiture) of Earned Performance Shares.

(a)	No Separation Prior to the Vesting Date. If Holder does not experience a Separation prior to the Vesting Date, Holder will be 100% vested in the Earned Performance Shares.

(b)	Forfeiture. Except to the extent expressly provided in Sections 7(b)(i), (ii) or (iii), Holder will permanently forfeit all rights with respect to all Performance Shares upon the date of his or her Separation, if such Separation occurs prior to the Vesting Date.

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(a)	“Annual Reserves Growth per Share” or “RGPS” means, for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period, the result of the calculation set out in Section 4(b) expressed as a percentage which reflects the increase or decrease in the Proved Reserves per Share for such Calendar Year as compared to the prior Calendar Year’s Year-End Proved Reserves.

(b)	“Beginning Proved Reserves per Share” means, for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period, the Proved Reserves per Share calculated at the end of the prior Calendar Year.

(c)	“Calendar Year” means the 12-month period beginning on January 1 and ending on and including December 31.

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(d)

“Closing Price” means the last reported sales price of the primary common equity security of the Company, as reported by the national securities exchange upon which such security is traded; provided, however, in the event the primary common equity security of the Company is not traded on a national securities exchange at the time of such determination, “Closing Price” will be the price determined by the Committee in good faith based upon a review of the facts and circumstances available to the Committee at the time of determination.

(e)	“Common Stock Price” shall equal the average of the Closing Price of the Company’s primary common equity security for each of the 10 trading days ending on and including the last day of each Calendar Year, taken separately, within the Performance Period.

(f)	“Debt Equivalent Shares” means the number of shares calculated by dividing the Net Debt Principal Balance on December 31 of each Calendar Year in the Performance Period by the Common Stock Price on the same date.

(g)

“Delivery Date” means (i) if Sections 6(b), 7(b)(i) or 7(b)(ii) apply, the date on which Performance Cash is paid to Holder which shall be no later than the dates set forth in Sections 6(b), 7(b)(i) or 7(b)(ii), as applicable, or (ii) if Sections 6(b), 7(b)(i) or 7(b)(ii) do not apply, the date on which Earned Performance Cash is paid to Holder, which shall be no later than April 30, 2022 (i.e., 30 days following a March 31, 2022 Vesting Date).

(h)	“Earned Performance Cash” means the amount of Performance Cash which is earned during the Performance Period as described and calculated in Section 6.

(i)	“Ending Proved Reserves per Share” means, for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period, the Proved Reserves per Share calculated at the end of such Calendar Year.

(j)	“Maximum Performance Cash” means __________ Performance Cash, which is the maximum amount of Performance Cash which may be earned under this Award if there are no adjustments under Section 5 in the amount of Performance Cash earned.

(k)	“Net Debt Principal Balance” means the Company’s total debt principal balance less the Company’s cash and cash equivalents balance as of December 31 of each Calendar Year in the Performance Period, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(l)	“Performance Criteria” means both the Annual Reserves Growth per Share measure and Three-Year Average RGPS measure for the Performance Period.

(m)	“Performance Percentage” means that percentage determined based upon both the Annual Reserves Growth per Share for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period and Three-Year Average RGPS for the Performance Period as determined under the provisions of Section 4, subject to adjustment under Sections 5 and 11.

(n)	“Performance Period” means the three-year period beginning on the first day of the first Calendar Year of the Performance Period and ending on and including December 31 of the last Calendar Year in the Performance Period.

(o)

“Post Separation Change of Control” means a Change of Control with an effective date following Holder’s Separation, but where such Separation resulted from the Commencement of a Change of Control prior to Holder’s Separation. For all purposes of this Award, the term “Commencement of a Change of Control” shall mean the date on which any material action, including without limitation through a written offer, open-market bid, corporate action, proxy solicitation or otherwise, is taken by a “person” (as defined in Section 13(d) or Section 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act), or a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the 1934 Act), or their affiliates, to commence efforts

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(p)	“Proved Reserves per Share” means, for each applicable Calendar Year, the result of the calculation set out in Section 4(a) hereof with respect to such Calendar Year.

(q)	“Three-Year Average RGPS” means the result, expressed as a percentage, of averaging the Annual Reserves Growth per Share for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period.

(r)	“Total Shares Outstanding” means, for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period, the shares outstanding of the Company’s primary common equity security, including any restricted shares outstanding, but excluding any treasury shares, as of the last day of such Calendar Year, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for such Calendar Year.

(s)	“Vesting Date” means March 31, 2022 or the effective date of any earlier (i) Change of Control pursuant to Section 6(b) or (ii) death, Disability or Post Separation Change of Control pursuant to Sections 7(b)(i) or 7(b)(ii), as applicable.

(t)	“Year-End Proved Reserves” means, for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period, the total Company proved oil, condensate, natural gas liquids and natural gas quantities as of the end of such Calendar Year (expressed in barrels of oil equivalent), as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for such Calendar Year.

(a)	Proved Reserves per Share, which is the basis for the calculation of Beginning Proved Reserves per Share and Ending Proved Reserves per Share, shall be calculated as follows:

(b)	Annual Reserves Growth per Share for each Calendar Year within the Performance Period shall equal the result of the following calculation, expressed as a percentage:

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(c)	The following Performance Percentage scale shall be used to determine the Performance Percentage in Section 4(d) for both the RGPS and Three-Year Average RGPS:

(d)

The RGPS for each Calendar Year and the Three-Year Average RGPS are to be calculated as soon as practical after the end of each Calendar Year in the Performance Period. The Performance Percentage will be that percentage shown in Column 3 opposite the actual RGPS percentage for each Calendar Year and Three-Year Average RGPS shown in Column 2. The Earned Performance Cash described in Section 6 will be the cash reflected in Column 4 prior to any adjustments, if any, under Sections 5 or 11; provided, that, if the Company’s Year-End Proved Reserves as of the last day of the Performance Period are not equal to or greater than the Company’s Year-End Proved Reserves as of the last day of the Calendar Year immediately preceding the Performance Period (each as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K), then the earned Performance Percentage will be 0% under this Award.

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7.	Vesting (and Forfeiture) of Earned Performance Cash.

(a)	No Separation Prior to the Vesting Date. If Holder does not experience a Separation prior to the Vesting Date, Holder will be 100% vested in the Earned Performance Cash.

(b)	Forfeiture. Except to the extent expressly provided in Sections 7(b)(i) or 7(b)(ii), Holder will permanently forfeit all rights with respect to all Performance Cash upon the date of his or her Separation, if such Separation occurs prior to the Vesting Date.

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(a)	“Annual Reserves Growth per Share” or “RGPS” means, for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period, the result of the calculation set out in Section 4(b) expressed as a percentage which reflects the increase or decrease in the Proved Reserves per Share for such Calendar Year as compared to the prior Calendar Year’s Year-End Proved Reserves.

(b)	“Beginning Proved Reserves per Share” means, for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period, the Proved Reserves per Share calculated at the end of the prior Calendar Year.

(c)	“Calendar Year” means the 12-month period beginning on January 1 and ending on and including December 31.

(d)	“Closing Price” means the last reported sales price of the primary common equity security of the Company, as reported by the national securities exchange upon which such security is traded; provided, however, in the event the primary common equity security of the Company is not traded on a national securities exchange at the time of such determination, “Closing Price” will be the

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(e)	“Common Stock Price” shall equal the average of the Closing Price of the Company’s primary common equity security for each of the 10 trading days ending on and including the last day of each Calendar Year, taken separately, within the Performance Period.

(f)	“Debt Equivalent Shares” means the number of shares calculated by dividing the Net Debt Principal Balance on December 31 of each Calendar Year in the Performance Period by the Common Stock Price on the same date.

(g)

“Delivery Date” means (i) if Sections 6(b), 7(b)(i), 7(b)(ii) or 7(b)(iii) apply, the date on which Performance Shares are delivered to Holder which shall be no later than the dates set forth in Sections 6(b), 7(b)(i), 7(b)(ii) or 7(b)(iii), as applicable, or (ii) if Sections 6(b), 7(b)(i), 7(b)(ii) or 7(b)(iii) do not apply, the date on which Earned Performance Shares are delivered to Holder, which shall be no later than April 30, 2022 (i.e., 30 days following a March 31, 2022 Vesting Date).

(h)	“Earned Performance Shares” means the number of Performance Shares which are earned during the Performance Period as described and calculated in Section 6.

(i)	“Ending Proved Reserves per Share” means, for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period, the Proved Reserves per Share calculated at the end of such Calendar Year.

(j)	“Maximum Performance Shares” means __________ Performance Shares, which is the maximum number of Performance Shares which may be earned under this Award if there are no adjustments under Section 5 in the number of Performance Shares earned.

(k)	“Net Debt Principal Balance” means the Company’s total debt principal balance less the Company’s cash and cash equivalents balance as of December 31 of each Calendar Year in the Performance Period, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(l)	“Performance Criteria” means both the Annual Reserves Growth per Share measure and Three-Year Average RGPS measure for the Performance Period.

(m)	“Performance Percentage” means that percentage determined based upon both the Annual Reserves Growth per Share for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period and Three-Year Average RGPS for the Performance Period as determined under the provisions of Section 4, subject to adjustment under Sections 5 and 12.

(n)	“Performance Period” means the three-year period beginning on the first day of the first Calendar Year of the Performance Period and ending on and including December 31 of the last Calendar Year in the Performance Period.

(o)

“Post Separation Change of Control” means a Change of Control with an effective date following Holder’s Separation, but where such Separation resulted from the Commencement of a Change of Control prior to Holder’s Separation. For all purposes of this Award, the term “Commencement of a Change of Control” shall mean the date on which any material action, including without limitation through a written offer, open-market bid, corporate action, proxy solicitation or otherwise, is taken by a “person” (as defined in Section 13(d) or Section 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act), or a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the 1934 Act), or their affiliates, to commence efforts that, within 12 months after the date of such material action, leads to a Change of Control involving such person, group, or their affiliates.

(p)	“Proved Reserves per Share” means, for each applicable Calendar Year, the result of the calculation set out in Section 4(a) hereof with respect to such Calendar Year.

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(q)	“Three-Year Average RGPS” means the result, expressed as a percentage, of averaging the Annual Reserves Growth per Share for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period.

(r)	“Total Shares Outstanding” means, for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period, the shares outstanding of the Company’s primary common equity security, including any restricted shares outstanding, but excluding any treasury shares, as of the last day of such Calendar Year, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for such Calendar Year.

(s)	“Vesting Date” means March 31, 2022 or the effective date of any earlier (i) Change of Control pursuant to Section 6(b) or (ii) death, Disability or Post Separation Change of Control pursuant to Sections 7(b)(i), 7(b)(ii) or 7(b)(iii), as applicable.

(t)	“Year-End Proved Reserves” means, for each Calendar Year in the Performance Period, the total Company proved oil, condensate, natural gas liquids and natural gas quantities as of the end of such Calendar Year (expressed in barrels of oil equivalent), as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for such Calendar Year.

(a)	Proved Reserves per Share, which is the basis for the calculation of Beginning Proved Reserves per Share and Ending Proved Reserves per Share, shall be calculated as follows:

(b)	Annual Reserves Growth per Share for each Calendar Year within the Performance Period shall equal the result of the following calculation, expressed as a percentage:

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(c)	The following Performance Percentage scale shall be used to determine the Performance Percentage in Section 4(d) for both the RGPS and Three-Year Average RGPS:

(d)

The RGPS for each Calendar Year and the Three-Year Average RGPS are to be calculated as soon as practical after the end of each Calendar Year in the Performance Period. The Performance Percentage will be that percentage shown in Column 3 opposite the actual RGPS percentage for each Calendar Year and Three-Year Average RGPS shown in Column 2. The Earned Performance Shares described in Section 6 will be those shares reflected in Column 4 prior to any adjustments, if any, under Section 5 or 12; provided, that, if the Company’s Year-End Proved Reserves as of the last day of the Performance Period are not equal to or greater than the Company’s Year-End Proved Reserves as of the last day of the Calendar Year immediately preceding the Performance Period (each as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K), then the earned Performance Percentage will be capped at 100% under this Award.

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7.	Vesting (and Forfeiture) of Earned Performance Shares.

(a)	No Separation Prior to the Vesting Date. If Holder does not experience a Separation prior to the Vesting Date, Holder will be 100% vested in the Earned Performance Shares.

(b)	Forfeiture. Except to the extent expressly provided in Sections 7(b)(i), (ii) or (iii), Holder will permanently forfeit all rights with respect to all Performance Shares upon the date of his or her Separation, if such Separation occurs prior to the Vesting Date.

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1.	I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Denbury Resources Inc. (the registrant);

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.	The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.	The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

1.	I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Denbury Resources Inc. (the registrant);

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.	The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.	The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

1.	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2.	The Information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Denbury.

v3.19.1

Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019
Document And Company Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	DNR
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Central Index Key	0000945764
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Registrant Name	Denbury Resources Inc.
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		461,224,639

v3.19.1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 5,749	$ 38,560
Accrued production receivable		147,379	125,788
Trade and other receivables, net		28,624	26,970
Derivative assets		14,012	93,080
Other current assets		10,282	11,896
Total current assets		206,046	296,294
Oil and natural gas properties (using full cost accounting)
Proved properties		11,140,781	11,072,209
Unevaluated properties		1,003,669	996,700
CO2 properties		1,196,868	1,196,795
Pipelines and plants		2,304,745	2,302,817
Other property and equipment		233,277	250,279
Less accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment		(11,537,622)	(11,500,190)
Net property and equipment		4,341,718	4,318,610
Operating lease right-of-use assets		37,913	0
Derivative assets		2,022	4,195
Other assets		103,463	104,123
Total assets		4,691,162	4,723,222
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		147,324	198,380
Oil and gas production payable		65,893	61,288
Derivative liabilities		10,037	0
Current maturities of long-term debt (including future interest payable of $102,667 and $85,303, respectively - see Note 4)	[1]	120,258	105,125
Operating lease liabilities		7,070	0
Total current liabilities		350,582	364,793
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt, net of current portion (including future interest payable of $147,550 and $164,914, respectively - see Note 4)		2,643,307	2,664,211
Asset retirement obligations		178,428	174,470
Derivative liabilities		306	0
Deferred tax liabilities, net		300,280	309,758
Operating lease liabilities		47,056	0
Other liabilities		51,883	68,213
Total long-term liabilities		3,221,260	3,216,652
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding		0	0
Common stock, $.001 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized; 463,728,262 and 462,355,725 shares issued, respectively		464	462
Paid-in capital in excess of par		2,689,517	2,685,211
Accumulated deficit		(1,558,786)	(1,533,112)
Treasury stock, at cost, 2,473,243 and 1,941,749 shares, respectively		(11,875)	(10,784)
Total stockholders' equity		1,119,320	1,141,777
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 4,691,162	$ 4,723,222
[1] Future interest payable represents most of the interest due over the terms of our 9% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Senior Secured Notes”) and 9¼% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Senior Secured Notes”) and has been accounted for as debt in accordance with FASC 470-60, Troubled Debt Restructuring by Debtors. Our current maturities of long-term debt as of March 31, 2019 include $102.7 million of future interest payable related to the 2021 Senior Secured Notes and 2022 Senior Secured Notes that is due within the next twelve months.

v3.19.1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Future interest payable - current	[1]	$ 120,258	$ 105,125
Future interest payable - long-term		$ 2,643,307	$ 2,664,211
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, par value		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized		25,000,000	25,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued		0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding		0	0
Common stock, par value		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized		600,000,000	600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued		463,728,262	462,355,725
Treasury stock, shares		2,473,243	1,941,749
Future interest payable on senior secured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Future interest payable - current		$ 102,667	$ 85,303
Future interest payable - long-term		$ 147,550	$ 164,914
[1] Future interest payable represents most of the interest due over the terms of our 9% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Senior Secured Notes”) and 9¼% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Senior Secured Notes”) and has been accounted for as debt in accordance with FASC 470-60, Troubled Debt Restructuring by Debtors. Our current maturities of long-term debt as of March 31, 2019 include $102.7 million of future interest payable related to the 2021 Senior Secured Notes and 2022 Senior Secured Notes that is due within the next twelve months.

v3.19.1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenues and other income	$ 305,452	$ 353,234
Expenses
Taxes other than income	23,785	27,319
General and administrative expenses	18,925	20,232
Interest, net of amounts capitalized of $10,534 and $8,452, respectively	17,398	17,239
Depletion, depreciation, and amortization	57,297	52,451
Commodity derivatives expense	83,377	48,825
Other expenses	3,079	2,328
Total expenses	341,885	299,636
Income (loss) before income taxes	(36,433)	53,598
Income tax provision (benefit)	(10,759)	14,020
Net income (loss)	$ (25,674)	$ 39,578
Net income (loss) per common share
Basic	$ (0.06)	$ 0.10
Diluted	$ (0.06)	$ 0.09
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic	451,720	392,742
Diluted	451,720	451,543
Other income
Revenues and other income	$ 2,305	$ 5,661
Marketing and plant operating expenses
Operating expenses	12,045	12,424
Oil, natural gas, and related product sales
Revenues and other income	294,577	340,021
Operating expenses	125,423	118,356
CO2
Revenues and other income	8,570	7,552
Operating expenses	$ 556	$ 462

v3.19.1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Expenses
Capitalized interest	$ 10,534	$ 8,452

v3.19.1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	$ (25,674)	$ 39,578
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash flows from operating activities
Depletion, depreciation, and amortization	57,297	52,451
Deferred income taxes	(9,478)	15,052
Stock-based compensation	3,263	2,592
Commodity derivatives expense	83,377	48,825
Receipt (payment) on settlements of commodity derivatives	8,206	(33,357)
Debt issuance costs and discounts	1,263	1,137
Other, net	908	(838)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions
Accrued production receivable	(21,591)	(11,510)
Trade and other receivables	1,024	348
Other current and long-term assets	(387)	(1,886)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(35,966)	(19,817)
Oil and natural gas production payable	4,605	(673)
Other liabilities	(2,481)	(275)
Net cash provided by operating activities	64,366	91,627
Cash flows from investing activities
Oil and natural gas capital expenditures	(86,986)	(56,669)
Pipelines and plants capital expenditures	(1,682)	(156)
Net proceeds from sales of oil and natural gas properties and equipment	104	1,522
Other	(3,237)	3,927
Net cash used in investing activities	(91,801)	(51,376)
Cash flows from financing activities
Bank repayments	(103,000)	(571,653)
Bank borrowings	103,000	546,653
Pipeline financing and capital lease debt repayments	(4,108)	(6,287)
Other	(1,099)	(9,291)
Net cash used in financing activities	(5,207)	(40,578)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(32,642)	(327)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	54,949	15,992
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	$ 22,307	$ 15,665

v3.19.1

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock ($.001 Par Value)	Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	Treasury Stock (at cost)
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2017		402,549,346			457,041
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 648,165	$ 403	$ 2,507,828	$ (1,855,810)	$ (4,256)
Issued or purchased pursuant to stock compensation plans, shares		378,595
Stock-based compensation, value	3,303		3,303
Tax withholding - stock compensation, shares					330,826
Tax withholding - stock compensation, value	(828)				$ (828)
Net income (loss)	39,578
Ending balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2018		402,927,941			787,867
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2018	$ 690,218	$ 403	2,511,131	(1,816,232)	$ (5,084)
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2018	462,355,725	462,355,725			1,941,749
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 1,141,777	$ 462	2,685,211	(1,533,112)	$ (10,784)
Issued or purchased pursuant to stock compensation plans, shares		1,331,050
Issued or purchased pursuant to stock compensation plans, value	2	$ 2	0
Issued pursuant to directors' compensation plan, shares		41,487
Stock-based compensation, value	4,306		4,306
Tax withholding - stock compensation, shares					531,494
Tax withholding - stock compensation, value	(1,091)				$ (1,091)
Net income (loss)	$ (25,674)			(25,674)
Ending balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2019	463,728,262	463,728,262			2,473,243
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2019	$ 1,119,320	$ 464	$ 2,689,517	$ (1,558,786)	$ (11,875)

v3.19.1

Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies	Note 1. Basis of Presentation Organization and Nature of Operations Denbury Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, is an independent oil and natural gas company with operations focused in two key operating areas: the Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain regions.  Our goal is to increase the value of our properties through a combination of exploitation, drilling and proven engineering extraction practices, with the most significant emphasis relating to CO2 enhanced oil recovery operations. Interim Financial Statements The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Denbury Resources Inc. and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.  These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “Form 10-K”).  Unless indicated otherwise or the context requires, the terms “we,” “our,” “us,” “Company” or “Denbury,” refer to Denbury Resources Inc. and its subsidiaries. Accounting measurements at interim dates inherently involve greater reliance on estimates than at year end, and the results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year.  In management’s opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of our consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2019, our consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, our consolidated cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and our consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Reclassifications Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Such reclassifications had no impact on our reported net income, current assets, total assets, current liabilities, total liabilities or stockholders’ equity. Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as reported within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to “Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period” as reported within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows: In thousands   March 31, 2019   December 31, 2018 Cash and cash equivalents   $ 5,749   $ 38,560 Restricted cash included in other assets   16,558   16,389 Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows   $ 22,307   $ 54,949 Amounts included in restricted cash included in “Other assets” in the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets represent escrow accounts that are legally restricted for certain of our asset retirement obligations. Our prior-year quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2018 previously disclosed balances of certain U.S. Treasury Notes of $24.6 million and $25.2 million as of January 1, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively, that should have been excluded from “Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash” on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Accordingly, “Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash” as of January 1, 2018 and March 31, 2018, originally reported as $40.6 million and $40.9 million, respectively, should have been reported as $16.0 million and $15.7 million, respectively. In addition, changes in the U.S. Treasury Notes of $0.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018 should have been included in net cash used in investing activities. Accordingly, net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018, originally reported as $50.8 million, should have been $51.4 million. These revisions had no impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations for the periods presented. Net Income (Loss) per Common Share Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.  Diluted net income (loss) per common share is calculated in the same manner, but includes the impact of potentially dilutive securities.  Potentially dilutive securities consist of nonvested restricted stock, nonvested performance-based equity awards, and shares into which our previously-outstanding convertible senior notes were convertible. The following table sets forth the reconciliations of net income (loss) and weighted average shares used for purposes of calculating the basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share for the periods indicated:     Three Months Ended     March 31, In thousands   2019   2018 Numerator         Net income (loss) – basic   $ (25,674 )   $ 39,578 Effect of potentially dilutive securities         Interest on convertible senior notes   —   501 Net income (loss) – diluted   $ (25,674 )   $ 40,079           Denominator         Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic   451,720   392,742 Effect of potentially dilutive securities         Restricted stock and performance-based equity awards   —   5,169 Convertible senior notes   —   53,632 Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted   451,720   451,543 Basic weighted average common shares exclude shares of nonvested restricted stock. As these restricted shares vest, they will be included in the shares outstanding used to calculate basic net income (loss) per common share (although time-vesting restricted stock is issued and outstanding upon grant). For purposes of calculating diluted weighted average common shares during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the nonvested restricted stock and performance-based equity awards are included in the computation using the treasury stock method, with the deemed proceeds equal to the average unrecognized compensation during the period, and for the shares underlying the previously-outstanding convertible senior notes as if the convertible senior notes were converted at the beginning of the 2018 period. In April and May 2018, all outstanding convertible senior notes converted into shares of Denbury common stock, resulting in the issuance of 55.2 million shares of our common stock upon conversion. The following securities could potentially dilute earnings per share in the future, but were excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share, as their effect would have been antidilutive:     Three Months Ended     March 31, In thousands   2019   2018 Stock appreciation rights   2,091   2,954 Restricted stock and performance-based equity awards   8,350   431 Recent Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted Leases. Effective January 1, 2019, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”), and ASU 2018-01, Leases (Topic 842) – Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842, using the modified retrospective method with an application date of January 1, 2019. ASU 2016-02 does not apply to mineral leases or leases that convey the right to explore for or use the land on which oil, natural gas, and similar natural resources are contained. We elected the practical expedients provided in the new ASUs that allow historical lease classification of existing leases, allow entities to recognize leases with terms of one year or less in their statement of operations, allow lease and non-lease components to be combined, and carry forward our accounting treatment for existing land easement agreements. The adoption of the new standards resulted in the recognition of $39.1 million of lease assets and $55.8 million of lease liabilities ($16.7 million of which related to previously-existing lease obligations) as of January 1, 2019, in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, but did not materially impact our results of operations and had no impact on our cash flows. The additional lease assets and liabilities recorded on our balance sheets primarily related to our operating leases for office space, as the accounting for our financing leases and pipeline financings was relatively unchanged. Not Yet Adopted Fair Value Measurement. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) – Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurements (“ASU 2018-13”). ASU 2018-13 adds, modifies, or removes certain disclosure requirements for recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements based on the FASB’s consideration of costs and benefits. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption is permitted. Entities must adopt the amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty prospectively, and all other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The adoption of ASU 2018-13 is currently not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements, but may require enhanced footnote disclosures.

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Revenue Recognition	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Revenue Recognition	Note 2. Revenue Recognition We record revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification (“FASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The core principle of FASC Topic 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue for the transfer of goods or services equal to the amount of consideration that it expects to be entitled to receive for those goods or services. Once we have delivered the volume of commodity to the delivery point and the customer takes delivery and possession, we are entitled to payment and we invoice the customer for such delivered production. Payment under most oil and CO2 contracts is made within a month following product delivery and for natural gas and NGL contracts is generally made within two months following delivery. Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers; however, as the right to consideration after delivery is unconditional based on only the passage of time before payment of the consideration is due, upon delivery we record a receivable in “Accrued production receivable” in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, which was $147.4 million and $125.8 million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Disaggregation of Revenue The following table summarizes our revenues by product type for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:     Three Months Ended     March 31, In thousands   2019   2018 Oil sales   $ 291,965   $ 337,406 Natural gas sales   2,612   2,615 CO2 sales and transportation fees   8,570   7,552 Total revenues   $ 303,147   $ 347,573

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Leases	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Leases	Note 3. Leases We evaluate contracts for leasing arrangements at inception. We lease office space, equipment, and vehicles that have non-cancelable lease terms. Leases with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on our balance sheet. The table below reflects our operating lease assets and liabilities, which primarily consists of our office leases, and finance lease assets and liabilities:     March 31, In thousands   2019 Operating leases Operating lease right-of-use assets   $ 37,913       Operating lease liabilities - current   $ 7,070 Operating lease liabilities - long-term   47,056 Total operating lease liabilities   $ 54,126       Finance leases Other property and equipment   $ 12,352 Accumulated depreciation   (10,491 ) Other property and equipment, net   $ 1,861       Current maturities of long-term debt   $ 1,671 Long-term debt, net of current portion   348 Total finance lease liabilities   $ 2,019 The majority of our leases contain renewal options, typically exercisable at our sole discretion. We record right-of-use assets and liabilities based on the present value of lease payments over the initial lease term, unless the option to extend the lease is reasonably certain, and utilize our incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the lease commencement date. The following weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates related to our outstanding leases:     March 31,     2019 Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term Operating leases   6.3 years Finance leases   1.2 years       Weighted Average Discount Rate Operating leases   6.8 % Finance leases   2.5 % Lease costs for operating leases or leases with a term of 12 months or less are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For finance leases, interest on the lease liability and the amortization of the right-of-use asset are recognized separately, with the depreciable life reflective of the expected lease term. We have subleased part of the office space included in our operating leases for which we receive rental payments. The following table summarizes the components of lease costs and sublease income:         Three Months Ended         March 31, In thousands   Income Statement Presentation   2019 Operating lease cost   General and administrative expenses   $ 2,415           Finance lease cost         Amortization of right-of-use assets   Depletion, depreciation, and amortization   $ 870 Interest on lease liabilities   Interest expense   30 Total finance lease cost       $ 900           Sublease income   General and administrative expenses   $ 1,036 Our statement of cash flows included the following activity related to our operating and finance leases:     Three Months Ended     March 31, In thousands   2019 Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities     Operating cash flows from operating leases   $ 2,893 Operating cash flows from interest on finance leases   30 Financing cash flows from finance leases   935       Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations   Operating leases   277 Finance leases   — The following table summarizes by year the maturities of our lease liabilities as of March 31, 2019:     Operating   Finance In thousands   Leases   Leases 2019   $ 8,009   $ 1,276 2020   9,874   775 2021   10,043   — 2022   10,260   — 2023   10,300   — Thereafter   18,454   — Total minimum lease payments   66,940   2,051 Less: Amount representing interest   (12,814 )   (32 ) Present value of minimum lease payments   $ 54,126   $ 2,019 The following table summarizes by year the remaining non-cancelable future payments under our leases, as accounted for under previous accounting guidance under FASC Topic 840, Leases, as of December 31, 2018:     Operating In thousands   Leases 2019   $ 10,690 2020   9,776 2021   10,007 2022   10,223 2023   10,262 Thereafter   18,169 Total minimum lease payments   $ 69,127

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Long-Term Debt	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-Term Debt	Note 4. Long-Term Debt The table below reflects long-term debt and capital lease obligations outstanding as of the dates indicated:     March 31,   December 31, In thousands   2019   2018 Senior Secured Bank Credit Agreement   $ —   $ — 9% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2021   614,919   614,919 9¼% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022   455,668   455,668 7½% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024   450,000   450,000 6⅜% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021   203,545   203,545 5½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022   314,662   314,662 4⅝% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023   307,978   307,978 Pipeline financings   176,900   180,073 Capital lease obligations   2,019   5,362 Total debt principal balance   2,525,691   2,532,207 Future interest payable(1)   250,217   250,218 Debt issuance costs   (12,343 )   (13,089 ) Total debt, net of debt issuance costs   2,763,565   2,769,336 Less: current maturities of long-term debt(1)   (120,258 )   (105,125 ) Long-term debt and capital lease obligations   $ 2,643,307   $ 2,664,211 (1) Future interest payable represents most of the interest due over the terms of our 9% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Senior Secured Notes”) and 9¼% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Senior Secured Notes”) and has been accounted for as debt in accordance with FASC 470-60, Troubled Debt Restructuring by Debtors. Our current maturities of long-term debt as of March 31, 2019 include $102.7 million of future interest payable related to the 2021 Senior Secured Notes and 2022 Senior Secured Notes that is due within the next twelve months. The ultimate parent company in our corporate structure, Denbury Resources Inc. (“DRI”), is the sole issuer of all of our outstanding senior secured and senior subordinated notes. DRI has no independent assets or operations. Each of the subsidiary guarantors of such notes is 100% owned, directly or indirectly, by DRI, and the guarantees of the notes are full and unconditional and joint and several; any subsidiaries of DRI that are not subsidiary guarantors of such notes are minor subsidiaries. Senior Secured Bank Credit Facility In December 2014, we entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and other lenders party thereto (as amended, the “Bank Credit Agreement”), which has been amended periodically since that time. The Bank Credit Agreement is a senior secured revolving credit facility with a maturity date of December 9, 2021, provided that the maturity date may occur earlier (between February 2021 and August 2021) if the 2021 Senior Secured Notes due in May 2021 or 6⅜% Senior Subordinated Notes due in August 2021, respectively, are not repaid or refinanced by each of their respective maturity dates. As part of our spring 2019 semiannual redetermination, the borrowing base and lender commitments for our Bank Credit Agreement were reaffirmed at $615 million, with the next such redetermination being scheduled for November 2019. If our outstanding debt under the Bank Credit Agreement were to ever exceed the borrowing base, we would be required to repay the excess amount over a period not to exceed six months. We incur a commitment fee of 0.50% on the undrawn portion of the aggregate lender commitments under the Bank Credit Agreement. The Bank Credit Agreement contains certain financial performance covenants through the maturity of the facility, including the following: • A Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX covenant, with such ratio not to exceed 5.25 to 1.0 through December 31, 2020, and 4.50 to 1.0 thereafter; • A consolidated senior secured debt to consolidated EBITDAX covenant, with such ratio not to exceed 2.5 to 1.0. Only debt under our Bank Credit Agreement is considered consolidated senior secured debt for purposes of this ratio; • A minimum permitted ratio of consolidated EBITDAX to consolidated interest charges of 1.25 to 1.0; and • A requirement to maintain a current ratio of 1.0 to 1.0. As of March 31, 2019, we had no outstanding borrowings, and were in compliance with all debt covenants, under the Bank Credit Agreement. The above description of our Bank Credit Agreement is qualified by the express language and defined terms contained in the Bank Credit Agreement and the amendments thereto, each of which are filed as exhibits to our periodic reports filed with the SEC.

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Commodity Derivative Contracts	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Commodity Derivative Contracts	Note 5. Commodity Derivative Contracts We do not apply hedge accounting treatment to our oil and natural gas derivative contracts; therefore, the changes in the fair values of these instruments are recognized in income in the period of change.  These fair value changes, along with the settlements of expired contracts, are shown under “Commodity derivatives expense” in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Historically, we have entered into various oil and natural gas derivative contracts to provide an economic hedge of our exposure to commodity price risk associated with anticipated future oil and natural gas production and to provide more certainty to our future cash flows. We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. Generally, these contracts have consisted of various combinations of price floors, collars, three-way collars, fixed-price swaps, fixed-price swaps enhanced with a sold put, and basis swaps. The production that we hedge has varied from year to year depending on our levels of debt, financial strength and expectation of future commodity prices. We manage and control market and counterparty credit risk through established internal control procedures that are reviewed on an ongoing basis.  We attempt to minimize credit risk exposure to counterparties through formal credit policies, monitoring procedures and diversification, and all of our commodity derivative contracts are with parties that are lenders under our Bank Credit Agreement (or affiliates of such lenders). As of March 31, 2019, all of our outstanding derivative contracts were subject to enforceable master netting arrangements whereby payables on those contracts can be offset against receivables from separate derivative contracts with the same counterparty. It is our policy to classify derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis on our balance sheets, even if the contracts are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements. The following table summarizes our commodity derivative contracts as of March 31, 2019, none of which are classified as hedging instruments in accordance with the FASC Derivatives and Hedging topic: Months   Index Price   Volume (Barrels per day)   Contract Prices ($/Bbl) Range(1)   Weighted Average Price Swap   Sold Put   Floor   Ceiling Oil Contracts:                               2019 Fixed-Price Swaps                               Apr – June   NYMEX   3,500   $ 59.00 – 59.10   $ 59.05   $ —   $ —   $ — Apr – Dec   Argus LLS   13,000     60.00 – 74.90   64.69   —   —   — 2019 Three-Way Collars(2)                               Apr – June   NYMEX   18,500   $ 55.00 – 75.45   $ —   $ 48.84   $ 56.84   $ 69.94 Apr – June   Argus LLS   5,500     62.00 – 86.00   —   54.73   63.09   79.93 July – Dec   NYMEX   22,000     55.00 – 75.45   —   48.55   56.55   69.17 July – Dec   Argus LLS   5,500     62.00 – 86.00   —   54.73   63.09   79.93 2020 Fixed-Price Swaps                               Jan – Dec   Argus LLS   2,000   $ 60.72 – 61.05   $ 60.89   $ —   $ —   $ — 2020 Three-Way Collars(2)                               Jan – June   NYMEX   8,000   $ 57.50 – 82.65   $ —   $ 49.21   $ 58.86   $ 66.69 Jan – June   Argus LLS   3,000     62.50 – 87.10   —   53.83   63.83   73.93 July – Dec   NYMEX   6,000     58.25 – 82.65   —   49.59   59.13   67.47 July – Dec   Argus LLS   1,000     65.00 – 87.10   —   55.00   65.00   86.80 (1) Ranges presented for fixed-price swaps represent the lowest and highest fixed prices of all open contracts for the period presented. For three-way collars, ranges represent the lowest floor price and highest ceiling price for all open contracts for the period presented. (2) A three-way collar is a costless collar contract combined with a sold put feature (at a lower price) with the same counterparty. The value received for the sold put is used to enhance the contracted floor and ceiling price of the related collar. At the contract settlement date, (1) if the index price is higher than the ceiling price, we pay the counterparty the difference between the index price and ceiling price for the contracted volumes, (2) if the index price is between the floor and ceiling price, no settlements occur, (3) if the index price is lower than the floor price but at or above the sold put price, the counterparty pays us the difference between the index price and the floor price for the contracted volumes and (4) if the index price is lower than the sold put price, the counterparty pays us the difference between the floor price and the sold put price for the contracted volumes.

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Fair Value Measurements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurements	Note 6. Fair Value Measurements The FASC Fair Value Measurement topic defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (often referred to as the “exit price”). We utilize market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated or generally unobservable. We primarily apply the income approach for recurring fair value measurements and endeavor to utilize the best available information. Accordingly, we utilize valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. We are able to classify fair value balances based on the observability of those inputs. The FASC establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows: • Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. • Level 2 – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. Level 2 includes those financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. Instruments in this category include non-exchange-traded oil derivatives that are based on NYMEX pricing and fixed-price swaps that are based on regional pricing other than NYMEX (e.g., Light Louisiana Sweet). Our costless collars and the sold put features of our three-way collars are valued using the Black-Scholes model, an industry standard option valuation model that takes into account inputs such as contractual prices for the underlying instruments, maturity, quoted forward prices for commodities, interest rates, volatility factors and credit worthiness, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. • Level 3 – Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are generally less observable. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value. As of March 31, 2019, instruments in this category include non-exchange-traded three-way collars that are based on regional pricing other than NYMEX (e.g., Light Louisiana Sweet). The valuation models utilized for costless collars and three-way collars are consistent with the methodologies described above; however, the implied volatilities utilized in the valuation of Level 3 instruments are developed using a benchmark, which is considered a significant unobservable input. An increase or decrease of 100 basis points in the implied volatility inputs utilized in our fair value measurement would result in a change of approximately $100 thousand in the fair value of these instruments as of March 31, 2019. We adjust the valuations from the valuation model for nonperformance risk, using our estimate of the counterparty’s credit quality for asset positions and our credit quality for liability positions. We use multiple sources of third-party credit data in determining counterparty nonperformance risk, including credit default swaps. The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, our financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of the periods indicated:     Fair Value Measurements Using: In thousands   Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)   Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)   Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)   Total March 31, 2019                 Assets                 Oil derivative contracts – current   $ —   $ 11,259   $ 2,753   $ 14,012 Oil derivative contracts – long-term   —   987   1,035   2,022 Total Assets   $ —   $ 12,246   $ 3,788   $ 16,034                   Liabilities                 Oil derivative contracts – current   $ —   $ (9,965 )   $ (72 )   $ (10,037 ) Oil derivative contracts – long-term   —   (276 )   (30 )   (306 ) Total Liabilities   $ —   $ (10,241 )   $ (102 )   $ (10,343 )                   December 31, 2018                 Assets                 Oil derivative contracts – current   $ —   $ 81,621   $ 11,459   $ 93,080 Oil derivative contracts – long-term   —   2,030   2,165   4,195 Total Assets   $ —   $ 83,651   $ 13,624   $ 97,275 Since we do not apply hedge accounting for our commodity derivative contracts, any gains and losses on our assets and liabilities are included in “Commodity derivatives expense” in the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Level 3 Fair Value Measurements The following table summarizes the changes in the fair value of our Level 3 assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:     Three Months Ended     March 31, In thousands   2019   2018 Fair value of Level 3 instruments, beginning of period   $ 13,624   $ — Fair value losses on commodity derivatives   (9,047 )   — Receipts on settlements of commodity derivatives   (891 )   — Fair value of Level 3 instruments, end of period   $ 3,686   $ —           The amount of total losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized losses relating to assets or liabilities still held at the reporting date   $ (6,481 )   $ — We utilize an income approach to value our Level 3 three-way collars. We obtain and ensure the appropriateness of the significant inputs to the calculation, including contractual prices for the underlying instruments, maturity, forward prices for commodities, interest rates, volatility factors and credit worthiness, and the fair value estimate is prepared and reviewed on a quarterly basis. The following table details fair value inputs related to implied volatilities utilized in the valuation of our Level 3 oil derivative contracts:     Fair Value at 3/31/2019 (in thousands)   Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input   Volatility Range Oil derivative contracts   $ 3,686   Discounted cash flow / Black-Scholes   Volatility of Light Louisiana Sweet for settlement periods beginning after March 31, 2019   12.3% – 30.5% Other Fair Value Measurements The carrying value of our loans under our Bank Credit Agreement approximate fair value, as they are subject to short-term floating interest rates that approximate the rates available to us for those periods. We use a market approach to determine the fair value of our fixed-rate long-term debt using observable market data. The fair values of our senior secured second lien notes and senior subordinated notes are based on quoted market prices, which are considered Level 1 measurements under the fair value hierarchy. The estimated fair value of the principal amount of our debt as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, excluding pipeline financing and capital lease obligations, was $1,990.0 million and $1,886.1 million, respectively. We have other financial instruments consisting primarily of cash, cash equivalents, short-term receivables and payables that approximate fair value due to the nature of the instrument and the relatively short maturities.

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Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies Litigation We are involved in various lawsuits, claims and regulatory proceedings incidental to our businesses.  We are also subject to audits for various taxes (income, sales and use, and severance) in the various states in which we operate, and from time to time receive assessments for potential taxes that we may owe. While we currently believe that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties.  We accrue for losses from litigation and claims if we determine that a loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Riley Ridge Helium Supply Contract Claim As part of our 2010 and 2011 acquisitions of the Riley Ridge Unit and associated gas processing facility that was under construction, the Company assumed a 20-year helium supply contract under which we agreed to supply the helium separated from the full well stream by operation of the gas processing facility to a third-party purchaser, APMTG Helium, LLC (“APMTG”). The helium supply contract provides for the delivery of a minimum contracted quantity of helium, with liquidated damages payable if specified quantities of helium are not supplied in accordance with the terms of the contract. The liquidated damages are specified in the contract at up to $8.0 million per contract year and are capped at an aggregate of $46.0 million over the term of the contract. As the gas processing facility has been shut-in since mid-2014 due to significant technical issues, we have not been able to supply helium under the helium supply contract. In a case filed in November 2014 in the Ninth Judicial District Court of Sublette County, Wyoming, APMTG claimed multiple years of liquidated damages for non-delivery of volumes of helium specified under the helium supply contract. The Company claimed that its contractual obligations were excused by virtue of events that fall within the force majeure provisions in the helium supply contract. On March 11, 2019, the trial court entered a final judgment that a force majeure condition did exist, but the Company’s performance was excused by the force majeure provisions of the contract for only a 35-day period in 2014, and as a result the Company should pay APMTG liquidated damages and interest thereon for those time periods from contract commencement to the close of evidence (November 29, 2017) when the Company’s performance was not excused as provided in the contract. The Company’s position continues to be that its contractual obligations have been and continue to be excused by events that fall within the force majeure provisions in the helium supply contract. On April 5, 2019, the Company filed a motion for amendment of judgment with the trial court requesting that the trial court amend certain of its findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to the Company’s claims that a force majeure event excused the Company’s performance for a specified period of time after contract commencement. The Company intends to continue to vigorously defend its position and pursue all of its rights, including its right to appeal any portion of the trial court’s ruling to the Wyoming Supreme Court, the timing and results of which cannot be predicted at this time. Subject to the Company’s motion for amendment of judgment, and absent reversal of the trial court’s factual or legal conclusions on appeal (the timing of which is currently unpredictable), the Company anticipates total liquidated damages would equal the $46.0 million aggregate cap under the helium supply contract (including $14.2 million of liquidated damages for the contract years ending July 31, 2018 and July 31, 2019) plus $3.8 million of associated costs through March 31, 2019, for a total of $49.8 million, which the Company has included in “Other liabilities” in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2019.

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Additional Balance Sheet Details	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]
Additional Balance Sheet Details	Note 8. Additional Balance Sheet Details Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities     March 31,   December 31, In thousands   2019   2018 Accounts payable   $ 31,014   $ 28,177 Accrued lease operating expenses   27,274   32,287 Accrued compensation   24,221   42,881 Accrued interest   24,080   31,391 Taxes payable   10,792   18,897 Accrued exploration and development costs   8,295   19,519 Other   21,648   25,228 Total   $ 147,324   $ 198,380

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Basis of Presentation (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Organization and Nature of Operations	Organization and Nature of Operations Denbury Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, is an independent oil and natural gas company with operations focused in two key operating areas: the Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain regions.  Our goal is to increase the value of our properties through a combination of exploitation, drilling and proven engineering extraction practices, with the most significant emphasis relating to CO2 enhanced oil recovery operations.
Interim Financial Statements - Basis of Accounting, Policy	Interim Financial Statements The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Denbury Resources Inc. and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.  These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “Form 10-K”).  Unless indicated otherwise or the context requires, the terms “we,” “our,” “us,” “Company” or “Denbury,” refer to Denbury Resources Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Interim Financial Statements - Use of Estimates	Accounting measurements at interim dates inherently involve greater reliance on estimates than at year end, and the results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year.  In management’s opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of our consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2019, our consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, our consolidated cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and our consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
Reclassifications	Reclassifications Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Such reclassifications had no impact on our reported net income, current assets, total assets, current liabilities, total liabilities or stockholders’ equity.
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash	Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as reported within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to “Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period” as reported within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows: In thousands   March 31, 2019   December 31, 2018 Cash and cash equivalents   $ 5,749   $ 38,560 Restricted cash included in other assets   16,558   16,389 Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows   $ 22,307   $ 54,949 Amounts included in restricted cash included in “Other assets” in the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets represent escrow accounts that are legally restricted for certain of our asset retirement obligations.
Net Income per Common Share	Net Income (Loss) per Common Share Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.  Diluted net income (loss) per common share is calculated in the same manner, but includes the impact of potentially dilutive securities.  Potentially dilutive securities consist of nonvested restricted stock, nonvested performance-based equity awards, and shares into which our previously-outstanding convertible senior notes were convertible. The following table sets forth the reconciliations of net income (loss) and weighted average shares used for purposes of calculating the basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share for the periods indicated:     Three Months Ended     March 31, In thousands   2019   2018 Numerator         Net income (loss) – basic   $ (25,674 )   $ 39,578 Effect of potentially dilutive securities         Interest on convertible senior notes   —   501 Net income (loss) – diluted   $ (25,674 )   $ 40,079           Denominator         Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic   451,720   392,742 Effect of potentially dilutive securities         Restricted stock and performance-based equity awards   —   5,169 Convertible senior notes   —   53,632 Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted   451,720   451,543 Basic weighted average common shares exclude shares of nonvested restricted stock. As these restricted shares vest, they will be included in the shares outstanding used to calculate basic net income (loss) per common share (although time-vesting restricted stock is issued and outstanding upon grant). For purposes of calculating diluted weighted average common shares during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the nonvested restricted stock and performance-based equity awards are included in the computation using the treasury stock method, with the deemed proceeds equal to the average unrecognized compensation during the period, and for the shares underlying the previously-outstanding convertible senior notes as if the convertible senior notes were converted at the beginning of the 2018 period. In April and May 2018, all outstanding convertible senior notes converted into shares of Denbury common stock, resulting in the issuance of 55.2 million shares of our common stock upon conversion. The following securities could potentially dilute earnings per share in the future, but were excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share, as their effect would have been antidilutive:     Three Months Ended     March 31, In thousands   2019   2018 Stock appreciation rights   2,091   2,954 Restricted stock and performance-based equity awards   8,350   431
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Recent Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted Leases. Effective January 1, 2019, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”), and ASU 2018-01, Leases (Topic 842) – Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842, using the modified retrospective method with an application date of January 1, 2019. ASU 2016-02 does not apply to mineral leases or leases that convey the right to explore for or use the land on which oil, natural gas, and similar natural resources are contained. We elected the practical expedients provided in the new ASUs that allow historical lease classification of existing leases, allow entities to recognize leases with terms of one year or less in their statement of operations, allow lease and non-lease components to be combined, and carry forward our accounting treatment for existing land easement agreements. The adoption of the new standards resulted in the recognition of $39.1 million of lease assets and $55.8 million of lease liabilities ($16.7 million of which related to previously-existing lease obligations) as of January 1, 2019, in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, but did not materially impact our results of operations and had no impact on our cash flows. The additional lease assets and liabilities recorded on our balance sheets primarily related to our operating leases for office space, as the accounting for our financing leases and pipeline financings was relatively unchanged. Not Yet Adopted Fair Value Measurement. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) – Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurements (“ASU 2018-13”). ASU 2018-13 adds, modifies, or removes certain disclosure requirements for recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements based on the FASB’s consideration of costs and benefits. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption is permitted. Entities must adopt the amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty prospectively, and all other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The adoption of ASU 2018-13 is currently not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements, but may require enhanced footnote disclosures.
Revenue Recognition	We record revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification (“FASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The core principle of FASC Topic 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue for the transfer of goods or services equal to the amount of consideration that it expects to be entitled to receive for those goods or services. Once we have delivered the volume of commodity to the delivery point and the customer takes delivery and possession, we are entitled to payment and we invoice the customer for such delivered production. Payment under most oil and CO2 contracts is made within a month following product delivery and for natural gas and NGL contracts is generally made within two months following delivery. Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers; however, as the right to consideration after delivery is unconditional based on only the passage of time before payment of the consideration is due, upon delivery we record a receivable in “Accrued production receivable” in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, which was $147.4 million and $125.8 million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
Leases	We evaluate contracts for leasing arrangements at inception. We lease office space, equipment, and vehicles that have non-cancelable lease terms. Leases with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on our balance sheet. Lease costs for operating leases or leases with a term of 12 months or less are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For finance leases, interest on the lease liability and the amortization of the right-of-use asset are recognized separately, with the depreciable life reflective of the expected lease term. We have subleased part of the office space included in our operating leases for which we receive rental payments. The majority of our leases contain renewal options, typically exercisable at our sole discretion. We record right-of-use assets and liabilities based on the present value of lease payments over the initial lease term, unless the option to extend the lease is reasonably certain, and utilize our incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the lease commencement date.
Commodity Derivative Contracts	We do not apply hedge accounting treatment to our oil and natural gas derivative contracts; therefore, the changes in the fair values of these instruments are recognized in income in the period of change.  These fair value changes, along with the settlements of expired contracts, are shown under “Commodity derivatives expense” in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Historically, we have entered into various oil and natural gas derivative contracts to provide an economic hedge of our exposure to commodity price risk associated with anticipated future oil and natural gas production and to provide more certainty to our future cash flows. We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. Generally, these contracts have consisted of various combinations of price floors, collars, three-way collars, fixed-price swaps, fixed-price swaps enhanced with a sold put, and basis swaps. The production that we hedge has varied from year to year depending on our levels of debt, financial strength and expectation of future commodity prices. We manage and control market and counterparty credit risk through established internal control procedures that are reviewed on an ongoing basis.  We attempt to minimize credit risk exposure to counterparties through formal credit policies, monitoring procedures and diversification, and all of our commodity derivative contracts are with parties that are lenders under our Bank Credit Agreement (or affiliates of such lenders). As of March 31, 2019, all of our outstanding derivative contracts were subject to enforceable master netting arrangements whereby payables on those contracts can be offset against receivables from separate derivative contracts with the same counterparty. It is our policy to classify derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis on our balance sheets, even if the contracts are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements.
Fair Value Measurements	The FASC Fair Value Measurement topic defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (often referred to as the “exit price”). We utilize market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated or generally unobservable. We primarily apply the income approach for recurring fair value measurements and endeavor to utilize the best available information. Accordingly, we utilize valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. We are able to classify fair value balances based on the observability of those inputs. The FASC establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows: • Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. • Level 2 – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. Level 2 includes those financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. Instruments in this category include non-exchange-traded oil derivatives that are based on NYMEX pricing and fixed-price swaps that are based on regional pricing other than NYMEX (e.g., Light Louisiana Sweet). Our costless collars and the sold put features of our three-way collars are valued using the Black-Scholes model, an industry standard option valuation model that takes into account inputs such as contractual prices for the underlying instruments, maturity, quoted forward prices for commodities, interest rates, volatility factors and credit worthiness, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. • Level 3 – Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are generally less observable. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value. As of March 31, 2019, instruments in this category include non-exchange-traded three-way collars that are based on regional pricing other than NYMEX (e.g., Light Louisiana Sweet). The valuation models utilized for costless collars and three-way collars are consistent with the methodologies described above; however, the implied volatilities utilized in the valuation of Level 3 instruments are developed using a benchmark, which is considered a significant unobservable input. An increase or decrease of 100 basis points in the implied volatility inputs utilized in our fair value measurement would result in a change of approximately $100 thousand in the fair value of these instruments as of March 31, 2019. We adjust the valuations from the valuation model for nonperformance risk, using our estimate of the counterparty’s credit quality for asset positions and our credit quality for liability positions. We use multiple sources of third-party credit data in determining counterparty nonperformance risk, including credit default swaps.

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Basis of Presentation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Schedule of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as reported within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to “Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period” as reported within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows: In thousands   March 31, 2019   December 31, 2018 Cash and cash equivalents   $ 5,749   $ 38,560 Restricted cash included in other assets   16,558   16,389 Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows   $ 22,307   $ 54,949
Schedule of earnings per share, basic and diluted reconciliation	The following table sets forth the reconciliations of net income (loss) and weighted average shares used for purposes of calculating the basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share for the periods indicated:     Three Months Ended     March 31, In thousands   2019   2018 Numerator         Net income (loss) – basic   $ (25,674 )   $ 39,578 Effect of potentially dilutive securities         Interest on convertible senior notes   —   501 Net income (loss) – diluted   $ (25,674 )   $ 40,079           Denominator         Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic   451,720   392,742 Effect of potentially dilutive securities         Restricted stock and performance-based equity awards   —   5,169 Convertible senior notes   —   53,632 Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted   451,720   451,543
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share	The following securities could potentially dilute earnings per share in the future, but were excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share, as their effect would have been antidilutive:     Three Months Ended     March 31, In thousands   2019   2018 Stock appreciation rights   2,091   2,954 Restricted stock and performance-based equity awards   8,350   431

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Revenue Recognition (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Disaggregation of Revenue	The following table summarizes our revenues by product type for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:     Three Months Ended     March 31, In thousands   2019   2018 Oil sales   $ 291,965   $ 337,406 Natural gas sales   2,612   2,615 CO2 sales and transportation fees   8,570   7,552 Total revenues   $ 303,147   $ 347,573

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Leases (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Schedule of Lease Assets and Liabilities	The table below reflects our operating lease assets and liabilities, which primarily consists of our office leases, and finance lease assets and liabilities:     March 31, In thousands   2019 Operating leases Operating lease right-of-use assets   $ 37,913       Operating lease liabilities - current   $ 7,070 Operating lease liabilities - long-term   47,056 Total operating lease liabilities   $ 54,126       Finance leases Other property and equipment   $ 12,352 Accumulated depreciation   (10,491 ) Other property and equipment, net   $ 1,861       Current maturities of long-term debt   $ 1,671 Long-term debt, net of current portion   348 Total finance lease liabilities   $ 2,019
Schedule of Weighted Average Lease Terms and Discount Rates	The following weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates related to our outstanding leases:     March 31,     2019 Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term Operating leases   6.3 years Finance leases   1.2 years       Weighted Average Discount Rate Operating leases   6.8 % Finance leases   2.5 %
Schedule of Lease Costs	The following table summarizes the components of lease costs and sublease income:         Three Months Ended         March 31, In thousands   Income Statement Presentation   2019 Operating lease cost   General and administrative expenses   $ 2,415           Finance lease cost         Amortization of right-of-use assets   Depletion, depreciation, and amortization   $ 870 Interest on lease liabilities   Interest expense   30 Total finance lease cost       $ 900           Sublease income   General and administrative expenses   $ 1,036
Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases	Our statement of cash flows included the following activity related to our operating and finance leases:     Three Months Ended     March 31, In thousands   2019 Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities     Operating cash flows from operating leases   $ 2,893 Operating cash flows from interest on finance leases   30 Financing cash flows from finance leases   935       Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations   Operating leases   277 Finance leases   —
Schedule of Maturities of Operating and Finance Lease Liabilities	The following table summarizes by year the maturities of our lease liabilities as of March 31, 2019:     Operating   Finance In thousands   Leases   Leases 2019   $ 8,009   $ 1,276 2020   9,874   775 2021   10,043   — 2022   10,260   — 2023   10,300   — Thereafter   18,454   — Total minimum lease payments   66,940   2,051 Less: Amount representing interest   (12,814 )   (32 ) Present value of minimum lease payments   $ 54,126   $ 2,019
Schedule of operating long-term commitments which require future minimum lease payments	The following table summarizes by year the remaining non-cancelable future payments under our leases, as accounted for under previous accounting guidance under FASC Topic 840, Leases, as of December 31, 2018:     Operating In thousands   Leases 2019   $ 10,690 2020   9,776 2021   10,007 2022   10,223 2023   10,262 Thereafter   18,169 Total minimum lease payments   $ 69,127

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Long-Term Debt (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Components of Long-Term Debt	The table below reflects long-term debt and capital lease obligations outstanding as of the dates indicated:     March 31,   December 31, In thousands   2019   2018 Senior Secured Bank Credit Agreement   $ —   $ — 9% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2021   614,919   614,919 9¼% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022   455,668   455,668 7½% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024   450,000   450,000 6⅜% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021   203,545   203,545 5½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022   314,662   314,662 4⅝% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023   307,978   307,978 Pipeline financings   176,900   180,073 Capital lease obligations   2,019   5,362 Total debt principal balance   2,525,691   2,532,207 Future interest payable(1)   250,217   250,218 Debt issuance costs   (12,343 )   (13,089 ) Total debt, net of debt issuance costs   2,763,565   2,769,336 Less: current maturities of long-term debt(1)   (120,258 )   (105,125 ) Long-term debt and capital lease obligations   $ 2,643,307   $ 2,664,211 (1) Future interest payable represents most of the interest due over the terms of our 9% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Senior Secured Notes”) and 9¼% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Senior Secured Notes”) and has been accounted for as debt in accordance with FASC 470-60, Troubled Debt Restructuring by Debtors. Our current maturities of long-term debt as of March 31, 2019 include $102.7 million of future interest payable related to the 2021 Senior Secured Notes and 2022 Senior Secured Notes that is due within the next twelve months.

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Commodity Derivative Contracts (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Commodity derivative contracts not classified as hedging instruments	The following table summarizes our commodity derivative contracts as of March 31, 2019, none of which are classified as hedging instruments in accordance with the FASC Derivatives and Hedging topic: Months   Index Price   Volume (Barrels per day)   Contract Prices ($/Bbl) Range(1)   Weighted Average Price Swap   Sold Put   Floor   Ceiling Oil Contracts:                               2019 Fixed-Price Swaps                               Apr – June   NYMEX   3,500   $ 59.00 – 59.10   $ 59.05   $ —   $ —   $ — Apr – Dec   Argus LLS   13,000     60.00 – 74.90   64.69   —   —   — 2019 Three-Way Collars(2)                               Apr – June   NYMEX   18,500   $ 55.00 – 75.45   $ —   $ 48.84   $ 56.84   $ 69.94 Apr – June   Argus LLS   5,500     62.00 – 86.00   —   54.73   63.09   79.93 July – Dec   NYMEX   22,000     55.00 – 75.45   —   48.55   56.55   69.17 July – Dec   Argus LLS   5,500     62.00 – 86.00   —   54.73   63.09   79.93 2020 Fixed-Price Swaps                               Jan – Dec   Argus LLS   2,000   $ 60.72 – 61.05   $ 60.89   $ —   $ —   $ — 2020 Three-Way Collars(2)                               Jan – June   NYMEX   8,000   $ 57.50 – 82.65   $ —   $ 49.21   $ 58.86   $ 66.69 Jan – June   Argus LLS   3,000     62.50 – 87.10   —   53.83   63.83   73.93 July – Dec   NYMEX   6,000     58.25 – 82.65   —   49.59   59.13   67.47 July – Dec   Argus LLS   1,000     65.00 – 87.10   —   55.00   65.00   86.80 (1) Ranges presented for fixed-price swaps represent the lowest and highest fixed prices of all open contracts for the period presented. For three-way collars, ranges represent the lowest floor price and highest ceiling price for all open contracts for the period presented. (2) A three-way collar is a costless collar contract combined with a sold put feature (at a lower price) with the same counterparty. The value received for the sold put is used to enhance the contracted floor and ceiling price of the related collar. At the contract settlement date, (1) if the index price is higher than the ceiling price, we pay the counterparty the difference between the index price and ceiling price for the contracted volumes, (2) if the index price is between the floor and ceiling price, no settlements occur, (3) if the index price is lower than the floor price but at or above the sold put price, the counterparty pays us the difference between the index price and the floor price for the contracted volumes and (4) if the index price is lower than the sold put price, the counterparty pays us the difference between the floor price and the sold put price for the contracted volumes.

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair value hierarchy of financial assets and liabilities	The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, our financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of the periods indicated:     Fair Value Measurements Using: In thousands   Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)   Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)   Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)   Total March 31, 2019                 Assets                 Oil derivative contracts – current   $ —   $ 11,259   $ 2,753   $ 14,012 Oil derivative contracts – long-term   —   987   1,035   2,022 Total Assets   $ —   $ 12,246   $ 3,788   $ 16,034                   Liabilities                 Oil derivative contracts – current   $ —   $ (9,965 )   $ (72 )   $ (10,037 ) Oil derivative contracts – long-term   —   (276 )   (30 )   (306 ) Total Liabilities   $ —   $ (10,241 )   $ (102 )   $ (10,343 )                   December 31, 2018                 Assets                 Oil derivative contracts – current   $ —   $ 81,621   $ 11,459   $ 93,080 Oil derivative contracts – long-term   —   2,030   2,165   4,195 Total Assets   $ —   $ 83,651   $ 13,624   $ 97,275
Changes in fair value of Level 3 assets and liabilities	The following table summarizes the changes in the fair value of our Level 3 assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:     Three Months Ended     March 31, In thousands   2019   2018 Fair value of Level 3 instruments, beginning of period   $ 13,624   $ — Fair value losses on commodity derivatives   (9,047 )   — Receipts on settlements of commodity derivatives   (891 )   — Fair value of Level 3 instruments, end of period   $ 3,686   $ —           The amount of total losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized losses relating to assets or liabilities still held at the reporting date   $ (6,481 )   $ —
Qualitative valuation techniques for assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis (Level 3)	The following table details fair value inputs related to implied volatilities utilized in the valuation of our Level 3 oil derivative contracts:     Fair Value at 3/31/2019 (in thousands)   Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input   Volatility Range Oil derivative contracts   $ 3,686   Discounted cash flow / Black-Scholes   Volatility of Light Louisiana Sweet for settlement periods beginning after March 31, 2019   12.3% – 30.5%

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Additional Balance Sheet Details (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Table Text Block [Abstract]
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities     March 31,   December 31, In thousands   2019   2018 Accounts payable   $ 31,014   $ 28,177 Accrued lease operating expenses   27,274   32,287 Accrued compensation   24,221   42,881 Accrued interest   24,080   31,391 Taxes payable   10,792   18,897 Accrued exploration and development costs   8,295   19,519 Other   21,648   25,228 Total   $ 147,324   $ 198,380

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Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation (Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Jan. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,749	$ 38,560
Restricted cash included in other assets	16,558	16,389
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows	$ 22,307	$ 54,949	$ 15,665	$ 16,000	$ 15,992

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Basis of Presentation (Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares Table) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Numerator
Net income (loss) - basic	$ (25,674)	$ 39,578
Interest on convertible senior notes	0	501
Net income (loss) - diluted	$ (25,674)	$ 40,079
Denominator
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	451,720	392,742
Restricted stock and performance-based equity awards	0	5,169
Convertible senior notes	0	53,632
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	451,720	451,543

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Basis of Presentation (Antidilutive Securities) (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Stock appreciation rights
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	2,091	2,954
Restricted stock and performance-based equity awards
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	8,350	431

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Basis of Presentation (Details Textuals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jan. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Restricted cash			$ 16,558	$ 16,389
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued	55.2
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents		$ 15,665	$ 22,307	$ 54,949	$ 16,000	$ 15,992
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities		51,400
Previously Reported
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents		40,900			40,600
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities		50,800
Adjustments
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents		25,200			$ 24,600
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities		$ 600

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Basis of Presentation (Effect of the Adoption of ASC Topic 842 Leases) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Lease Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Operating Lease, Liability	$ 54,126	$ 55,800
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 37,913	39,100	$ 0
Pre-Existing Lease Liability [Member]
Lease Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Operating Lease, Liability		$ 16,700

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Revenue Recognition (Disaggregation of Revenue) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues and other income	$ 303,147	$ 347,573
Oil sales
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues and other income	291,965	337,406
Natural gas sales
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues and other income	2,612	2,615
CO2 sales and transportation fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues and other income	$ 8,570	$ 7,552

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Revenue Recognition (Details Textuals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Accrued production receivable	$ 147,379	$ 125,788

v3.19.1

Leases (Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related To Leases) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Operating Leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 37,913	$ 39,100	$ 0
Operating lease liabilities - current	7,070		0
Operating lease liabilities - long-term	47,056		$ 0
Total operating lease liabilities	54,126	$ 55,800
Finance leases
Other property and equipment	12,352
Accumulated depreciation	(10,491)
Other property and equipment	1,861
Current maturities of long-term debt	1,671
Long-term debt, net of current portion	348
Total finance lease liabilities	$ 2,019

v3.19.1

Leases (Lease Term and Discount Rate) (Details)	Mar. 31, 2019
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term
Operating leases	6 years 3 months
Finance leases	1 year 2 months
Weighted Average Discount Rate
Operating leases	6.80%
Finance leases	2.50%

v3.19.1

Leases (Lease Operating Costs) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease cost	$ 2,415
Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets	870
Interest on lease liabilities	30
Total finance lease cost	900
Sublease income	$ 1,036

v3.19.1

Leases (Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$ 2,893
Operating cash flows from interest on finance leases	30
Financing cash flows from finance leases	935
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
Operating leases	277
Finance leases	$ 0

v3.19.1

Leases (Maturities Of Lease Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019
Operating Leases
2019	$ 8,009
2020	9,874
2021	10,043
2022	10,260
2023	10,300
Thereafter	18,454
Total minimum lease payments	66,940
Less: Amount representing interest	(12,814)
Present value of minimum lease payments	54,126	$ 55,800
Finance Leases
2019	1,276
2020	775
2021	0
2022	0
2023	0
Thereafter	0
Total minimum lease payments	2,051
Less: Amount representing interest	(32)
Present value of minimum lease payments	$ 2,019

v3.19.1

Leases (Prior Year-End Schedule of Future Operating Lease Payments) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
2019	$ 10,690
2020	9,776
2021	10,007
2022	10,223
2023	10,262
Thereafter	18,169
Total minimum lease payments	$ 69,127

v3.19.1

Long-Term Debt (Components of Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($)		Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Secured Bank Credit Agreement		$ 0	$ 0
Pipeline financings		176,900,000	180,073,000
Capital lease obligations		2,019,000	5,362,000
Total debt principal balance		2,525,691,000	2,532,207,000
Future interest payable	[1]	250,217,000	250,218,000
Debt issuance costs		(12,343,000)	(13,089,000)
Total debt, net of debt issuance costs		2,763,565,000	2,769,336,000
Less: current maturities of long-term debt	[1]	(120,258,000)	(105,125,000)
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations		2,643,307,000	2,664,211,000
9% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross		$ 614,919,000	614,919,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		9.00%
9 1/4% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross		$ 455,668,000	455,668,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		9.25%
7 1/2% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross		$ 450,000,000	450,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		7.50%
6 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross		$ 203,545,000	203,545,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		6.375%
5 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross		$ 314,662,000	314,662,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		5.50%
4 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross		$ 307,978,000	307,978,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		4.625%
Future interest payable on senior secured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Less: current maturities of long-term debt		$ (102,667,000)	(85,303,000)
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations		$ 147,550,000	$ 164,914,000
[1] Future interest payable represents most of the interest due over the terms of our 9% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Senior Secured Notes”) and 9¼% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Senior Secured Notes”) and has been accounted for as debt in accordance with FASC 470-60, Troubled Debt Restructuring by Debtors. Our current maturities of long-term debt as of March 31, 2019 include $102.7 million of future interest payable related to the 2021 Senior Secured Notes and 2022 Senior Secured Notes that is due within the next twelve months.

v3.19.1

Long-Term Debt (Details Textuals)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Interest in guarantor subsidiaries	100.00%
Borrowing base	$ 615,000,000
Lender commitments	$ 615,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.50%
Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX	2.5
Consolidated EBITDAX to Consolidated Interest Charges	1.25
Current Ratio Requirement	1.0
Senior Secured Bank Credit Agreement	$ 0	$ 0
Year 2019
Senior Secured Bank Credit Facility [Abstract]
Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX	5.25
Year 2020
Senior Secured Bank Credit Facility [Abstract]
Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX	5.25
Year 2021 | Q1
Senior Secured Bank Credit Facility [Abstract]
Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX	4.50
Year 2021 | Q2
Senior Secured Bank Credit Facility [Abstract]
Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX	4.5
Year 2021 | Q3
Senior Secured Bank Credit Facility [Abstract]
Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX	4.5

v3.19.1

Commodity Derivative Contracts (Commodity Derivatives Outstanding Table) (Details)	Mar. 31, 2019 bbl / d $ / Barrel
Swap | Year 2019 | Q2 | NYMEX
Derivative [Line Items]
Volume per day | bbl / d	3,500
Weighted average swap price	59.05
Swap | Year 2019 | Q2 | NYMEX | Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price	59.00
Swap | Year 2019 | Q2 | NYMEX | Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price	59.10
Swap | Year 2019 | Q2-Q4 | LLS
Derivative [Line Items]
Volume per day | bbl / d	13,000
Weighted average swap price	64.69
Swap | Year 2019 | Q2-Q4 | LLS | Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price	60.00
Swap | Year 2019 | Q2-Q4 | LLS | Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price	74.90
Swap | Year 2020 | LLS
Derivative [Line Items]
Volume per day | bbl / d	2,000
Weighted average swap price	60.89
Swap | Year 2020 | LLS | Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price	60.72
Swap | Year 2020 | LLS | Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price	61.05
Three-way Collar | Year 2019 | Q2 | NYMEX
Derivative [Line Items]
Volume per day | bbl / d	18,500
Weighted average sold put price	48.84
Weighted average floor price	56.84
Weighted average ceiling price	69.94
Three-way Collar | Year 2019 | Q2 | NYMEX | Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Floor Price	55.00
Three-way Collar | Year 2019 | Q2 | NYMEX | Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Cap Price	75.45
Three-way Collar | Year 2019 | Q2 | LLS
Derivative [Line Items]
Volume per day | bbl / d	5,500
Weighted average sold put price	54.73
Weighted average floor price	63.09
Weighted average ceiling price	79.93
Three-way Collar | Year 2019 | Q2 | LLS | Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Floor Price	62.00
Three-way Collar | Year 2019 | Q2 | LLS | Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Cap Price	86.00
Three-way Collar | Year 2019 | Q3-Q4 | NYMEX
Derivative [Line Items]
Volume per day | bbl / d	22,000
Weighted average sold put price	48.55
Weighted average floor price	56.55
Weighted average ceiling price	69.17
Three-way Collar | Year 2019 | Q3-Q4 | NYMEX | Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Floor Price	55.00
Three-way Collar | Year 2019 | Q3-Q4 | NYMEX | Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Cap Price	75.45
Three-way Collar | Year 2019 | Q3-Q4 | LLS
Derivative [Line Items]
Volume per day | bbl / d	5,500
Weighted average sold put price	54.73
Weighted average floor price	63.09
Weighted average ceiling price	79.93
Three-way Collar | Year 2019 | Q3-Q4 | LLS | Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Floor Price	62.00
Three-way Collar | Year 2019 | Q3-Q4 | LLS | Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Cap Price	86.00
Three-way Collar | Year 2020 | Q1-Q2 | NYMEX
Derivative [Line Items]
Volume per day | bbl / d	8,000
Weighted average sold put price	49.21
Weighted average floor price	58.86
Weighted average ceiling price	66.69
Three-way Collar | Year 2020 | Q1-Q2 | NYMEX | Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Floor Price	57.50
Three-way Collar | Year 2020 | Q1-Q2 | NYMEX | Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Cap Price	82.65
Three-way Collar | Year 2020 | Q1-Q2 | LLS
Derivative [Line Items]
Volume per day | bbl / d	3,000
Weighted average sold put price	53.83
Weighted average floor price	63.83
Weighted average ceiling price	73.93
Three-way Collar | Year 2020 | Q1-Q2 | LLS | Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Floor Price	62.50
Three-way Collar | Year 2020 | Q1-Q2 | LLS | Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Cap Price	87.10
Three-way Collar | Year 2020 | Q3-Q4 | NYMEX
Derivative [Line Items]
Volume per day | bbl / d	6,000
Weighted average sold put price	49.59
Weighted average floor price	59.13
Weighted average ceiling price	67.47
Three-way Collar | Year 2020 | Q3-Q4 | NYMEX | Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Floor Price	58.25
Three-way Collar | Year 2020 | Q3-Q4 | NYMEX | Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Cap Price	82.65
Three-way Collar | Year 2020 | Q3-Q4 | LLS
Derivative [Line Items]
Volume per day | bbl / d	1,000
Weighted average sold put price	55.00
Weighted average floor price	65.00
Weighted average ceiling price	86.80
Three-way Collar | Year 2020 | Q3-Q4 | LLS | Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Floor Price	65.00
Three-way Collar | Year 2020 | Q3-Q4 | LLS | Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Cap Price	87.10

v3.19.1

Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value Hierarchy Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Oil derivative contracts - current assets	$ 14,012	$ 93,080
Oil derivative contracts - long-term assets	2,022	4,195
Total Assets	16,034	97,275
Oil derivative contracts - current liabilities	(10,037)	0
Oil derivative contracts - long-term liabilities	(306)	0
Total Liabilities	(10,343)
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Oil derivative contracts - current assets	0	0
Oil derivative contracts - long-term assets	0	0
Total Assets	0	0
Oil derivative contracts - current liabilities	0
Oil derivative contracts - long-term liabilities	0
Total Liabilities	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Oil derivative contracts - current assets	11,259	81,621
Oil derivative contracts - long-term assets	987	2,030
Total Assets	12,246	83,651
Oil derivative contracts - current liabilities	(9,965)
Oil derivative contracts - long-term liabilities	(276)
Total Liabilities	(10,241)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Oil derivative contracts - current assets	2,753	11,459
Oil derivative contracts - long-term assets	1,035	2,165
Total Assets	3,788	$ 13,624
Oil derivative contracts - current liabilities	(72)
Oil derivative contracts - long-term liabilities	(30)
Total Liabilities	$ (102)

v3.19.1

Fair Value Measurements (Level 3 Fair Value Measurements) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Roll Forward]
Fair value of Level 3 instruments, beginning of period	$ 13,624	$ 0
Fair value losses on commodity derivatives	(9,047)	0
Receipts on settlements of commodity derivatives	(891)	0
Fair value of Level 3 instruments, end of period	3,686	0
The amount of total losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized losses relating to assets or liabilities still held at the reporting date	$ (6,481)	$ 0

v3.19.1

Fair Value Measurements (Level 3 Valuation Techniques) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis with Unobservable Inputs	$ 3,686	$ 13,624	$ 0	$ 0
Income Approach Valuation Technique
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis with Unobservable Inputs	$ 3,686
Income Approach Valuation Technique | Minimum
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Expected Volatility Range	12.30%
Income Approach Valuation Technique | Maximum
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Expected Volatility Range	30.50%

v3.19.1

Fair Value Measurements (Details Textuals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Impact of 100 Basis Point Increase or Decrease in Level 3 Inputs	$ 100
Debt, Fair Value	$ 1,990,000	$ 1,886,100

v3.19.1

Commitments and Contingencies (Helium Supply Arrangement) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Term of long term supply arrangement	20 years
Maximum annual payment in event of shortfall	$ 8.0
Maximum payment in event of shortfall	$ 46.0

v3.19.1

Commitments and Contingencies (Loss Contingencies) (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated Litigation Liability	$ 49.8
Total liquidated damages
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated Litigation Liability	46.0
Other costs associated with the settlement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated Litigation Liability	3.8
Liquidated damages for contract years ending July 31, 2018 and July 31, 2019
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated Litigation Liability	$ 14.2

v3.19.1

Additional Balance Sheet Details (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts payable	$ 31,014	$ 28,177
Accrued lease operating expenses	27,274	32,287
Accrued compensation	24,221	42,881
Accrued interest	24,080	31,391
Taxes payable	10,792	18,897
Accrued exploration and development costs	8,295	19,519
Other	21,648	25,228
Total	$ 147,324	$ 198,380

This regulatory filing also includes additional resources:
dnr-20190331x10q.pdf