7Baggers

Comstock Resources, Inc
(NYSE:CRK) 

CRK stock logo

Comstock Resources, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration for, development, and production of oil and natural gas primarily in Texas, Louisiana, and North Dakota. As of December 31, 2020, the company had 5.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent and 17 ...

Founded: 1919
Full Time Employees: 207
Sector: Energy
Industry: Oil & Gas E&P

Share this website to your friends
• Market Cap:
• Exchange:
• Shs Outstanding:
• Employees:
• Beta:
• Return on Equity (ROE) ttm:
• Return on Assets (ROA) ttm:
• EPS ttm:
• Book value per Share:
• Cash per Share:
• Current ast per Share:
• P/E ttm:
• P/E forward:
• P/E ttm high:
• P/E ttm low:
• P/S ttm:
• P/B ttm:
• P/FCF ttm:
• PEG ratio:
• Cash Ratio ttm:
• Quick Ratio ttm:
• Current Ratio ttm:
• Gross Mgn ttm:
• EBITDA Mgn ttm:
• Operating Mgn ttm:
• Net Income Mgn ttm:
• Trailing Div yield:
• Forward Div yield:
• Payout Ratio ttm:
• Ex-Dividend date:
• Target Price High:
• Target Price Low:
• Target Price Mean:
• Number of Analysts:
• Debt Ratio ttm:
• Debt to Equity ttm:
• Total Net Debt:
At a glance:
Bull Thesis:
Bear Thesis:
Main Competitors:
Moat:
Income Statements:
Quarterly
Annual
    Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2020-01-01 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 2003-12-31 2003-09-30 2003-06-30 
                                                                                                
      revenues:
                                                                                                
      natural gas sales
    418,275,000 366,440,000 307,906,000 339,225,000 412,286,000 287,626,000 252,650,000 216,527,000 287,083,000 348,385,000 304,141,000 228,892,000 378,032,000 740,320,000 994,979,000 858,838,000 522,957,000 641,985,000 488,303,000 321,520,000 323,960,000 261,424,000 168,374,000 172,362,000 207,239,000  260,206,000 193,506,000 91,951,000 90,132,000 107,843,000 36,393,000 56,265,000 59,543,000 61,200,000 56,164,000 50,437,000 40,940,000 34,897,000 36,852,000 25,727,000 25,147,000 29,342,000 33,654,000 26,188,000 20,569,000 32,129,000 37,084,000 44,652,000 51,596,000                                           
      oil sales
    758,000 168,000 681,000 741,000 702,000 672,000 975,000 1,074,000 876,000 1,050,000 1,309,000 860,000 1,942,000 1,273,000 1,936,000 2,504,000 1,884,000 13,391,000 22,873,000 22,173,000 16,525,000 13,347,000 9,637,000 7,173,000 18,639,000  29,042,000 30,938,000 36,165,000 36,749,000 45,655,000 33,730,000 5,184,000 13,050,000 12,048,000 10,647,000 11,034,000 12,861,000 13,601,000 13,478,000 14,988,000 11,016,000 17,886,000 27,706,000 51,124,000 45,953,000 80,487,000 107,899,000 111,071,000 90,313,000                                           
      total natural gas and oil sales
    419,033,000 366,608,000 308,587,000 339,966,000 412,988,000 288,298,000 253,625,000 217,601,000 287,959,000 349,435,000 305,450,000 229,752,000 379,974,000                                                                                
      gas services
    166,501,000 128,775,000 141,265,000 130,296,000 99,866,000 78,208,000 50,847,000 29,229,000 47,813,000 61,148,000 71,287,000 58,459,000 109,604,000 180,791,000 193,090,000 84,912,000                                                                             
      gain on sale of assets
    1,820,000     1,785,000 -910,000      -773,000 -5,250  -19,000 -2,000 -23,250 -14,000 -9,000                                           1,223,750  4,895,000       21,444,000                     
      total revenues and other operating income
    587,354,000                                                                                            
      operating expenses:
                                                                                                
      production and ad valorem taxes
    10,425,000 7,503,000 11,216,000 10,555,000 11,179,000 7,707,000 12,578,000 19,244,000 17,908,000 31,912,000 25,386,000 19,599,000 14,906,000 17,837,000 24,531,000 21,729,000 13,820,000 12,673,000 16,675,000 10,141,000 9,652,000 9,199,000 9,798,000                                                                      
      gathering and transportation
    41,804,000 41,763,000 39,969,000 41,759,000 42,617,000 44,434,000 53,996,000 49,361,000 47,099,000 46,925,000 47,012,000 45,395,000 45,574,000 41,882,000 44,740,000 36,964,000 32,093,000 34,344,000 35,402,000 31,736,000 29,458,000 29,159,000 22,422,000 26,590,000 28,411,000  29,957,000 23,414,000 10,502,000 7,430,000 7,061,000 3,450,000 4,398,000 4,334,000 5,110,000 4,755,000 3,545,000 4,128,000 3,605,000 3,829,000 4,025,000 4,365,000 4,456,000 3,729,000 3,260,000 2,853,000 2,858,000 3,125,000 3,138,000 3,776,000 4,211,000 4,478,000 4,354,000 4,202,000 5,700,000 6,382,000 7,338,000 7,892,000 8,151,000 8,101,000 6,611,000 5,628,000 4,948,000 4,101,000 3,679,000 4,528,000                           
      lease operating
    28,281,000 27,775,000 28,778,000 31,109,000 35,000,000 31,379,000 29,248,000 34,805,000 35,072,000 31,678,000 31,664,000 34,031,000 34,830,000 31,261,000 28,608,000 25,079,000 26,186,000 26,317,000 26,576,000 26,011,000 24,563,000 23,342,000 25,412,000 30,944,000 28,712,000  28,835,000 29,111,000 14,452,000 14,885,000 13,720,000 7,016,000 7,948,000 9,773,000 9,178,000 9,359,000 9,433,000 9,889,000 9,447,000 12,301,000 12,988,000 12,960,000 14,852,000 16,687,000 17,827,000 15,136,000 15,384,000 15,858,000 13,980,000 15,061,000 13,721,000 12,955,000 12,962,000 13,206,000 16,420,000 15,503,000 13,948,000 14,749,000 10,040,000 12,527,000 12,437,000 11,548,000 12,375,000 13,002,000 13,988,000 14,160,000                           
      exploration
    9,343,000 1,321,000 6,600,000  2,150,000        1,775,000 4,924,000  2,342,000 1,021,000        27,000   241,000            76,391,000  7,753,000 385,000 5,040,000 23,040,000 42,229,000 7,954,000 11,449,000   18,081,000 2,995,000 9,754,000 2,593,000 58,652,000 1,407,000 37,000 1,353,000 82,000 447,000 82,000 9,537,000 99,000 1,238,000 99,000 1,169,000 536,000 227,000 131,000  2,794,000  8,655,000 6,370,000 5,710,000 19,866,000 11,133,000 3,470,000 8,069,000  344,000 16,000 2,423,000 15,201,000 2,085,000 1,031,000 9,400,000 1,797,000 3,382,000    
      depreciation, depletion and amortization
    141,532,000 157,498,000 157,395,000 158,379,000 167,891,000 202,116,000 208,350,000 194,242,000 190,689,000 185,558,000 148,190,000 140,177,000 133,983,000 134,456,000 129,065,000 119,201,000 106,728,000 110,075,000 128,739,000 121,446,000 109,128,000 104,284,000 99,056,000 103,347,000 110,425,000  111,842,000 80,247,000 46,847,000 37,590,000 36,124,000 17,820,000 26,798,000 27,152,000 30,548,000 32,807,000 30,321,000 29,905,000 29,077,000 37,545,000 36,029,000 38,836,000 59,416,000 79,445,000 90,573,000 91,889,000 94,885,000 99,977,000 94,539,000 88,874,000 81,161,000 85,762,000 85,244,000 84,967,000 96,876,000 99,230,000 90,083,000 79,097,000 78,244,000 77,518,000 74,689,000 60,325,000 50,206,000 46,796,000 57,398,000 59,409,000 61,237,000 53,933,000 50,796,000 50,309,000 45,943,000 44,422,000 70,562,000 64,732,000 62,420,000 59,760,000 56,707,000 49,465,000 40,709,000 16,568,000 16,292,000 15,970,000 14,036,000 15,979,000 17,353,000 11,839,000 20,503,000 15,728,000 15,809,000    
      general and administrative
    18,222,000 13,801,000 11,504,000 12,300,000 11,080,000 10,164,000 9,923,000 10,177,000 9,171,000 6,000,000 9,586,000 10,038,000 12,368,000 11,954,000 10,165,000 9,063,000 8,223,000 10,991,000 8,052,000 7,872,000 8,028,000 6,049,000 8,974,000 8,298,000 8,719,000  6,484,000 8,105,000 6,841,000 7,814,000 8,096,000 3,303,000 6,956,000 6,016,000 7,003,000 6,174,000 6,559,000 6,401,000 8,537,000 4,188,000 5,663,000 5,575,000 2,746,000 5,653,000 7,176,000 7,966,000 6,469,000 7,927,000 9,614,000 8,369,000 8,771,000 8,153,000 9,056,000 8,787,000 7,825,000 8,142,000 9,033,000 8,798,000 9,199,000 8,628,000 8,917,000 8,428,000 8,235,000 9,400,000 9,764,000 9,801,000 11,613,000 8,689,000 9,051,000 11,938,000 7,242,000 6,922,000 9,339,000 16,142,000 8,676,000 8,162,000 9,702,000 9,031,000 7,370,000 4,592,000 4,894,000 5,518,000 3,058,000 3,769,000 4,188,000 4,932,000 3,665,000 2,882,000 3,090,000    
      total operating expenses
    412,463,000 407,296,000 399,639,000 380,816,000 386,686,000 369,321,000 365,807,000 339,323,000 348,619,000 359,806,000 329,470,000 305,278,000 343,958,000 401,768,000 418,927,000 297,137,000 188,069,000 356,570,000 215,430,000 197,197,000 180,759,000 172,032,000 165,646,000 175,624,000 181,861,000  187,567,000 148,084,000 84,495,000 73,657,000 72,048,000 35,542,000 54,050,000 77,715,000 97,472,000 55,621,000 51,001,000 51,420,000 54,303,000 149,119,000 63,421,000 93,393,000 337,743,000 657,386,000 259,497,000 163,450,000 192,907,000 144,720,000 127,994,000 121,681,000 130,246,000 120,676,000 125,905,000 115,876,000 232,910,000 137,314,000 129,120,000 115,575,000 167,973,000 107,336,000 104,073,000 96,301,000 102,857,000 77,625,000 89,762,000 90,901,000 92,102,000 78,983,000 77,463,000 83,779,000 77,535,000 74,706,000 125,436,000 119,608,000 111,637,000 117,968,000 104,625,000 91,324,000 84,441,000 42,294,000 35,385,000 35,601,000 33,720,000 47,828,000 36,813,000 31,003,000 48,977,000 32,863,000 34,931,000    
      operating income
    174,891,000 380,025,000 50,213,000 89,446,000 126,168,000 -1,940,000 -61,335,000 -92,493,000 -12,847,000 50,777,000 47,267,000 -17,067,000 145,620,000 520,616,000 771,078,000 649,117,000 336,772,000 298,806,000 295,746,000 146,496,000 159,726,000 102,739,000 12,365,000 3,911,000 44,017,000  101,681,000 76,360,000 43,621,000 53,224,000 81,450,000 34,581,000 7,399,000 -5,122,000 -24,224,000 11,190,000 10,470,000 2,381,000 -5,805,000 -98,789,000 -22,706,000 -56,490,000 -290,515,000 -596,026,000 -182,185,000 -96,928,000 -80,291,000 263,000 27,729,000 20,228,000 -24,386,000 -9,086,000 -18,004,000 -20,856,000 -108,870,000 -20,185,000 -4,092,000 1,487,000 -53,517,000 12,086,000 8,378,000 -8,263,000 4,550,750 2,095,000 920,000 15,188,000                           
      yoy
    38.62% -19688.92% -181.87% -196.71% -1082.08% -103.82% -229.76% 441.94% -108.82% -90.25% -93.87% -102.63% -56.76% 74.23% 160.72% 343.10% 110.84% 190.84% 2291.80% 3645.74% 262.87%  -87.84% -94.88% 0.91%  24.84% 120.81% 489.55% -1139.13% -436.24% 209.03% -29.33% -315.12% 317.30% -111.33% -146.11% -104.21% -98.00% -83.43% -87.54% -41.72% 261.83% -226725.86% -757.02% -579.18% 229.25% -102.89% -254.02% -196.99% -77.60% -54.99% 339.98% -1502.56% 103.43% -267.01% -148.84% -118.00% -1276.00% 476.90% 810.65% -154.40%                               
      qoq
    -53.98% 656.83% -43.86% -29.11% -6603.51% -96.84% -33.69% 619.96% -125.30% 7.43% -376.95% -111.72% -72.03% -32.48% 18.79% 92.75% 12.71% 1.03% 101.88% -8.28% 55.47% 730.89% 216.16% -91.11%   33.16% 75.05% -18.04% -34.65% 135.53% 367.37% -244.46% -78.86% -316.48% 6.88% 339.73% -141.02% -94.12% 335.08% -59.81% -80.56% -51.26% 227.15% 87.96% 20.72% -30628.90% -99.05% 37.08% -182.95% 168.39% -49.53% -13.67% -80.84% 439.36% 393.28% -375.18% -102.78% -542.80% 44.26% -201.39% -281.57% 117.22% 127.72% -93.94%                            
      operating margin %
    Infinity% 106.08% 11.16% 19.02% 24.60% -0.53% -20.14% -37.47% -3.83% 12.37% 12.55% -5.92% 29.74% 56.44% 64.80% 68.60% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity%  Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -153.08% -566.32% -971.36% -235.65% -145.71% -71.30% 0.18% 17.81% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -16.69% -21.95% -Infinity% -Infinity% -3.27% 1.27% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% 
      other income
    263,000 296,000 409,000 2,100,000 339,000 284,000 274,000 322,000 331,000 304,000 409,000 598,000 460,000 410,000 56,000 182,000 4,166,000   530,000 281,000 287,000 489,000 -9,000 313,000  282,000 92,000 155,000 93,000 131,000 42,000 327,000 66,000 132,000 170,000 65,000 163,000 102,000 175,000 314,000 281,000 529,000 273,000 214,000 287,000 214,000 223,000 39,000 251,000    245,000 269,000 153,000 545,000 -23,000   83,000 310,000 91,000 100,000 25,000 20,000 18,000 23,000 29,000 32,000 29,000 36,000 157,000 180,000 154,000 221,000 130,000 165,000 187,000 48,000 54,000 36,000 37,000 32,000 104,000 37,000 43,000 47,000 39,000    
      gain from derivative financial instruments
    2,396,000 34,207,000 142,822,000 235,847,000 -330,339,000 -79,022,000 75,163,000 -25,252,000 39,307,000 111,449,000 14,276,000 -4,495,000 66,409,000       -223,958,000 -21,749,000 81,929,000 -121,579,000 -12,298,000 61,899,000  19,790,000 24,858,000 14,744,000 -7,657,000 12,480,000 -2,015,000 -1,638,000 2,602,000 2,168,000 1,430,000 5,295,000 7,860,000 -6,030,000        10,938,000 12,033,000 -9,850,000                                            
      interest expense
    -53,061,000 -56,060,000 -56,722,000 -55,178,000 -54,837,000 -54,616,000 -54,516,000 -51,932,000 -49,557,000 -47,936,000 -43,624,000 -39,188,000 -38,270,000 -38,888,000 -41,393,000 -44,320,000 -46,491,000 -47,840,000 -49,954,000 -56,880,000 -63,811,000 -66,065,000 -63,890,000 -52,064,000 -52,810,000  -54,107,000 -51,015,000 -28,568,000 -27,851,000 -28,758,000 -14,845,000 -40,213,000 -38,850,000 -39,199,000 -37,595,000 -36,755,000 -32,900,000 -38,690,000 -31,227,000 -28,882,000 -29,944,000 -31,872,000 -32,159,000 -33,807,000 -20,754,000 -15,272,000 -14,912,000 -14,767,000 -13,680,000 -15,894,000 -20,530,000 -19,240,000 -17,578,000 -19,274,000 -17,535,000 -14,529,000 -13,237,000 -12,006,000 -9,988,000 -10,410,000 -10,284,000 -6,905,000 -7,108,000 -7,599,000 -7,844,000 -7,779,000 -3,244,000 -2,901,000 -2,088,000 -4,751,000 -8,546,000 -11,314,000 -11,446,000 -11,225,000 -10,206,000 -8,449,000 -9,107,000 -6,733,000 -4,537,000 -4,406,000 -4,773,000 -4,982,000 -4,719,000 -5,798,000 -5,588,000 -4,803,000 -4,526,000 -6,265,000    
      total other expenses
    -50,402,000    -384,837,000     -10,856,250 -28,939,000 -43,085,000  80,654,000 -312,672,000 -163,804,000 -479,818,000 147,166,000 -560,076,000 -394,368,000                                                                -36,649,000 -8,184,000   -4,479,000 -25,791,000    
      income before income taxes
    124,489,000 358,468,000 136,722,000 272,215,000 -258,669,000 -135,294,000 -40,414,000 -169,355,000 -22,766,000 114,594,000 18,328,000 -60,152,000 174,219,000 601,270,000 458,406,000 485,313,000 -143,046,000 445,972,000 -264,330,000 -247,872,000 -164,092,000 118,890,000 -172,615,000 -61,321,000 53,419,000  67,736,000 10,638,000 28,509,000 17,809,000 65,303,000 17,763,000 -34,125,000 -41,304,000 -61,123,000 -24,805,000 -20,925,000 -22,496,000 -51,487,000 -29,301,000 4,940,000 -52,117,000 -225,878,500 -575,642,000 -207,742,000 -120,130,000 652,750 -2,393,000 3,151,000 1,853,000 -26,718,500 -36,588,000 -33,527,000 -36,759,000 -106,619,000 -37,567,000 -18,076,000 14,848,000 -62,408,000 4,769,000 6,531,000 3,012,000 238,750 -4,908,000 -1,640,000 7,503,000              26,351,000 46,494,000 7,654,250 21,740,000 -15,948,000 24,825,000        
      benefit from income taxes
    -11,990,000 -71,699,000 -18,623,000 -141,487,000 143,276,000 79,981,000 14,696,000 46,106,000 8,292,000   14,446,000 -39,716,000 -81,451,000 -102,810,000 -108,422,000 31,622,000 -85,571,000 -23,976,000 68,177,000 29,967,000 -36,967,000 46,123,000 11,445,000     -7,102,000  -15,004,000 -3,940,000 122,000  18,827,000 69,000   -3,446,000 825,000 -88,000 -4,460,000 9,497,000 30,646,000 72,674,000 41,628,000 26,140,000 490,000 -1,253,000 -688,000 19,365,000 12,554,000 11,996,000 12,242,000 35,992,000 11,579,000 7,772,000  21,274,000 -3,460,000 -2,582,000  4,778,000 208,000 21,000 -161,000   3,975,000           -10,768,000             
      net income
    112,499,000 286,769,000 118,099,000 130,728,000 -115,393,000 -55,313,000 -25,718,000 -123,249,000 -14,474,000 108,377,000 14,720,000 -45,706,000 134,503,000 519,819,000 355,596,000 376,891,000 -111,424,000 360,401,000 -288,306,000 -179,695,000 -134,125,000 81,923,000 -126,492,000 -49,876,000 42,028,000  55,116,000 6,791,000 21,407,000 13,575,000 50,299,000 13,823,000 -34,003,000 -41,886,000 -42,296,000 -24,736,000 -21,442,000 -22,931,000 -54,933,000 -28,476,000 4,852,000 -56,577,000 -288,543,000 -544,996,000 -135,068,000 -78,502,000 -58,271,000 -1,903,000 1,898,000 1,165,000 -37,498,000 -24,034,000 129,705,000 -27,144,000 -70,627,000 -25,988,000 -10,304,000 6,859,000 -41,134,000 1,309,000 3,949,000 2,404,000 -20,609,000 -4,700,000 -1,619,000 7,342,000 -6,767,000 -12,572,000 -11,475,000 -96,377,000 224,617,000 82,627,000 41,095,000 21,698,000 16,428,000 18,217,000 12,558,000 8,412,000 17,036,000 15,583,000 29,634,000 41,331,000 14,138,000 -10,878,000 15,888,000 15,858,000 12,318,000 18,666,000 25,000    
      yoy
    -197.49% -618.45% -559.21% -206.07% 697.24% -151.04% -274.71% 169.66% -110.76% -79.15% -95.86% -112.13% -220.71% 44.23% -223.34% -309.74% -16.93% 339.93% 127.92% 260.28% -419.13%  -329.50% -834.44% 96.33%  9.58% -50.87% -162.96% -132.41% -218.92% -155.88% 58.58% 82.66% -23.00% -13.13% -541.92% -59.47% -80.96% -94.78% -103.59% -27.93% 395.17% 28538.78% -7216.33% -6838.37% 55.40% -92.08% -98.54% -104.29% -46.91% -7.52% -1358.78% -495.74% 71.70% -2085.33% -360.93% 185.32% 99.59% -127.85% -343.92% -67.26% 204.55% -62.62% -85.89% -107.62% -103.01% -115.22% -127.92% -544.17% 1267.28% 353.57% 227.24% 157.94% -3.57% 16.90% -57.62% -79.65% 20.50% -243.25% 86.52% 160.63% 14.78% -158.28% 63452.00%        
      qoq
    -60.77% 142.82% -9.66% -213.29% 108.62% 115.08% -79.13% 751.52% -113.36% 636.26% -132.21% -133.98% -74.13% 46.18% -5.65% -438.25% -130.92% -225.01% 60.44% 33.98% -263.72% -164.77% 153.61% -218.67%   711.60% -68.28% 57.69% -73.01% 263.88% -140.65% -18.82% -0.97% 70.99% 15.36% -6.49% -58.26% 92.91% -686.89% -108.58% -80.39% -47.06% 303.50% 72.06% 34.72% 2962.06% -200.26% 62.92% -103.11% 56.02% -118.53% -577.84% -61.57% 171.77% 152.21% -250.23% -116.67% -3242.40% -66.85% 64.27% -111.66% 338.49% 190.30% -122.05% -208.50% -46.17% 9.56% -88.09% -142.91% 171.84% 101.06% 89.40% 32.08% -9.82% 45.06% 49.29% -50.62% 9.32% -47.42% -28.30% 192.34% -229.97% -168.47% 0.19% 28.74% -34.01% 74564.00%     
      net income margin %
    Infinity% 80.05% 26.25% 27.80% -22.50% -15.06% -8.45% -49.93% -4.31% 26.40% 3.91% -15.86% 27.47% 56.36% 29.88% 39.83% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity%  Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -153.31% -562.48% -888.19% -174.71% -118.01% -51.74% -1.31% 1.22% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% 120.21% -28.57% -Infinity% -Infinity% -8.24% 5.86% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% NaN% NaN% 
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
    -5,049,000 -5,850,000 -6,971,000 -5,886,000 -5,885,000 -2,816,000 -3,173,000 -3,061,000 -1,847,000                                                                                    
      net income available to the company
    107,450,000 28,673,000 111,128,000 124,842,000                                                                                         
      net income per share
                                0.2 0.13 0.033 0.13 -2.22 -2.78 -2.87 -1.67 -1.45 -1.61 -4.39 -2.32 0.41 -1.14                                                   
      basic
    0.38 0.115 0.4 0.45 -0.4 -0.143 -0.09 -0.43 -0.05 0.093 0.05 -0.17 0.49 0.653 1.5 1.6 -0.5 -0.665 -1.26 -0.8 -0.6 -0.193 -0.57 -0.29 0.16                  -4.113 -11.81 -2.93 -1.71 0.005 -0.04 0.04    -0.45  -1.53 -0.56 -0.22 0.14 -0.89 0.03 0.08 0.05 0.005 -0.1 -0.04 0.16       0.93 0.5 0.38 0.42 0.29 0.19 0.4 0.37 0.7 0.125 0.35 -0.27 0.45 0.228 0.36 0.55     
      diluted
    0.38 0.113 0.4 0.44 -0.4 -0.143 -0.09 -0.43 -0.05 0.093 0.05 -0.17 0.49 0.56 1.28 1.36 -0.5 -0.665 -1.26 -0.8 -0.6 -0.193 -0.57 -0.29 0.15                  -4.113 -11.81 -2.93 -1.71         -1.53 -0.56 -0.22 0.14 -0.89 0.03 0.08 0.05 0.005 -0.1 -0.04 0.16       0.91 0.49 0.37 0.41 0.28 0.19 0.39 0.36 0.68 0.118 0.33 -0.27 0.43 0.215 0.34 0.52     
      weighted-average shares outstanding:
                                                                                                
      basic
    291,317 290,779 291,097 290,604 290,303 287,010 290,170 289,670 277,962 276,806 276,999 276,669 276,551 236,045 232,482 232,045 231,976 231,633 231,747 231,428 231,377 215,194 231,223 208,904 188,916  142,750 171,487   105,453 105,448            46,150 46,122 46,027 46,547 46,651 46,651 46,599 46,553 46,570 46,754 46,730 46,422 46,443 46,426 46,372 45,997 46,011 45,992 45,974 45,561 45,623 45,579 45,408 45,004  45,000 44,524    43,415   43,364 42,220  42,077 42,051 39,216 40,432 39,762 34,999  34,204 34,111 33,843 31,964   
      diluted
    291,317 294,131 293,952 294,247 290,303 287,010 290,170 289,670 277,962 276,806 276,999 276,669 276,551 277,465 277,715 277,614 231,976 231,633 231,747 231,428 231,377 215,194 231,223 208,904 285,166  187,378 171,487   105,459 105,463            46,150 46,122 46,027 46,547 46,651 47,004 46,749 46,553 46,570 46,754 46,730 46,422 46,443 46,426 46,372 45,997 46,011 45,992 45,974 45,561 45,623 45,579 45,544 45,004  45,000 45,440    44,405   44,238 43,556  43,521 43,429 41,154 42,380 39,762 37,356  35,979 36,133 35,570 35,275   
      total revenues
     358,242,000 449,852,000 470,262,000 512,854,000 367,381,000 304,472,000 246,830,000 335,772,000 410,583,000 376,737,000 288,211,000 489,578,000 922,384,000 1,190,005,000 946,254,000                          36,903,000 51,298,500 61,360,000 77,312,000 66,522,000 112,616,000 144,983,000 155,723,000    107,901,000 95,020,000   125,028,000 117,062,000                                   
      yoy
     -2.49% 47.75% 90.52% 52.74% -10.52% -19.18% -14.36% -31.42% -55.49% -68.34% -69.54%                              -44.53% -54.45% -57.68% -50.35%    44.32%    -13.70% -18.83%                                       
      qoq
     -20.36% -4.34% -8.30% 39.60% 20.66% 23.35% -26.49% -18.22% 8.98% 30.72% -41.13% -46.92% -22.49% 25.76%                           -28.06% -16.40% -20.63% 16.22% -40.93% -22.32% -6.90%     13.56%    6.80%                                    
      loss on sale of assets
     623,250 2,493,000         648,000         -70,000 -1,000 -16,000                                    14,250 -26,000 -26,000                                
      total other income
     -21,557,000 86,509,000 182,769,000  -133,354,000 20,921,000 -76,862,000 -9,919,000    28,599,000        -323,818,000 16,151,000 -184,980,000 -65,232,000 9,402,000  -33,945,000 -65,722,000 -15,112,000 -35,415,000 -16,147,000 -16,818,000 -41,524,000 -36,182,000 -36,899,000 -35,995,000 -31,395,000 -24,877,000 -45,682,000 69,488,000 27,646,000 4,373,000 -7,525,000 20,384,000 -25,557,000 -23,202,000 -4,120,000 -2,656,000 -24,578,000 -18,375,000 -31,620,000 -27,502,000 -15,523,000 -15,903,000 2,251,000 -17,382,000 -13,984,000 13,361,000 -8,891,000 -7,317,000 -1,847,000 11,275,000 4,820,000 -7,003,000 -2,560,000 -7,685,000 -7,551,000 -3,218,000 -2,862,000 -164,144,000 -4,135,000 -8,305,000 -10,913,000 -10,918,000 -10,661,000 -9,650,000 -8,023,000 -8,546,000 -5,108,000 4,074,000 11,988,000 -15,248,000 -16,159,000   -10,099,750 -10,129,000      
      net loss available to the company
        -121,278,000                                                                                        
      net income available to comstock
         -58,129,000 -28,891,000 -126,310,000 -16,321,000                                                                                    
      dividends per share
             0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125                                  0.094 0.125 0.125 0.125                                           
      loss on early retirement of debt
                 -11,710,000  -46,840,000  -88,149,750  -114,060,000 -238,539,000                                                                        
      provision for income taxes
             -6,217,000 -3,608,000              -11,391,000  -3,795,750 -3,847,000  -4,234,000    -582,000   -517,000 -435,000                    -7,989,000    -608,000        51,392,000 -32,774,000 -40,027,000 -44,073,000 -29,222,000 -21,570,000 -19,561,000 -14,824,000 -12,492,000 -16,662,000  -16,860,000 -2,867,250 -7,602,000 5,070,000 -8,937,000 -8,899,000 -6,929,000 -10,500,000 -14,000    
      preferred stock dividends
                 -3,272,250 -4,411,000 -4,363,000 -4,315,000          -14,287,000 -8,128,000                                                                 
      net income available to common stockholders
             108,377,000 14,720,000 -45,706,000 134,503,000 516,894,000 351,185,000 372,528,000     -138,440,000 77,523,000 -130,890,000 -60,002,000 29,956,000  40,829,000 -1,337,000                                                                 
      total oil and gas sales
                 595,774,500 996,915,000 861,342,000 524,841,000 655,376,000 511,176,000 343,693,000 340,485,000 274,771,000 178,011,000 179,535,000 225,878,000  289,248,000 224,444,000 128,116,000 126,881,000 153,498,000 70,123,000 61,449,000 72,593,000 73,248,000 66,811,000 61,471,000 53,801,000 48,498,000 50,330,000 40,715,000 36,163,000        141,909,000                                           
      loss from derivative financial instruments
                 -195,413,500 -271,335,000 -72,826,000 -437,493,000 -189,006,500 -510,319,000                               -4,946,000                                           
      net loss available to common stockholders
                    -115,739,000 -153,803,750 -292,717,000 -184,058,000                                                                         
      other expense
                     252,000 197,000                                                                          
      preferred stock dividends and accretion
                     -4,411,000 -4,411,000 -4,363,000 -4,315,000 -4,400,000 -4,398,000 -10,126,000 -12,072,000                                                                    
      transaction costs
                              90,000 -39,657,000 -1,443,000                                                                
      loss on early extinguishment of debt
                           -861,000                                                                -18,000 -19,581,000    
      production taxes
                           6,445,000 5,567,000  10,449,000 6,966,000 5,827,000 5,939,000 7,104,000 4,051,000 1,112,000 1,840,000 1,643,000 1,490,000 1,143,000 1,097,000 864,000 1,556,000 1,327,000 1,186,000 1,335,000 2,170,000 3,807,000 2,974,000 5,360,000 6,369,000 6,467,000 5,601,000 4,352,000 4,168,000 3,883,000 2,121,000 3,148,000 3,856,000 3,380,000 3,637,000 1,440,000 141,000 1,363,000 726,000 351,000 3,062,000 4,806,000 1,675,000                           
      loss on sale of oil and gas properties
                                26,000 -1,000 -57,000 -98,000 6,838,000 28,600,000  1,036,000       307,000 -52,000 111,830,000      -51,000 2,165,000   -6,067,750 2,794,000                                     
      gain on sale of oil and gas properties
                                                        81,000    20,338,000 6,727,000                                   
      net income per share
                                0.2 0.13 0.033 0.13 -2.22 -2.78 -2.87 -1.67 -1.45 -1.61 -4.39 -2.32 0.41 -1.14                                                   
      basic and diluted
                              0.065 -0.01                                                                 
      net income per share
                                0.2 0.13 0.033 0.13 -2.22 -2.78 -2.87 -1.67 -1.45 -1.61 -4.39 -2.32 0.41 -1.14                                                   
      weighted-average shares outstanding – basic and diluted
                                105,457 105,457   15,340 15,084  14,796 14,749 14,225  12,293  49,512                                                   
      weighted-average shares outstanding –
                                                                                                
      basic
    291,317 290,779 291,097 290,604 290,303 287,010 290,170 289,670 277,962 276,806 276,999 276,669 276,551 236,045 232,482 232,045 231,976 231,633 231,747 231,428 231,377 215,194 231,223 208,904 188,916  142,750 171,487   105,453 105,448            46,150 46,122 46,027 46,547 46,651 46,651 46,599 46,553 46,570 46,754 46,730 46,422 46,443 46,426 46,372 45,997 46,011 45,992 45,974 45,561 45,623 45,579 45,408 45,004  45,000 44,524    43,415   43,364 42,220  42,077 42,051 39,216 40,432 39,762 34,999  34,204 34,111 33,843 31,964   
      diluted
    291,317 294,131 293,952 294,247 290,303 287,010 290,170 289,670 277,962 276,806 276,999 276,669 276,551 277,465 277,715 277,614 231,976 231,633 231,747 231,428 231,377 215,194 231,223 208,904 285,166  187,378 171,487   105,459 105,463            46,150 46,122 46,027 46,547 46,651 47,004 46,749 46,553 46,570 46,754 46,730 46,422 46,443 46,426 46,372 45,997 46,011 45,992 45,974 45,561 45,623 45,579 45,544 45,004  45,000 45,440    44,405   44,238 43,556  43,521 43,429 41,154 42,380 39,762 37,356  35,979 36,133 35,570 35,275   
      impairment of oil and gas properties
                                          2,561,000 113,000 1,742,000 22,718,000 254,246,000 544,714,000 1,984,000 403,000 59,997,000 15,000 256,000    652,000  20,018,000  5,301,000 49,000     11,000 26,000 28,000 159,000  115,000                         
      gain on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                                
      net loss on sale of oil and gas properties
                                                                                                
      total revenue
                                         53,801,000                                                       
      loss on sales and exchange of oil and gas properties
                                          3,525,750 13,196,000                                                     
      net gain on extinguishment of debt
                                          -1,064,000 100,540,000 56,196,000 33,380,000 23,155,000 51,054,000 7,267,000                                                
      net loss on sales and exchange of oil and gas properties
                                            1,647,000                                                    
      gain on derivative financial instruments
                                            18,000 656,000 426,250 1,078,000 627,000                                                
      weighted-average shares outstanding — basic and diluted
                                            11,557                                                    
      gain on exchange of oil and gas properties
                                             740,000                                                   
      interest income
                                              77,000 138,000 142,000                   5,000 119,000 139,000 210,000 3,000 10,000 584,000 587,000 205,000 244,000 348,000 410,000 335,000 296,000 288,000 258,000 172,000 168,000 154,000 242,000 459,000 748,000 1,127,000 46,000 18,000 16,000    
      dividends per common share
                                                      0.125 0.125 0.125                                        
      net loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                 -2,735,000                                               
      gain on sale of marketable securities
                                                         7,877,000    26,621,000 2,905,000 2,484,000 8,480,000 21,249,000                               
      income from continuing operations
                                                  290,000 -1,903,000 1,898,000 1,165,000   -21,531,000 -24,517,000               -11,475,000 -96,377,000 54,764,000 70,428,000                     
      income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                                      37,152,250  151,236,000                                        
      net income per share
                                0.2 0.13 0.033 0.13 -2.22 -2.78 -2.87 -1.67 -1.45 -1.61 -4.39 -2.32 0.41 -1.14                                                   
      basic
    0.38 0.115 0.4 0.45 -0.4 -0.143 -0.09 -0.43 -0.05 0.093 0.05 -0.17 0.49 0.653 1.5 1.6 -0.5 -0.665 -1.26 -0.8 -0.6 -0.193 -0.57 -0.29 0.16                  -4.113 -11.81 -2.93 -1.71 0.005 -0.04 0.04    -0.45  -1.53 -0.56 -0.22 0.14 -0.89 0.03 0.08 0.05 0.005 -0.1 -0.04 0.16       0.93 0.5 0.38 0.42 0.29 0.19 0.4 0.37 0.7 0.125 0.35 -0.27 0.45 0.228 0.36 0.55     
      - income from discontinued operations
                                                      0.77  3.13                                        
      - net income
                                                  0.005 -0.04 0.04  0.408 -0.52 2.68                                        
      diluted
                                                  0.005 -0.04 0.04    -0.45                                        
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                                         -2,627,000                                       
      basic – income from continuing operations
                                                     0.02    -0.52                                       
      – loss from discontinued operations
                                                         -0.06                                       
      – net income
                                                     0.02    -0.58                                       
      diluted – income from continuing operations
                                                     0.02    -0.52                                       
      oil and gas sales
                                                      78,607,500 111,590,000 107,820,000 95,020,000 99,769,000 117,129,000 104,690,000 110,335,000 114,456,000 119,422,000 112,451,000 88,038,000 72,650,000 79,720,000 90,682,000 106,089,000 90,201,000 67,436,000 64,875,000 100,154,000 163,852,000 172,022,000 240,987,000 195,764,000 171,074,000 174,206,000 146,029,000 126,775,000 129,251,000 64,571,000 69,891,000 93,366,000 71,619,000 68,529,000 69,822,000 56,025,000 78,353,000 66,508,000 60,761,000    
      realized gain from derivatives
                                                      410,250 -3,560,000 2,881,000 2,320,000                                       
      unrealized gain from derivatives
                                                      -2,990,500 -3,835,000 640,000                                        
      interest and other income
                                                      216,000 423,000 196,000      210,000 187,000                                 
      loss from continuing operations
                                                      -36,641,000 -24,034,000                                         
      basic - loss from continuing operations
                                                      -0.363 -0.52                                         
      - net income
                                                  0.005 -0.04 0.04  0.408 -0.52 2.68                                        
      diluted - loss from continuing operations
                                                      -0.363 -0.52                                         
      unrealized loss from derivatives
                                                         -8,767,000                              7,000 -3,238,000        
      loss on sale of properties
                                                                 109,000                               
      oil and gas operating
                                                                      18,716,000 16,019,000 17,485,000 20,610,000 21,556,000 23,362,000 36,640,000 32,364,000 34,005,000 30,180,000 27,083,000 29,083,000 26,904,000 13,200,000 13,855,000 14,097,000 10,803,000 12,879,000 13,187,000 11,553,000 15,409,000 12,456,000 12,650,000    
      operating income from continuing operations
                                                                      -1,688,000 -11,547,000 -12,588,000 16,375,000 91,673,000 118,760,000                     
      income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                                      -9,501,000 -14,765,000                         
      benefit from (provision for) income taxes
                                                                      2,075,000 2,193,000                         
      income (loss) from continuing operations
                                                                      -7,426,000 -12,572,000                         
      income from discontinued operations after income taxes and minority interest
                                                                         48,436,250 169,853,000 12,199,000                     
      basic net income per share:
                                                                                                
      continuing operations
                                                                      -0.15 -0.28 -0.26 -2.17 1.22 1.59                     
      discontinued operations
                                                                         -0.01 3.8 0.28                     
      diluted net income per share:
                                                                                                
      weighted average shares outstanding:
                                                                                                
      basic
                                                                       45,032   44,748 44,287 44,179  43,379 43,374   42,243              
      diluted
                                                                       45,032   45,759 45,373 44,994  44,434 44,361   43,553              
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                                        -15,450,000 -147,769,000 87,538,000 110,455,000                     
      gain on sales of assets
                                                                         6,640,000 5,356,000                      
      impairment
                                                                              826,000   8,209,000 1,389,000    3,400,000          
      loss on disposal of assets
                                                                            240,000                    
      income from operations
                                                                            115,551,000 76,156,000 59,437,000 56,238,000 41,404,000 35,451,000 44,810,000 22,277,000 34,506,000 57,765,000 37,899,000 20,701,000 33,009,000 25,022,000 29,376,000 33,645,000 25,830,000    
      income before income taxes and minority interest
                                                                            104,638,000 32,186,250 48,776,000 46,588,000 33,381,000                
      minority interest in earnings of bois d'arc energy
                                                                            -19,470,000 -6,396,750 -10,778,000 -8,810,000  -5,608,250 -6,004,000              
      weighted average common and common stock equivalent shares outstanding:
                                                                                                
      basic
                                                                       45,032   44,748 44,287 44,179  43,379 43,374   42,243              
      diluted
                                                                       45,032   45,759 45,373 44,994  44,434 44,361   43,553              
      gain on derivatives
                                                                                   1,303,000 8,125,000            
      minority interest in earnings of bois d’arc energy
                                                                                -5,999,000                
      weighted-average common and common stock equivalent shares outstanding:
                                                                                                
      basic
    291,317 290,779 291,097 290,604 290,303 287,010 290,170 289,670 277,962 276,806 276,999 276,669 276,551 236,045 232,482 232,045 231,976 231,633 231,747 231,428 231,377 215,194 231,223 208,904 188,916  142,750 171,487   105,453 105,448            46,150 46,122 46,027 46,547 46,651 46,651 46,599 46,553 46,570 46,754 46,730 46,422 46,443 46,426 46,372 45,997 46,011 45,992 45,974 45,561 45,623 45,579 45,408 45,004  45,000 44,524    43,415   43,364 42,220  42,077 42,051 39,216 40,432 39,762 34,999  34,204 34,111 33,843 31,964   
      diluted
    291,317 294,131 293,952 294,247 290,303 287,010 290,170 289,670 277,962 276,806 276,999 276,669 276,551 277,465 277,715 277,614 231,976 231,633 231,747 231,428 231,377 215,194 231,223 208,904 285,166  187,378 171,487   105,459 105,463            46,150 46,122 46,027 46,547 46,651 47,004 46,749 46,553 46,570 46,754 46,730 46,422 46,443 46,426 46,372 45,997 46,011 45,992 45,974 45,561 45,623 45,579 45,544 45,004  45,000 45,440    44,405   44,238 43,556  43,521 43,429 41,154 42,380 39,762 37,356  35,979 36,133 35,570 35,275   
      loss on disposal of oil and gas properties
                                                                                 1,983,500  7,934,000             
      gain on sale of stock by bois d'arc energy
                                                                                                
      gain (loss) on derivatives
                                                                                 2,652,000 1,180,000              
      income before income taxes, minority interest and
                                                                                                
      equity in earnings of bois d'arc energy
                                                                                 36,633,250 39,702,000              
      equity in earnings of bois d’arc energy
                                                                                   7,088,000 8,047,000 -13,716,750 6,358,000          
      gain on sale of stock by bois d’arc energy
                                                                                       28,797,000         
      formation costs of bois d’arc energy
                                                                                                
      loss on derivatives
                                                                                     -5,261,250 -17,814,000   398,000 -553,000      
      equity in loss of bois d’arc energy
                                                                                       -61,225,000         
      formation costs
                                                                                         540,000 -1,641,000      
      minority interests in net income before income taxes
                                                                                         -805,250 -3,221,000      
      income before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                         12,113,000 19,247,000 29,166,000 39,000    
      income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                         7,752,250 12,318,000 18,666,000 25,000    
      cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of income taxes
                                                                                                
      net income attributable to common stock
                                                                                         15,858,000 12,318,000 18,666,000 25,000    
    Balance Sheets:
    Quarterly
    Annual
      Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 2003-12-31 
                                                                                               
        assets
                                                                                               
        cash and cash equivalents
      14,785,000 23,930,000 19,215,000 25,859,000 32,875,000 6,799,000 13,772,000 19,270,000 6,420,000 16,669,000 19,835,000 9,919,000 33,677,000 54,652,000 38,648,000 32,272,000 12,137,000 30,663,000 27,841,000 19,727,000 77,435,000 30,272,000 28,268,000 11,595,000 15,527,000 18,532,000 53,243,000 46,747,000 29,324,000 23,193,000 31,780,000 158,378,000 50,988,000 61,255,000 25,392,000 35,321,000 30,440,000 65,904,000 26,584,000 67,412,000 89,323,000 134,006,000 163,840,000 130,214,000 228,896,000 2,071,000 6,433,000 3,813,000 1,771,000 2,967,000 228,353,000 263,737,000 6,844,000 4,471,000 2,569,000 3,505,000 3,750,000 8,460,000 4,544,000 3,556,000 4,196,000 1,732,000 4,350,000 42,651,000 122,197,000 90,472,000 3,094,000 3,970,000 6,281,000 118,357,000   24,406,000   12,003,000 10,715,000 27,084,000 671,000 3,320,000 89,000  3,034,000 10,609,000 2,703,000 29,079,000 692,000 2,463,000 5,343,000 
        accounts receivable:
                                                                                               
        natural gas and oil sales and gas services
      126,390,000 203,549,000 128,886,000 140,541,000 175,038,000 145,398,000 100,814,000 113,413,000 83,756,000 166,639,000 157,130,000 124,493,000                                                                              
        joint interest operations
      40,375,000 35,400,000 42,011,000 29,666,000 22,549,000 23,956,000 38,322,000 30,902,000 34,811,000 48,704,000 36,506,000 40,911,000 65,792,000 76,521,000 57,601,000 27,127,000 34,694,000 29,755,000 20,241,000 23,781,000 13,348,000 14,615,000 10,792,000 11,866,000 16,706,000 24,761,000 23,282,000 6,539,000 9,231,000 9,175,000 19,619,000 17,771,000 10,975,000 11,872,000 9,703,000 9,554,000 6,088,000 3,105,000 2,033,000 2,387,000 2,755,000 3,552,000 4,084,000 4,921,000 10,803,000 16,192,000 25,658,000 23,032,000 21,475,000 15,534,000 49,757,000 23,045,000 19,891,000 5,608,000 9,812,000 7,467,000 6,908,000 6,651,000 8,940,000 11,112,000 15,796,000 15,982,000 7,171,000 14,509,000 9,796,000 8,845,000 8,344,000 4,852,000 7,876,000 4,492,000   16,788,000   18,833,000 19,233,000 13,888,000 8,327,000 7,141,000 5,553,000  2,488,000 7,997,000 9,146,000 14,799,000 12,244,000 10,023,000 9,524,000 
        from affiliates
      2,286,000 3,596,000 2,049,000 3,321,000 10,919,000 5,492,000 16,721,000 10,884,000 13,445,000 16,087,000 21,168,000 28,513,000 10,592,000 18,527,000 20,758,000 8,150,000 6,658,000 20,834,000 9,263,000 17,837,000 12,967,000 6,155,000 2,202,000 9,934,000 25,744,000 35,469,000 13,635,000 6,723,000                                                              
        derivative financial instruments
      50,178,000 19,206,000 8,140,000 136,000  4,865,000 71,704,000 79,649,000 141,821,000 126,775,000 23,973,000 17,553,000 75,490,000 23,884,000 2,368,000 2,086,000 2,601,000 5,258,000 26,392,000 10,765,000 4,627,000 8,913,000 8,830,000 55,426,000 101,821,000 75,304,000 62,277,000 14,284,000 2,356,000 15,401,000   2,516,000 1,318,000 3,203,000 5,229,000 1,325,000    1,104,000 1,446,000 1,314,000 627,000   3,909,000   970,000  3,524,000 2,884,000 11,651,000 10,823,000 18,536,000 7,821,000          5,264,000 11,922,000 13,974,000                     
        other current assets
      56,050,000 75,257,000 68,552,000 69,456,000 97,595,000 97,524,000 58,379,000 69,289,000 77,811,000 86,619,000 68,572,000 60,777,000 59,522,000 56,324,000 40,470,000 24,797,000 13,671,000 15,077,000 12,194,000 8,410,000 9,163,000 14,839,000 11,773,000 13,202,000 14,227,000 10,399,000 13,102,000 4,140,000 6,222,000 13,829,000 19,070,000 4,482,000 2,847,000 2,745,000 2,494,000 2,732,000 1,462,000 1,824,000 1,975,000 2,339,000 1,884,000 1,993,000 2,933,000 2,505,000 2,419,000 10,105,000 3,547,000 2,745,000 2,352,000 1,796,000 7,300,000 5,143,000 4,832,000 6,954,000 7,658,000 6,695,000 2,908,000 3,255,000 3,832,000 13,129,000 5,796,000 4,675,000 3,577,000 3,569,000 7,188,000 4,259,000 4,295,000 14,287,000 18,628,000 15,677,000 775,000 689,000 9,438,000 392,000  10,539,000 12,552,000 16,150,000 5,521,000 3,105,000 9,482,000  5,664,000 7,514,000 6,544,000 5,616,000 3,963,000 3,932,000 4,802,000 
        total current assets
      290,064,000 360,938,000 268,853,000 268,979,000 338,976,000 284,034,000 299,712,000 323,407,000 358,064,000 461,493,000 327,184,000 282,166,000 422,824,000 644,987,000 708,824,000 530,811,000 268,022,000 318,736,000 309,592,000 224,878,000 244,043,000 199,810,000 149,830,000 187,610,000 267,837,000 289,685,000 268,398,000 151,441,000 134,123,000 159,427,000 131,472,000 202,149,000 208,728,000 302,505,000 65,485,000 75,383,000 57,719,000 90,172,000 76,693,000 130,755,000 149,359,000 156,238,000 191,851,000 268,630,000 265,275,000 61,217,000 86,157,000 90,197,000 79,338,000 57,134,000 325,180,000 334,506,000 673,725,000 77,146,000 88,029,000 86,062,000 176,799,000 113,090,000 89,728,000 130,485,000 140,934,000 135,731,000 110,772,000 147,114,000 268,829,000 273,386,000 167,404,000 104,941,000 130,028,000 379,325,000 775,000 689,000 124,505,000 392,000  102,977,000 98,828,000 105,173,000 40,723,000 40,236,000 52,770,000  36,066,000 53,244,000  75,484,000 45,974,000 43,243,000 56,137,000 
        property and equipment:
                                                                                               
        natural gas and oil properties, successful efforts method:
                                                                                               
        proved
      9,333,762,000 8,984,969,000 8,793,846,000 8,587,004,000 8,306,564,000 8,054,250,000 7,805,384,000 7,617,670,000 7,394,854,000 7,126,519,000 6,810,440,000 6,483,151,000 6,183,336,000 5,843,409,000 5,520,425,000 5,263,298,000 4,988,567,000 4,756,394,000 5,180,782,000 4,981,955,000 4,812,130,000  4,419,285,000 4,309,659,000 4,234,229,000  3,863,841,000 1,868,233,000 1,777,325,000  1,568,504,000                                                           
        unproved
      404,623,000 391,065,000 436,355,000 429,485,000 431,792,000 424,648,000 413,109,000 408,705,000 400,792,000 343,419,000 323,666,000 319,791,000 324,773,000 298,230,000 306,095,000 308,468,000 298,091,000 302,129,000 307,593,000 339,278,000 336,674,000  384,763,000 383,958,000 384,654,000  421,239,000 187,479,000 188,801,000  195,178,000                                                           
        other
      441,408,000 386,656,000 313,003,000 252,201,000 198,777,000 150,023,000 110,827,000 79,841,000 67,709,000 62,382,000 48,273,000 37,710,000 30,801,000 26,475,000 25,295,000 24,559,000 6,602,000 6,690,000 6,630,000 6,731,000 6,707,000  6,588,000 6,610,000 6,821,000  6,768,000 4,500,000 4,449,000 4,442,000 4,440,000 18,921,000 18,920,000 18,918,000 19,609,000 19,598,000 19,593,000 19,590,000 19,577,000 19,532,000 19,521,000 19,521,000 19,515,000 19,477,000 19,324,000 19,630,000 19,621,000 19,438,000 18,455,000 18,373,000 18,612,000 18,440,000 18,406,000 19,301,000 18,665,000 18,598,000 18,047,000 18,062,000 18,037,000 18,028,000 17,905,000 18,156,000    6,477,000   6,162,000    9,777,000   9,296,000 8,483,000 8,154,000 3,474,000 3,311,000 3,342,000  2,956,000 4,263,000 4,273,000 4,997,000 4,058,000 4,031,000 4,047,000 
        accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization
      -3,688,228,000 -3,547,196,000 -3,384,306,000 -3,266,680,000 -3,108,291,000 -2,940,532,000 -2,738,872,000 -2,531,599,000 -2,337,802,000 -2,147,549,000 -1,962,418,000 -1,814,651,000 -1,679,211,000 -1,545,459,000 -1,411,793,000 -1,283,124,000 -1,164,366,000 -1,058,067,000 -1,260,528,000 -1,132,191,000 -1,011,065,000 -902,261,000 -798,288,000 -699,584,000 -596,591,000 -486,473,000 -374,838,000 -294,767,000 -248,017,000 -210,556,000 -174,520,000 -2,096,410,000 -2,069,751,000 -2,042,739,000 -3,087,279,000 -3,077,800,000 -3,047,692,000 -3,018,029,000 -2,986,614,000 -2,949,175,000 -2,945,283,000 -3,397,467,000 -3,083,879,000 -2,459,920,000 -2,397,103,000 -2,305,008,000 -2,150,346,000 -2,050,567,000 -1,955,979,000 -1,867,301,000 -1,786,370,000 -1,700,831,000 -1,630,948,000 -1,592,616,000 -1,475,914,000 -1,353,071,000 -1,233,116,000 -1,353,459,000 -1,214,497,000 -1,137,075,000 -1,062,480,000 -1,002,509,000 -1,013,278,000 -966,555,000 -909,492,000 -850,125,000 -790,304,000 -736,336,000 -638,480,000 -587,360,000   -979,428,000   -816,073,000 -760,284,000 -702,574,000 -357,227,000 -341,639,000 -325,478,000  -292,151,000 -457,203,000 -440,346,000 -490,747,000 -406,910,000 -391,551,000 -376,000,000 
        net property and equipment
      6,491,565,000 6,215,494,000 6,158,898,000 6,002,010,000 5,828,842,000 5,688,389,000 5,590,448,000 5,574,617,000 5,525,553,000 5,384,771,000 5,219,961,000 5,026,001,000 4,859,699,000 4,622,655,000 4,440,022,000 4,313,201,000 4,128,894,000 4,007,146,000 4,234,477,000 4,195,773,000 4,144,446,000 4,084,550,000 4,012,348,000 4,000,643,000 4,029,113,000 4,008,803,000 3,917,010,000 1,765,445,000 1,722,558,000 1,667,979,000 1,593,602,000 698,690,000 682,131,000 607,929,000 833,188,000 825,479,000 807,262,000 798,662,000 807,743,000 915,350,000 934,621,000 1,038,420,000 1,315,350,000 1,911,807,000 2,188,656,000 2,198,169,000 2,220,433,000 2,193,498,000 2,166,275,000 2,066,735,000 1,936,813,000 1,909,809,000 1,929,840,000 2,470,053,000 2,546,024,000 2,547,219,000 2,517,672,000 2,509,845,000 2,090,554,000 2,021,287,000 1,904,818,000 1,816,248,000 1,817,962,000 1,715,099,000 1,610,604,000 1,576,287,000 1,546,745,000 1,521,578,000 1,444,715,000 1,381,289,000 3,404,000 28,601,000 2,222,875,000 28,622,000  1,857,521,000 1,773,626,000 1,676,234,000 752,181,000 739,853,000 706,928,000  666,616,000 857,030,000 827,761,000 862,645,000 740,240,000 718,786,000 698,686,000 
        goodwill
      335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 335,897,000 350,214,000 350,214,000 350,214,000 349,667,000                                                           
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      83,112,000 94,733,000 77,179,000 87,838,000 97,832,000 73,777,000 82,124,000 90,604,000 97,728,000 71,462,000 148,066,000 192,670,000 82,461,000 90,716,000 99,622,000 108,284,000 6,879,000 6,450,000 6,792,000 6,833,000 7,201,000 3,025,000 3,554,000 3,992,000 3,828,000 3,509,000 3,909,000 4,381,000 4,773,000                                                             
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                                               
        accounts payable
      552,967,000 501,695,000 455,282,000 460,062,000 433,797,000 421,814,000 358,336,000 377,909,000 440,956,000 523,260,000 503,564,000 552,315,000 443,501,000 530,195,000 617,463,000 454,752,000 318,736,000 314,569,000 324,811,000 292,998,000 280,696,000 259,284,000 202,174,000 173,411,000 215,338,000 252,994,000 231,707,000 154,122,000 155,574,000 138,767,000 124,008,000 153,387,000 125,596,000 126,034,000 92,298,000 72,455,000 57,073,000 45,311,000 37,786,000 46,601,000 41,583,000 57,276,000 51,213,000 60,806,000 116,285,000 117,329,000 126,744,000 128,938,000 112,725,000 101,872,000 120,164,000 82,679,000 86,547,000 86,346,000 98,476,000 95,691,000 148,633,000 94,041,000 110,829,000 134,159,000 123,806,000 123,275,000 76,479,000 88,883,000 79,425,000 67,488,000 73,505,000 65,479,000 99,460,000 91,950,000  4,000 109,195,000 28,000  140,217,000 132,504,000 83,623,000 37,353,000 41,741,000 44,216,000  30,708,000 34,257,000 44,512,000 49,918,000    
        accrued costs
      100,810,000  123,912,000 151,798,000 113,231,000  106,057,000 139,414,000 80,863,000  103,666,000 132,057,000 145,779,000  150,327,000 153,763,000 103,322,000  109,122,000 105,210,000 89,923,000  112,695,000 103,459,000                                                                  
        operating leases
      43,263,000 46,937,000 48,332,000 48,378,000 47,256,000 35,927,000 35,372,000 34,952,000 34,199,000 23,765,000 52,731,000 77,690,000 39,031,000 38,411,000 38,024,000 37,561,000 2,784,000 2,444,000 2,356,000 2,190,000 2,145,000 2,284,000 2,318,000 2,331,000 2,157,000 1,994,000 1,997,000 2,033,000 2,007,000                                                             
        total current liabilities
      711,922,000 729,516,000 649,810,000 748,147,000 858,080,000 612,854,000 499,765,000 552,275,000 556,018,000 681,491,000 659,961,000 762,062,000 628,311,000 756,137,000 1,091,527,000 964,661,000 938,487,000 633,984,000 1,063,455,000 655,525,000 433,584,000 441,592,000 380,782,000 290,966,000 327,619,000 392,376,000 389,460,000 228,625,000 198,086,000 206,853,000 180,118,000 189,073,000 167,686,000 168,489,000 112,227,000 110,618,000 74,471,000 91,707,000 58,184,000 86,821,000 72,250,000 95,720,000 90,977,000 110,726,000 165,167,000 162,171,000 184,913,000 179,667,000 168,536,000 194,995,000 378,618,000 122,126,000 225,851,000 139,058,000 200,086,000 176,726,000 250,060,000 187,207,000 153,352,000 172,024,000 161,578,000 155,064,000 104,577,000 109,814,000 106,317,000 94,771,000 93,036,000 80,280,000 114,455,000 282,247,000 9,025,000 3,955,000 130,800,000 3,981,000  147,153,000 151,861,000 122,899,000 51,086,000 52,904,000 68,117,000  49,191,000 58,139,000  64,173,000 44,568,000 38,266,000 64,497,000 
        long-term debt
      2,947,607,000 2,809,066,000 3,126,015,000 3,018,009,000 3,050,034,000 2,952,090,000 2,949,181,000 2,856,045,000 2,702,375,000 2,640,391,000 2,503,407,000 2,176,418,000 2,154,424,000 2,152,571,000 2,261,697,000 2,510,253,000 2,534,460,000 2,615,235,000 2,801,312,000 2,847,309,000 2,800,478,000 2,517,149,000 2,507,669,000 2,501,803,000 2,507,284,000 2,500,132,000 2,508,074,000 1,267,390,000 1,265,847,000 1,244,363,000 1,242,844,000 1,153,333,000 1,131,394,000 1,110,529,000 1,089,719,000 1,070,240,000 1,051,357,000 1,044,506,000 1,025,522,000 1,145,190,000 1,210,582,000 1,249,330,000 1,297,312,000 1,379,434,000 1,393,653,000 1,070,445,000 1,000,298,000 975,151,000 949,140,000 798,700,000 688,260,000 883,324,000 1,334,957,000 1,324,383,000 1,238,809,000 1,223,235,000 1,207,042,000 1,196,908,000 746,774,000 691,640,000 596,506,000 513,372,000 528,238,000 468,104,000 470,970,000 470,836,000 340,000,000 315,000,000 210,000,000 175,000,000 495,000,000 680,000,000 760,000,000 497,000,000 243,000,000 511,000,000 455,000,000 455,000,000 243,000,000 243,000,000          
        deferred income taxes
      449,088,000 437,098,000 365,601,000 345,426,000 201,841,000 345,116,000 402,870,000 415,604,000 461,748,000 470,035,000 454,612,000 451,004,000 464,914,000 425,734,000 345,806,000 267,746,000 172,629,000 197,417,000 115,585,000 99,245,000 170,433,000 200,583,000 163,550,000 211,566,000 223,104,000 211,772,000 188,218,000 173,253,000 166,152,000 161,917,000 145,565,000 10,726,000 10,847,000 10,266,000 10,007,000 10,077,000 9,561,000  5,677,000 6,510,000 6,423,000  10,981,000 41,908,000 114,404,000  1,368,000 2,972,000 938,000   1,233,000 1,009,000  6,018,000 8,762,000 311,000                                 
        long-term operating leases
      39,538,000 47,692,000 28,795,000 39,389,000 50,485,000 37,740,000 46,681,000 55,621,000 63,536,000 47,742,000 95,397,000 115,048,000 43,504,000 52,385,000 61,676,000 70,797,000 4,167,000 4,075,000 4,486,000 4,674,000 5,068,000 740,000 1,236,000 1,661,000 1,671,000 1,515,000 1,912,000 2,348,000 2,766,000                                                             
        reserve for future abandonment costs
      21,125,000 20,787,000 21,730,000 35,008,000 34,507,000 33,996,000 32,016,000 31,709,000 31,249,000 30,773,000 30,434,000 29,964,000 29,553,000 29,114,000 29,235,000 28,433,000 26,416,000 25,673,000 21,867,000 20,748,000 19,915,000 19,290,000 19,402,000 18,994,000 18,613,000 18,151,000 11,095,000 5,456,000 5,243,000 5,136,000 4,738,000 10,622,000 10,489,000 10,407,000 16,098,000 16,203,000 16,013,000 15,804,000 16,152,000 15,972,000 16,100,000 20,093,000 15,106,000 14,935,000 15,311,000 14,900,000 16,118,000 15,630,000 15,088,000 14,534,000 17,147,000 16,660,000 16,759,000 17,994,000 14,545,000 14,191,000 13,536,000 13,997,000 7,196,000 7,009,000 6,820,000 6,674,000 6,975,000 6,840,000 6,716,000 6,561,000 6,030,000 5,830,000 5,480,000 7,369,000   52,606,000  3,357,000 58,113,000 57,116,000 44,327,000 3,349,000 3,291,000 3,206,000  2,706,000 19,987,000 19,248,000 28,406,000 20,312,000 19,652,000 19,174,000 
        total liabilities
      4,169,280,000 4,044,159,000 4,223,183,000 4,259,996,000 4,324,363,000 4,048,553,000 3,951,008,000 3,958,620,000 3,838,660,000 3,870,432,000 3,748,351,000 3,536,548,000 3,320,706,000 3,415,941,000 3,789,949,000 3,841,914,000 3,676,183,000 3,480,450,000 4,056,856,000 3,641,838,000 3,430,155,000 3,182,210,000 3,140,174,000 3,040,917,000 3,087,265,000 3,134,517,000 3,107,111,000 1,677,072,000 1,638,094,000 1,618,269,000 1,573,265,000 1,363,754,000 1,320,416,000 1,299,691,000 1,228,051,000 1,207,138,000 1,151,402,000 1,161,143,000 1,105,535,000 1,254,493,000 1,305,355,000 1,367,108,000 1,414,376,000 1,547,003,000 1,688,535,000 1,404,065,000 1,382,725,000 1,355,525,000 1,314,932,000 1,187,393,000 1,285,150,000 1,233,841,000 1,720,625,000 1,633,609,000 1,646,525,000 1,620,019,000 1,683,315,000 1,602,259,000 1,133,012,000 1,091,164,000 983,825,000 895,683,000 867,076,000 811,821,000 809,484,000 792,850,000 651,393,000 584,085,000 515,805,000 635,345,000 546,476,000 719,642,000  525,570,000  1,267,779,000  1,139,971,000 436,818,000 430,357,000  227,850,000        
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                               
        stockholders' equity:
                                                                                               
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 293,695,832 and 293,054,806 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2026 and december 31, 2025, respectively
      146,848,000                                                                                         
        additional paid-in capital
      1,378,963,000 1,376,053,000 1,370,426,000 1,364,857,000 1,367,696,000 1,366,274,000 1,362,393,000 1,358,549,000 1,357,908,000 1,260,930,000 1,258,069,000 1,255,382,000 1,255,467,000 1,253,417,000 1,098,605,000 1,101,953,000 1,101,838,000 1,100,359,000 1,098,851,000 1,098,300,000 1,097,044,000 1,095,384,000 1,093,811,000 1,092,662,000 910,851,000 909,423,000 879,669,000 453,749,000 453,163,000 452,513,000 454,348,000 552,135,000 549,795,000 546,696,000 545,228,000 543,604,000 541,343,000 531,924,000 526,248,000 518,905,000 490,484,000 485,582,000 483,592,000 481,552,000 479,931,000 480,434,000 485,132,000 482,353,000 479,553,000 480,816,000 477,590,000 483,386,000 480,557,000 480,595,000 477,199,000 473,881,000 470,844,000 468,709,000 464,875,000 460,928,000 457,214,000 454,499,000 450,124,000 445,764,000 441,104,000 434,505,000 429,762,000 425,648,000 415,875,000 412,743,000   386,986,000   370,276,000 367,323,000 346,728,000 345,065,000 340,985,000 338,996,000  304,919,000 184,978,000 176,130,000 168,911,000 166,209,000 161,603,000 166,242,000 
        accumulated earnings
      1,231,680,000 1,124,230,000 843,311,000 732,183,000 607,341,000 728,619,000 786,748,000 815,639,000 941,949,000 958,270,000 885,474,000 905,558,000 985,953,000 886,138,000 403,932,000 52,747,000  -204,042,000 -560,032,000 -267,315,000 -83,257,000 55,183,000 -22,341,000 108,549,000 168,552,000 138,596,000 97,767,000 99,104,000 77,697,000 64,122,000 13,823,000           -680,700,000 -392,157,000                                               
        total stockholders' equity attributable to the company
      2,757,491,000  2,360,264,000 2,243,575,000 2,121,497,000                                                                                     
        noncontrolling interest
      312,925,000 316,093,000 257,546,000 191,292,000 155,687,000 92,521,000 66,730,000 45,587,000 32,624,000 24,777,000                                                                                
        total stockholders' equity
      3,070,416,000 2,962,903,000 2,617,810,000 2,434,867,000 2,277,184,000 2,333,544,000 2,362,001,000 2,365,905,000 2,478,582,000 2,383,191,000 2,282,757,000 2,300,186,000 2,380,175,000 2,278,314,000 1,619,416,000 1,271,279,000 898,517,000 1,012,779,000 655,281,000 947,410,000 1,129,993,000 1,266,773,000 1,187,680,000 1,317,501,000 1,174,393,000 1,143,022,000 1,070,198,000 605,824,000 583,794,000 569,571,000 521,111,000           -171,258,000         992,239,000              1,079,085,000  1,065,301,000 1,045,182,000  1,128,618,000        652,913,000            
        accrued expenses
       153,248,000    146,173,000    134,466,000    183,111,000    135,026,000    133,019,000   107,081,000 137,166,000 155,756,000 72,470,000 40,505,000 68,086,000 53,261,000 35,456,000 27,090,000 42,455,000 19,929,000 38,163,000 17,398,000 40,366,000    38,444,000    44,842,000    91,297,000    47,372,000 95,592,000 72,273,000 93,295,000 85,502,000 41,359,000 26,438,000 21,758,000 21,450,000 27,729,000 20,931,000 20,863,000 20,695,000 14,339,000 14,801,000 14,995,000 8,236,000  3,951,000 19,017,000 3,953,000  6,936,000 16,107,000 32,776,000 12,622,000 8,749,000 12,659,000  18,483,000 23,855,000 19,262,000 13,280,000    
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 293,054,806 and 292,260,645 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively
       146,527,000                                                                                        
        total stockholders' equity attributable to comstock
       2,646,810,000    2,241,023,000 2,295,271,000 2,320,318,000 2,445,958,000 2,358,414,000                                                                                
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 293,054,806 and 292,260,645 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
        146,527,000                                                                                       
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 293,069,102 and 292,260,645 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
         146,535,000                                                                                      
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 292,919,009 and 292,260,645 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
          146,460,000                                                                                     
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 292,260,645 and 278,429,463 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
           146,130,000                                                                                    
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 292,260,645 and 278,429,463 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
            146,130,000                                                                                   
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 292,260,645 and 278,429,463 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
             146,130,000                                                                                  
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 292,202,274 and 278,429,463 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
              146,101,000                                                                                 
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 278,429,463 and 277,517,087 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
               139,214,000                                                                                
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 278,429,463 and 277,517,087 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                139,214,000                                                                               
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 278,492,648 and 277,517,087 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                 139,246,000                                                                              
        oil and gas sales and gas services
                  177,751,000 415,079,000                                                                            
        oil and natural gas properties, successful efforts method:
                                                                                               
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 277,510,165 and 277,517,087 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                  138,755,000                                                                             
        other non-current liabilities
                    8,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 180,000 479,000 492,000 1,162,000 2,869,000 4,594,000 6,351,000                    2,002,000 2,025,000 1,803,000 2,091,000 2,138,000 2,183,000 2,202,000 2,260,000 2,273,000 2,301,000 2,337,000 2,394,000 2,442,000 2,453,000 2,499,000 2,540,000 2,580,000 2,600,000 2,579,000                          
        mezzanine equity:
                                                                                               
        series b convertible preferred stock — 5,000,000 shares authorized, none and 175,000 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
                                                                                               
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 277,517,087 and 232,924,646 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
                   138,759,000                                                                            
        oil and gas sales
                    548,979,000 436,379,000 198,261,000 217,149,000 213,661,000 144,358,000 126,503,000 125,016,000 87,965,000 75,369,000 83,594,000 120,111,000 97,750,000 62,790,000 76,772,000 87,611,000 61,003,000 21,518,000 26,142,000 26,700,000 24,693,000 22,547,000 18,404,000 19,339,000 16,659,000 16,075,000 11,751,000 15,241,000 19,680,000 26,995,000 23,157,000 32,849,000 46,610,000 57,635,000 52,802,000 35,867,000 39,770,000 39,057,000 38,421,000 36,150,000 42,095,000 34,655,000 45,010,000 47,082,000 40,705,000 40,206,000 34,190,000 28,705,000 25,013,000 27,225,000 35,270,000 31,435,000 21,890,000 23,615,000 34,401,000 58,941,000   73,873,000   61,602,000 56,328,000 48,051,000 26,204,000 26,670,000 37,646,000  24,880,000 27,124,000 29,822,000 25,990,000 29,075,000 26,825,000 36,468,000 
        series b convertible preferred stock — 5,000,000 shares authorized, 175,000 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                    175,000,000                                                                           
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 233,757,678 and 232,924,646 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                    116,879,000                                                                           
        series b convertible preferred stock — 5,000,000 shares authorized, 175,000 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                     175,000,000                                                                          
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 233,158,892 and 232,924,646 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                     116,579,000                                                                          
        series b convertible preferred stock — 5,000,000 shares authorized, 175,000 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                      175,000,000                                                                         
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 232,919,869 and 232,924,646 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                      116,460,000                                                                         
        accumulated deficit
                      -319,781,000               -1,003,128,000 -969,125,000 -927,239,000 -884,943,000 -860,207,000 -838,765,000 -815,834,000 -760,901,000 -732,425,000 -737,277,000                                                 
        other assets
                        37,000 37,000 37,000 40,000 40,000 231,000 231,000 231,000 3,000 328,000 2,000 2,000 549,000 1,408,000 549,000 899,000 934,000 969,000 1,005,000 1,040,000 1,076,000 1,121,000 1,156,000 1,192,000 22,473,000 24,821,000 26,230,000 14,951,000 15,761,000 16,564,000 15,325,000 15,529,000 13,576,000 17,907,000 18,942,000 19,944,000 20,950,000 21,796,000 16,201,000 16,949,000 15,863,000 16,677,000 17,481,000 12,235,000 7,856,000 8,330,000 9,136,000 9,288,000 2,545,000 2,748,000 3,147,000 3,349,000 3,554,000 3,741,000 7,007,000 4,148,000 4,340,000 5,361,000 5,671,000 4,959,000 4,340,000 4,575,000 4,831,000 884,000 5,382,000 15,669,000 6,083,000 12,600,000 7,840,000 8,011,000 6,133,000 
        series b convertible preferred stock — 5,000,000 shares authorized, 175,000 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively
                       175,000,000                                                                        
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 232,924,646 and 232,414,718 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively
                       116,462,000                                                                        
        series b 10% convertible preferred stock — 5,000,000 shares authorized, 175,000 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                        175,000,000                                                                       
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 232,924,646 and 232,414,718 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                        116,462,000                                                                       
        series b 10% convertible preferred stock — 5,000,000 shares authorized, 175,000 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                         175,000,000                                                                      
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 232,850,477 and 232,414,718 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                         116,425,000                                                                      
        series b 10% convertible preferred stock — 5,000,000 shares authorized, 175,000 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                          175,000,000                                                                     
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 232,411,218 and 232,414,718 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                          116,206,000                                                                     
        income taxes receivable
                             10,218,000 10,218,000 5,109,000 5,109,000 10,218,000 10,218,000 10,218,000 19,086,000 19,086,000 19,086,000 19,086,000                                                        
        proved properties
                           4,647,188,000    4,077,513,000    1,682,164,000                                                            
        unproved properties
                           332,765,000    410,897,000    191,929,000                                                            
        other property and equipment
                           6,858,000    6,866,000                                     18,229,000 17,480,000 6,413,000  6,172,000 6,153,000  5,498,000                    
        preferred stock — 5,000,000 shares authorized, 385,000 shares and 175,000 issued and outstanding at december 31, 2019 and december 31, 2020, respectively:
                                                                                               
        series a 10% convertible preferred stock
                                                                                               
        series b 10% convertible preferred stock
                           175,000,000 175,000,000                                                                   
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 190,006,776 and 232,414,718 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2019 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                           116,206,000                                                                    
        preferred stock — 5,000,000 shares authorized, 175,000 shares and 385,000 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively:
                                                                                               
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 232,421,385 and 190,006,776 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                            116,210,000                                                                   
        preferred stock — 5,000,000 shares authorized, 175,000 shares and 385,000 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively:
                                                                                               
        series a 10% convertible preferred stock, 210,000 shares issued and outstanding
                              207,083,000 204,583,000 200,000,000                                                               
        series b 10% convertible preferred stock, 175,000 shares issued and outstanding
                             175,000,000 175,000,000 175,000,000 175,000,000                                                               
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 232,579,863 and 190,006,776 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                             116,290,000                                                                  
        preferred stock — 5,000,000 shares authorized, 385,000 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2020 and december 31, 2019:
                                                                                               
        common stock—0.50 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 189,980,509 and 190,006,776 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                              94,990,000                                                                 
        preferred stock — 5,000,000 shares authorized, 385,000 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2019:
                                                                                               
        common stock—0.50 par, 155,000,000 and 400,000,000 shares authorized, 105,871,064 and 190,006,776 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2018 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                               95,003,000                                                                
        oil and gas properties, successful efforts method:
                                                                                               
        other noncurrent liabilities
                                8,352,000                                                               
        preferred stock — 5,000,000 shares authorized, 385,000 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2019:
                                                                                               
        common stock — 0.50 par, 400,000,000 and 155,000,000 shares authorized, 185,524,301 and 105,871,064 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                92,762,000                                                               
        common stock — 0.50 par, 155,000,000 shares authorized, 105,942,259 and 105,871,064 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                 52,971,000                                                              
        common stock — 0.50 par, 155,000,000 shares authorized, 105,868,064 and 105,871,064 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                  52,934,000                                                             
        assets held for sale
                                      115,260,000 198,615,000     29,442,000 42,542,000 42,542,000   103,368,000             91,520,000                     6,518,000 6,518,000           
        common stock—0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 15,427,561 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2017, 155,000,000 shares authorized, 105,871,064 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2018, respectively
                                   52,936,000                                                            
        common stock warrants
                                     441,000 1,329,000 3,557,000 3,557,000 3,557,000 4,364,000 5,672,000 7,938,000                                                   
        oil and gas properties, successful efforts method
                                     2,776,179,000 2,732,962,000 2,631,750,000 3,900,858,000 3,883,681,000 3,835,361,000 3,797,101,000 3,774,780,000 3,768,602,000 3,783,992,000 4,332,222,000 4,299,265,000 4,266,725,000 4,405,422,000 4,282,088,000 4,158,563,000 4,046,243,000 3,929,744,000 3,781,313,000 3,631,009,000 3,517,588,000 3,445,855,000 3,779,716,000 3,664,345,000 3,519,016,000 3,365,237,000 3,476,146,000 3,087,473,000 2,943,581,000 2,766,978,000 2,574,717,000 2,586,057,000 2,492,912,000 2,374,956,000 2,289,571,000 2,212,239,000 2,134,042,000 1,960,544,000 1,850,171,000   3,173,646,000   2,648,525,000 2,511,782,000 2,353,375,000 1,095,203,000 1,066,192,000 1,018,341,000  946,132,000 1,294,789,000 1,249,023,000 1,330,997,000 1,122,083,000 1,086,948,000 1,052,564,000 
        stockholders' equity
                                                                            917,990,000 818,539,000  738,552,000 634,213,000               
        common stock — 0.50 par, 155,000,000 shares authorized, 105,879,064 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2018, 75,000,000 authorized, 15,427,561 shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2017
                                    52,940,000                                                           
        liabilities and stockholders' deficit
                                                                                               
        stockholders' deficit:
                                                                                               
        common stock — 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 16,261,017 and 15,427,561 shares outstanding at june 30, 2018 and december 31, 2017, respectively
                                     8,131,000                                                          
        total stockholders' deficit
                                     -442,421,000 -409,922,000 -369,272,000 -328,444,000 -305,307,000 -285,416,000 -271,269,000 -220,023,000  -220,219,000                                                 
        bank credit facility
                                      15,000,000                                                         
        common stock — 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 16,157,896 and 15,427,561 shares outstanding at march 31, 2018 and december 31, 2017, respectively
                                      8,079,000                                                         
        common stock—0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 13,937,627 and 15,427,561 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively
                                       7,714,000                                                        
        common stock — 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 15,427,561 and 13,937,627 shares outstanding at september 30, 2017 and december 31, 2016, respectively
                                        7,714,000                                                       
        common stock — 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 15,478,775 and 13,937,627 shares outstanding at june 30, 2017 and december 31, 2016, respectively
                                         7,739,000                                                      
        common stock — 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 15,283,624 and 13,937,627 shares outstanding at march 31, 2017 and december 31, 2016, respectively
                                          7,642,000                                                     
        unevaluated oil and gas properties
                                               84,144,000 80,449,000 85,525,000 161,013,000 201,459,000 192,595,000 178,384,000 174,055,000 134,350,000 73,562,000 74,612,000 96,527,000 263,652,000 338,928,000 362,676,000 367,504,000 369,096,000 199,541,000 196,753,000 182,415,000 225,884,000 226,954,000 171,262,000 138,727,000 130,364,000 118,638,000 117,719,000 116,489,000 112,980,000   18,880,000   15,773,000 13,645,000 17,279,000 10,731,000 11,989,000 10,723,000  9,679,000 15,181,000 14,811,000 17,398,000 21,009,000 19,358,000 18,075,000 
        deferred income taxes payable
                                           9,126,000    1,965,000    154,547,000    339,000    5,340,000    7,664,000 1,164,000 11,427,000 16,014,000 10,339,000 369,000  6,029,000 6,588,000 212,327,000 182,975,000 185,870,000 170,553,000 -2,705,000 35,687,000 371,896,000 24,589,000 139,383,000 323,507,000 311,236,000 305,062,000 139,383,000 131,162,000 119,481,000  97,749,000 103,815,000 99,451,000    81,629,000 
        common stock—0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 9,544,035 and 13,937,627 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively
                                           6,969,000                                                    
        unproved oil and gas properties
                                             76,391,000 76,391,000                                                 
        accrued liabilities
                                            20,398,000 40,220,000 30,667,000  39,764,000 49,700,000 48,882,000  56,801,000 42,135,000 53,043,000  60,686,000 38,214,000 87,779,000                                     
        common stock — 0.50 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 13,383,016 and 9,544,035 shares outstanding at september 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015, respectively
                                            6,692,000                                                   
        liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
                                                                                               
        stockholders’ deficit:
                                                                                               
        common stock — 0.50 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 12,504,562 and 9,544,035 shares outstanding at june 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015, respectively
                                             6,253,000                                                  
        total stockholders’ deficit
                                             -207,267,000                                                  
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 53,148,937 and 47,720,176 shares outstanding at march 31, 2016 and december 31, 2015, respectively
                                              26,574,000                                                 
        common stock—0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 46,858,415 and 47,720,176 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively
                                               23,860,000                                                
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                               
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                               
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,725,176 and 46,858,415 shares outstanding at september 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014, respectively
                                                23,863,000                                               
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                115,298,000 658,255,000 791,626,000 870,272,000 939,626,000 944,734,000 946,006,000 952,005,000  1,028,381,000 901,882,000 933,534,000 1,011,314,000 1,041,293,000 1,027,357,000 1,037,625,000 1,063,133,000 1,077,285,000 1,079,408,000 1,068,531,000 1,069,514,000 1,058,722,000  1,066,111,000   1,062,085,000    771,644,000   698,080,000 682,563,000  634,213,000 614,488,000 582,859,000  492,188,000 380,851,000  332,340,000 317,297,000 293,998,000 289,656,000 
        current deferred income taxes payable
                                                 220,000                                              
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,727,516 and 46,858,415 shares outstanding at june 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014, respectively
                                                 23,864,000                                              
        retained earnings
                                                 152,839,000 287,907,000 366,409,000 430,564,000 438,449,000 442,534,000 447,349,000 490,807,000 520,837,000 397,173,000 424,317,000 494,944,000 520,932,000 531,236,000 524,377,000 565,511,000 564,202,000 560,253,000 557,849,000 578,458,000 583,158,000 584,777,000 577,435,000 584,202,000 596,774,000 613,906,000 710,283,000   361,944,000   305,601,000 293,043,000 284,631,000 267,595,000 252,012,000 222,378,000  166,909,000 177,787,000 161,899,000 146,041,000 133,723,000 115,057,000 115,032,000 
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,575,711 and 46,858,415 shares outstanding at march 31, 2015 and december 31, 2014, respectively
                                                  23,788,000                                             
        income taxes payable
                                                                                               
        common stock—0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,680,516 and 46,858,415 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively
                                                   23,429,000                                            
        current taxes payable
                                                     102,000 89,000                     144,388,000                    
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,860,582 and 47,680,516 shares outstanding at september 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013, respectively
                                                    23,930,000                                           
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,864,249 and 47,680,516 shares outstanding at june 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013, respectively
                                                     23,932,000                                          
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,837,224 and 47,680,516 shares outstanding at march 31, 2014 and december 31, 2013, respectively
                                                      23,919,000                                         
        marketable securities
                                                           12,312,000 15,072,000 15,204,000 17,154,000 47,642,000 31,707,000 62,482,000 80,956,000 84,637,000 70,661,000 53,535,000 94,378,000 95,973,000 86,721,000 36,099,000 48,868,000 181,858,000                    
        assets of discontinued operations
                                                          562,453,000                  397,559,000                   
        current income taxes payable
                                                       1,487,000                                        
        liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                          50,516,000                  45,156,000                   
        common stock—0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 48,408,734 and 47,680,516 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively
                                                       23,840,000                                        
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                           4,418,000 15,090,000 22,399,000 1,219,000 20,476,000 8,924,000 28,331,000 38,128,000 32,330,000 17,273,000 6,141,000 29,583,000 30,619,000 28,026,000 -550,000 9,083,000                     
        current portion of long-term debt
                                                        195,637,000                                 27,000 150,000 975,000 1,290,000 233,000 623,000 
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,684,516 and 48,408,734 shares outstanding at september 30, 2013 and december 31, 2012, respectively
                                                        23,842,000                                       
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 48,315,612 and 48,408,734 shares outstanding at june 30, 2013 and december 31, 2012, respectively
                                                         24,158,000                                      
        restricted cash
                                                          38,400,000    9,549,000                                 
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 48,303,517 and 48,408,734 shares outstanding at march 31, 2013 and december 31, 2012, respectively
                                                          24,152,000                                     
        common stock—0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 48,125,296 and 48,408,734 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively
                                                           24,204,000                                    
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 48,161,696 and 48,125,296 shares outstanding at september 30, 2012 and december 31, 2011, respectively
                                                            24,081,000                                   
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 48,161,696 and 48,125,296 shares outstanding at june 30, 2012 and december 31, 2011, respectively
                                                             24,081,000                                  
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 48,114,546 and 48,125,296 shares outstanding at march 31, 2012 and december 31, 2011, respectively
                                                              24,058,000                                 
        common stock—0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,706,101 and 48,125,296 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively
                                                               24,063,000                                
        common stock — 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,645,226 and 47,706,101 shares outstanding at september 30, 2011 and december 31, 2010, respectively
                                                                23,823,000                               
        common stock — 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,647,176 and 47,706,101 shares outstanding at june 30, 2011 and december 31, 2010, respectively
                                                                 23,824,000                              
        common stock — 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,625,226 and 47,706,101 shares outstanding at march 31, 2011 and december 31, 2010, respectively
                                                                  23,813,000                             
        current income taxes receivable
                                                                       42,402,000 37,796,000                       
        common stock — 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,103,770 and 47,706,101 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively
                                                                   23,853,000                            
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,317,356 and 47,103,770 shares outstanding at september 30, 2010 and december 31, 2009, respectively
                                                                    23,659,000                           
        deferred income tax asset
                                                                     5,625,000    10,196,000                      
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,317,356 and 47,103,770 shares outstanding at june 30, 2010 and december 31, 2009, respectively
                                                                     23,659,000                          
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,241,606 and 47,103,770 shares outstanding at march 31, 2010 and december 31, 2009, respectively
                                                                      23,621,000                         
        deferred income taxes receivable
                                                                                               
        common stock — 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 46,442,595 and 47,103,770 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively
                                                                       23,552,000                        
        deferred income tax liability
                                                                        5,192,000                       
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 46,621,445 and 46,442,595 shares outstanding at september 30, 2009 and december 31, 2008, respectively
                                                                        23,311,000                       
        common stock – 0.50 par, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 46,620,445 and 46,442,595 shares outstanding at june 30, 2009 and december 31, 2008, respectively
                                                                         23,310,000                      
        minority interest in discontinued operations
                                                                                               
        common stock — 0.50 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 45,428,095 and 46,442,595 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively
                                                                          23,221,000                     
        current deferred taxes payable
                                                                           37,673,000                    
        derivatives
                                                                           176,000                    
        common stock – 0.50 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 46,016,345 and 45,428,095 shares outstanding at september 30, 2008 and december 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                           23,008,000                    
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                                                                           -17,416,000                    
        assets:
                                                                                               
        accounts receivable
                                                                                               
        current deferred tax asset
                                                                                               
        investment in subsidiaries
                                                                            565,797,000 839,569,000  742,806,000                
        intercompany receivables
                                                                            493,377,000 665,581,000  488,154,000                
        total assets
                                                                            1,464,466,000 1,538,181,000  1,264,122,000 1,071,039,000       635,149,000        
        liabilities and stockholders' equity:
                                                                                               
        accounts payable and accrued expenses
                                                                            9,025,000                43,278,000 38,033,000 63,874,000 
        intercompany payables
                                                                                               
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                            1,464,466,000 1,538,181,000  1,264,122,000 1,071,039,000               
        short-term derivative instruments
                                                                                               
        long-term derivative instruments
                                                                                               
        minority interest
                                                                                               
        short-term debt
                                                                              2,588,000    3,250,000 6,500,000            
        minority interest in bois d’arc energy
                                                                              267,441,000   228,006,000 220,349,000             
        common stock — 0.50 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 44,395,495 and 45,428,095 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively
                                                                              22,714,000                 
        balance sheet:
                                                                                               
        current assets
                                                                                40,723,000       29,031,000        
        property and equipment
                                                                                758,707,000       605,234,000        
        investment in bois d'arc energy
                                                                                267,269,000               
        current liabilities
                                                                                51,086,000       54,818,000        
        minority interest in bois d'arc energy
                                                                                   212,683,000            
        common stock — 0.50 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 44,406,995 and 44,395,495 shares outstanding at march 31, 2007 and december 31, 2006, respectively
                                                                                 22,203,000              
        investment in bois d’arc energy
                                                                                    267,269,000 260,181,000 252,134,000  240,770,000       
        unrealized loss on derivatives
                                                                                    1,111,000 2,414,000 11,242,000         
        common stock — 0.50 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 42,969,262 and 44,395,495 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively
                                                                                  22,197,000             
        common stock-0.50 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 43,126,262 and 42,969,262 shares outstanding at september 30, 2006 and december 31, 2005, respectively
                                                                                   21,554,000            
        common stock–0.50 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 43,105,762 and 42,969,262 shares outstanding at june 30, 2006 and december 31, 2005, respectively
                                                                                    21,553,000           
        common stock–0.50 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 42,980,762 and 42,969,262 shares outstanding at march 31, 2006 and december 31, 2005, respectively
                                                                                     21,491,000          
        receivable from bois d’arc energy
                                                                                         65,849,000 59,417,000     
        long-term debt, less current portion
                                                                                      243,000,000  307,000,000 429,000,000 403,000,000 381,000,000 324,000,000 339,300,000 306,000,000 
        common stock — 0.50 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 35,648,742 and 42,969,262 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2004 and 2005, respectively
                                                                                      21,485,000         
        payable to comstock resources
                                                                                               
        long term debt
                                                                                       24,000,000        
        other liabilities
                                                                                       149,032,000        
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                       407,299,000        
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                       635,149,000        
        common stock–0.50 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 40,720,322 and 35,648,742 shares outstanding at june 30, 2005 and december 31, 2004, respectively
                                                                                        20,360,000       
        common stock–0.50 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 36,172,868 and 35,648,742 shares outstanding at march 31, 2005 and december 31, 2004, respectively
                                                                                         18,086,000      
        deferred compensation-restricted stock grants
                                                                                              -8,772,000 
        deferred taxes payable
                                                                                           91,911,000 87,877,000 78,823,000  
        minority interests
                                                                                           52,899,000    
        common stock–0.50 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 34,776,742 and 34,308,861 shares outstanding at september 30, 2004 and december 31, 2003, respectively
                                                                                           17,388,000    
        common stock-0.50 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 34,730,262 and 34,308,861 shares outstanding at june 30, 2004 and december 31, 2003, respectively
                                                                                            17,365,000   
        common stock—0.50 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 34,678,862 and 34,308,861 shares outstanding at march 31, 2004 and december 31, 2003, respectively
                                                                                             17,339,000  
        redeemable convertible preferred stock
                                                                                               
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-08-14 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 
                                                                                               
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                               
          net income
        112,499,000 286,769,000 118,099,000   -55,313,000 -25,718,000 -123,249,000 -14,474,000 108,377,000 14,720,000 -45,706,000 134,503,000 519,819,000 355,596,000      -134,125,000 81,923,000 -126,492,000 -49,876,000 42,028,000 55,116,000 6,791,000 21,407,000 13,575,000 -106,577,000            -288,543,000 -544,996,000 -135,068,000 -78,502,000 -58,271,000 -1,903,000 1,898,000 1,165,000 -37,498,000 -24,034,000 129,705,000 -27,144,000  -25,988,000 -10,304,000 6,859,000  1,309,000 3,949,000 2,404,000 -20,609,000 -4,700,000 -1,619,000 7,342,000 -6,767,000 -12,572,000 -96,377,000 224,617,000 82,627,000 41,095,000 21,698,000 16,428,000 18,217,000 12,558,000 8,412,000 17,036,000 15,583,000 29,634,000 41,331,000 14,138,000 -10,878,000 15,888,000 15,858,000 12,318,000 18,666,000 25,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                               
          deferred income taxes
        11,990,000 71,497,000 20,175,000 143,586,000 -143,276,000 -57,754,000 -12,734,000 -46,144,000 -8,287,000  3,608,000 -13,910,000 39,180,000  78,060,000 95,117,000 -24,788,000  16,339,000 -71,131,000 -30,150,000  -46,237,000    3,775,000 7,078,000 4,352,000  3,457,000 -146,000 572,000  -87,000 496,000 359,000 3,418,000 -832,000 73,000 4,446,000 -9,131,000 -31,333,000 -73,094,000 -41,691,000 -26,164,000 -417,000 1,230,000 674,000 -19,499,000 -12,554,000 -11,993,000 -12,245,000 -36,041,000 -11,567,000 -7,656,000 8,072,000 -21,245,000 3,972,000 2,172,000 449,000 -4,748,000 174,000 12,000 -55,000 8,478,000 24,302,000 -41,551,000 32,667,000 20,683,000 31,821,000 21,838,000 17,248,000 16,257,000 12,437,000 11,472,000 30,151,000 9,455,000 15,472,000 22,766,000 6,672,000 -6,057,000 7,820,000  5,854,000 9,186,000 -1,986,000 
          gain on sale of assets
        -1,820,000     35,000     648,000 -773,000  -19,000 -2,000  -14,000 -9,000 -70,000                             -51,000 2,165,000 -81,000 -7,877,000  2,794,000 -20,338,000 -33,348,000  -2,510,000 -8,506,000 -21,140,000                          
          depreciation, depletion and amortization
        141,532,000 157,498,000 157,395,000 158,379,000 167,891,000 202,116,000 208,350,000 194,242,000 190,689,000 185,558,000 148,190,000 140,177,000 133,983,000 134,456,000 129,065,000 119,201,000 106,728,000 110,075,000 128,739,000 121,446,000 109,128,000 104,284,000 99,056,000 103,347,000 110,425,000 111,842,000 80,247,000 46,847,000 37,590,000 50,212,000 -36,130,000 26,798,000 27,152,000 30,548,000 32,783,000 30,321,000 29,905,000 29,077,000 37,545,000 36,029,000 38,836,000 59,416,000 79,445,000 90,573,000 91,889,000 94,885,000 99,977,000 94,539,000 88,874,000 81,161,000 85,762,000 85,244,000 84,967,000 96,876,000 99,230,000 90,083,000 79,097,000 78,244,000 77,518,000 74,689,000 60,325,000 50,206,000 46,796,000 57,398,000 59,409,000 61,237,000 53,933,000 50,309,000 45,943,000 15,365,000 70,562,000 64,732,000 62,420,000 59,760,000 56,707,000 49,465,000 71,597,000 16,568,000 16,292,000 15,970,000 14,036,000 15,979,000 17,353,000  20,503,000 15,728,000 15,809,000 
          loss on derivative financial instruments
        -2,396,000   -235,847,000 330,339,000     -111,449,000 -14,276,000 4,495,000 -66,409,000 -119,132,000 271,335,000 72,826,000 437,493,000 -195,378,000 510,319,000 223,958,000 21,749,000    -61,899,000    7,657,000 -2,896,000            -971,000 -1,078,000   -10,938,000 -12,033,000 9,850,000 4,946,000                                       
          cash settlements of derivative financial instruments
        -80,388,000 -2,573,000 26,381,000 4,286,000 -7,959,000 47,847,000 51,409,000 60,552,000 47,995,000 4,107,000 10,344,000 55,494,000 10,383,000 -183,677,000 -304,489,000 -257,363,000 -117,186,000 -274,452,000 -117,449,000 -19,136,000 -8,677,000 1,771,000 34,022,000 53,287,000 45,416,000 19,302,000 26,047,000 1,947,000 5,388,000 2,651,000 -2,321,000 1,108,000 1,404,000 4,053,000 3,456,000 1,391,000 505,000                                                   
          amortization of debt discount and issuance costs
        3,037,000  3,006,000 2,975,000 2,944,000  3,136,000 3,399,000 1,984,000  1,989,000 1,994,000 1,997,000  1,444,000 2,873,000 4,225,000  4,012,000 5,086,000 8,489,000  9,505,000    6,009,000 1,623,000 1,574,000                                                           
          stock-based compensation
        7,444,000 5,627,000 5,624,000 5,529,000 4,442,000 3,881,000 3,883,000 4,082,000 3,415,000 2,861,000 2,655,000 2,305,000 2,046,000 1,692,000 1,842,000 1,581,000 1,495,000 1,508,000 1,802,000 1,799,000 1,690,000 1,730,000 1,752,000 1,552,000 1,430,000 1,661,000 1,088,000 623,000 648,000 3,583,000 -2,780,000 1,508,000 1,601,000 1,468,000 1,640,000 1,550,000 1,265,000 1,089,000 1,078,000 1,163,000 1,330,000 2,088,000 2,079,000 2,090,000 1,892,000 2,855,000 2,845,000 2,734,000 2,263,000 3,224,000 3,121,000 3,222,000 3,218,000 3,539,000 3,329,000 3,325,000 3,535,000 4,074,000 3,946,000 3,850,000 3,162,000 4,447,000 4,388,000 4,309,000 4,233,000 4,250,000 4,046,000 3,295,000 3,252,000 1,664,000 4,052,000 6,252,000 4,280,000 4,318,000 4,312,000 3,415,000 6,361,000 1,792,000 1,681,000 1,224,000 1,017,000 1,383,000 1,795,000  1,118,000   
          decrease in accounts receivable
        73,494,000 -62,396,000 582,000 34,978,000 -33,660,000 -18,989,000 -658,000 -23,187,000 99,418,000 -16,626,000 -20,887,000 60,218,000 255,992,000    28,125,000 -24,573,000 -57,189,000 -33,158,000 -7,032,000 -44,827,000 -3,790,000 28,875,000 54,297,000 -45,184,000 27,670,000 9,951,000 10,783,000 47,718,000   1,455,000 -4,176,000 -2,295,000 -7,609,000 -2,048,000 -3,752,000 -230,000 -3,956,000 4,287,000 4,971,000 8,152,000 2,044,000 15,081,000     37,065,000 -27,425,000 -1,036,000 -19,724,000 10,149,000 -9,785,000 9,796,000 1,815,000 -4,088,000    -12,528,000 9,550,000 3,332,000 -4,786,000          -4,874,000   -720,000 9,388,000 -8,289,000 -7,460,000 -1,128,000 3,847,000   -4,471,000 9,144,000 
          decrease in other current assets
        9,199,000 -6,634,000 -1,729,000 25,322,000 559,000   -730,000 5,576,000 1,369,000 -1,825,000 2,715,000 -1,514,000 14,918,000 -15,494,000 -11,126,000 1,406,000 -2,883,000 -4,678,000 750,000 4,778,000 -1,272,000 11,094,000 1,025,000 -3,828,000 2,686,000 5,545,000 15,000 1,577,000 1,663,000  169,000 472,000 -251,000   362,000 151,000 364,000 -455,000 109,000 820,000 -308,000 -124,000 7,724,000 -6,415,000    -231,000 1,893,000 -237,000 480,000 750,000    1,036,000 10,729,000 -7,338,000 -1,116,000 -1,358,000 -8,000 3,619,000 45,817,000          -1,237,000    2,783,000 -1,043,000 1,663,000 966,000 -970,000  -1,641,000 -31,000 870,000 
          decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses
        -2,626,000    -31,141,000    -115,470,000    -123,024,000    -42,033,000    -11,047,000    -56,306,000    -8,428,000    -16,113,000    -11,025,000                                  -18,124,000    -15,521,000    -6,385,000    -9,712,000     
          net cash from operating activities
        271,965,000 224,204,000 153,093,000 347,564,000 174,746,000 267,053,000 98,170,000 83,575,000 171,539,000 228,207,000 70,765,000 331,510,000 386,364,000 493,905,000 518,550,000 401,894,000 284,039,000 240,452,000 232,970,000 192,311,000 193,272,000 185,746,000 123,864,000 115,972,000 150,119,000 168,431,000 109,780,000 98,311,000 74,715,000 82,126,000 -83,389,000 65,442,000 21,556,000 83,851,000 35,248,000 52,308,000 3,207,000 30,990,000 -23,514,000 -165,000 -31,039,000 6,610,000 -762,000 -36,620,000 60,858,000 72,001,000 123,688,000 109,554,000 95,741,000 55,717,000 97,550,000 10,660,000 97,352,000 36,531,000 83,800,000 8,718,000 133,180,000 67,355,000 99,647,000 66,975,000 50,927,000  50,012,000 74,488,000 124,736,000      127,937,000 121,420,000 97,332,000 148,807,000 78,746,000 90,305,000 182,263,000 39,230,000 52,807,000 62,700,000 55,657,000 59,894,000 39,703,000  61,729,000 47,418,000 20,401,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                               
          capital expenditures and acquisitions
        -415,812,000  -341,501,000 -344,335,000 -297,992,000  -229,318,000 -236,738,000 -351,470,000  -345,075,000 -372,905,000 -370,953,000                                                               -124,930,000 -310,879,000 -44,229,000 -49,187,000 -27,033,000 -48,619,000 -234,361,000 -46,249,000  -39,186,000 -34,342,000 -37,985,000 
          prepaid drilling costs
        10,864,000 -436,000 2,378,000 3,329,000 -269,000 -17,001,000 16,505,000 9,252,000 3,232,000 -19,416,000 -5,970,000 -6,940,000 -1,684,000              1,222,000 2,067,000 6,030,000                                                           
          proceeds from sales of assets
        1,820,000 413,702,000       41,165,000 130,000 4,093,000 48,000 45,000 138,133,000 50,000 11,000 200,000                                                                  
          net cash from investing activities
        -403,128,000 47,814,000 -323,957,000 -341,006,000 -298,261,000 -296,953,000 -211,599,000 -227,486,000 -348,238,000 -355,569,000 -351,045,000 -338,680,000 -372,507,000 -329,449,000 -252,873,000 -302,129,000 -213,232,000 -43,026,000 -169,222,000 -173,017,000 -165,551,000 -178,853,000 -98,471,000 -90,384,000 -143,490,000 -177,937,000 -823,600,000 -80,808,000 -88,494,000 -159,000 -60,945,000 57,357,000 -46,458,000 -47,988,000 -45,136,000 -47,428,000 -38,401,000 9,506,000 -7,488,000 -18,270,000 -13,317,000 -31,503,000    -132,425,000 -140,011,000 -124,891,000 -237,460,000 -172,169,000 -117,704,000 704,890,000 -101,660,000 -119,601,000 -99,559,000 -18,137,000 -146,423,000 -511,538,000 -153,659,000 -162,490,000 -124,399,000  -148,285,000 -151,423,000 -95,446,000   -146,700,000   -114,209,000 -283,547,000 -132,479,000 -195,618,000 -133,727,000 -124,753,000 -310,879,000 -44,229,000 -49,890,000 -29,362,000 -48,759,000 -66,620,000 -62,345,000     
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                               
          borrowings on bank credit facilities
        387,000,000                                                                                       
          repayments of bank credit facilities
        -250,000,000                                                                                       
          debt and stock issuance costs
        -2,552,000   -48,000 -39,000   -144,000     -193,000 -9,000 -15,466,000 -20,092,000 -489,000 -5,145,000    -7,999,000 -80,000 -90,000                                                           
          income tax withholdings on equity awards
        -4,213,000 -63,000 -8,257,000 -2,690,000     -4,890,000 -1,347,000 -18,000  -1,214,000                                                                     
          contributions from noncontrolling interest
         59,000,000 64,000,000 33,000,000 59,500,000 24,500,000 19,000,000                                                                                 
          distributions to noncontrolling interest
        -8,217,000 -6,303,000 -4,717,000 -3,281,000 -2,219,000 -1,525,000                                                                                  
          net cash from financing activities
        122,018,000 -267,303,000 164,220,000 -13,574,000 149,591,000 22,927,000 107,931,000 156,761,000 166,450,000 124,196,000 290,196,000 -16,588,000 -34,832,000 -148,452,000 -259,301,000 -79,630,000 -89,333,000 -194,604,000 -55,634,000 -77,002,000 19,442,000 -4,889,000 -8,720,000 -29,520,000 -9,634,000 -25,205,000 720,316,000 -80,000 19,910,000 1,613,372,000 -815,196,000 -15,409,000 14,635,000 -41,000 1,000 -270,000 -1,176,000 -9,826,000 -3,476,000 -327,000 -4,941,000 -32,653,000 -5,826,000 306,994,000 56,062,000 18,943,000 17,379,000 140,523,000 -108,934,000 -15,230,000 -458,657,000 6,681,000 84,972,000 14,823,000 9,174,000 8,533,000 448,099,000 55,000,000 94,875,000 75,936,000  59,972,000 -2,611,000 2,435,000      -22,614,000 169,501,000 3,297,000 83,690,000 56,269,000 18,079,000 142,986,000 2,350,000 314,000 -35,096,000 -8,085,000 -849,000 30,548,000  56,742,000 -14,847,000 14,704,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        -9,145,000 4,715,000 -6,644,000 -7,016,000 26,076,000     -3,166,000 9,916,000   16,004,000 6,376,000 20,135,000 -18,526,000 2,822,000   47,163,000 2,004,000 16,673,000 -3,932,000 -3,005,000 -34,711,000 6,496,000 17,423,000 6,131,000 1,695,339,000 -959,530,000       39,320,000 -40,828,000 -21,911,000 -44,683,000 -29,834,000 33,626,000 -98,682,000 226,825,000  2,620,000 2,042,000 -1,196,000 -225,386,000 -35,384,000 256,893,000 2,373,000 1,902,000 -936,000 -245,000 -4,710,000 3,916,000 988,000 -640,000 2,464,000    31,725,000 87,378,000 -876,000 -112,076,000 109,648,000 12,030,000 -8,886,000 7,374,000 -31,850,000 36,879,000 1,288,000  14,370,000 -2,649,000 3,231,000 -1,758,000 -1,187,000 -7,575,000 7,906,000    -2,880,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
        23,930,000  6,799,000  16,669,000  54,652,000  30,663,000  30,272,000     23,193,000  832,932,000 61,255,000  65,904,000  134,006,000  2,071,000  2,967,000  4,471,000  8,460,000  1,732,000  90,472,000   -18,841,000 24,406,000  10,715,000  89,000  2,703,000  5,343,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
        14,785,000  -6,644,000 -7,016,000 32,875,000  -5,498,000 12,850,000 6,420,000  9,916,000 -23,758,000 33,677,000  6,376,000 20,135,000 12,137,000  8,114,000 -57,708,000 77,435,000  16,673,000    6,496,000 17,423,000 29,324,000  -126,598,000 107,390,000 50,988,000  -9,929,000 4,881,000 30,440,000  -40,828,000 -21,911,000 89,323,000  33,626,000 -98,682,000 228,896,000  2,620,000 2,042,000 1,771,000  -35,384,000 256,893,000 6,844,000  -936,000 -245,000 3,750,000  988,000 -640,000 4,196,000  -38,301,000 -79,546,000 122,197,000  -876,000  109,648,000 -6,811,000 15,520,000  -31,850,000 36,879,000 12,003,000  26,413,000 -2,649,000 3,320,000  -1,187,000 -7,575,000 10,609,000  28,387,000 -1,771,000 2,463,000 
          impairment of natural gas and oil properties
                                                                                               
          gain on derivative financial instruments
         -34,207,000     -75,163,000 25,252,000 -39,307,000                       1,638,000 -2,602,000  -1,430,000 -5,295,000 -7,860,000  -18,000 -656,000                                               
          amortization of debt discount, premium and issuance costs
                                7,199,000     28,635,000 -22,445,000 12,211,000 11,056,000 10,966,000 9,914,000 9,565,000 5,435,000 11,375,000 3,880,000 1,252,000 1,281,000 1,192,000 1,388,000 1,503,000 1,061,000 957,000 957,000                                         
          increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses
         70,932,000 -36,111,000       36,603,000 -73,753,000   -72,704,000 156,873,000   18,091,000 39,395,000       22,909,000 -22,534,000   -572,000 -14,177,000   50,686,000 5,105,000                   -36,866,000 23,782,000 -58,753,000 63,374,000 -8,393,000 1,697,000 -1,572,000 736,000 31,393,000 -6,850,000 11,721,000 13,505,000   19,757,000 -5,505,000           2,994,000 8,076,000      -27,095,000 
          capital expenditures
        -302,177,000 -213,277,000 -181,159,000 -169,272,000 -173,028,000 -165,751,000 -177,062,000 -98,754,000 -90,384,000 -143,490,000 -178,039,000 -130,953,000 -82,850,000 -94,939,000 -44,097,000 -46,458,000 -47,988,000 -46,664,000 -47,428,000 -38,401,000 -16,282,000 -7,488,000 -19,469,000 -14,185,000 -31,314,000 -35,633,000 -56,236,000 -141,027,000 -132,425,000 -140,011,000 -124,891,000 -237,460,000 -171,891,000 -117,527,000 -70,768,000 -62,058,000 -119,601,000 -120,173,000 -164,209,000 -184,128,000 -515,878,000 -157,088,000 -174,397,000 -158,140,000  -148,285,000 -163,047,000 -95,446,000      -114,220,000 -132,479,000 -195,618,000 -133,727,000  
          free cash flows
        271,965,000 224,204,000 153,093,000 347,564,000 174,746,000 267,053,000 98,170,000 83,575,000 171,539,000 228,207,000 70,765,000 331,510,000 386,364,000 493,905,000 518,550,000 99,717,000 70,762,000 59,293,000 63,698,000 19,283,000 27,521,000 8,684,000 25,110,000 25,588,000 6,629,000 -9,608,000 -21,173,000 15,461,000 -20,224,000 82,126,000 -83,389,000 21,345,000 -24,902,000 35,863,000 -11,416,000 4,880,000 -35,194,000 14,708,000 -31,002,000 -19,634,000 -45,224,000 -24,704,000 -36,395,000 -92,856,000 -80,169,000 -60,424,000 -16,323,000 -15,337,000 -141,719,000 -116,174,000 -19,977,000 -60,108,000 35,294,000 -83,070,000 -36,373,000 -155,491,000 -50,948,000 -448,523,000 -57,441,000 -107,422,000 -107,213,000  -98,273,000 -88,559,000 29,290,000      13,717,000 121,420,000 -35,147,000 -46,811,000 -54,981,000 90,305,000 182,263,000 39,230,000 52,807,000 62,700,000 55,657,000 59,894,000 39,703,000  61,729,000 47,418,000 20,401,000 
          borrowings on bank credit facility
         210,000,000 205,000,000 130,000,000 205,000,000 65,000,000 150,000,000 195,000,000 235,000,000 245,000,000 415,000,000   50,000,000 110,000,000 500,000,000 95,000,000 280,000,000 95,000,000 35,000,000 145,000,000  55,000,000                                                                 
          repayments on bank credit facility
                        -180,000,000 -470,000,000 -145,000,000 -110,000,000 -95,000,000  -355,000,000                                                                 
          issuance of senior notes
                                                                                           
          issuance of common stock
             100,450,000                                                                            
          common stock dividends paid
                 -34,804,000 -34,804,000 -34,689,000 -34,688,000                                                                           
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year
                                18,532,000                                                               
          cash and cash equivalents, end of the year
                                15,527,000                                                               
          loss on sale of assets
                                                                                               
          repayments of bank credit facility
          -100,000,000 -165,000,000 -110,000,000  -60,000,000 -410,000,000 -175,000,000  -90,000,000    -360,000,000                                                                         
          net loss
            -115,393,000            -111,424,000  -288,306,000             -34,003,000 -41,886,000 -42,296,000 -24,736,000 -21,442,000 -22,931,000 -54,933,000 -28,476,000 4,852,000 -56,577,000                                               
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                               
          loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                                                                           18,000 19,581,000 
          retirement of senior notes
                                                                                           
          preferred stock dividends paid
                     -2,925,000 -4,411,000 -4,363,000 -4,315,000 -4,411,000 -4,411,000 -4,363,000 -4,315,000 -4,400,000 -4,398,000 -7,210,000 -9,572,000 -9,704,000                                                              
          increase in other current assets
                                                       -381,000 -554,000       -3,898,000 -199,000         -4,549,000     -1,392,000  -24,000               
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                -10,249,000    -20,975,000                    -10,267,000  -9,929,000 4,881,000 -35,464,000                          -38,301,000                      28,387,000   
          distribution to noncontrolling interest
                                                                                               
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
                                                                                               
          contribution from noncontrolling interest
                6,000,000                                                                               
          deferred and non-current income taxes
                                11,330,000                                                               
          loss on early retirement of debt
                         114,060,000 238,539,000                                                                   
          exploration
                             27,000                                                               
          redemption of series a convertible preferred stock
                                                                                               
          increase in accounts receivable
                      -155,682,000                                8,399,000 -6,390,000 -22,876,000           -1,332,000 -5,299,000        10,578,000 -3,204,000 -22,112,000                 
          acquisition of covey park energy llc, net of cash acquired
                                                                                              
          advance payments for drilling costs
                                                                                               
          repayment of covey park energy llc preferred equity
                                                                                               
          issuance of series b convertible preferred stock
                                                                                              
          income tax withholdings related to equity awards
                             -677,000 -15,000                                                               
          redemption of series a preferred stock
                                                                                               
          issuance of 6.75% senior notes
                            1,257,500,000                                                                   
          retirement of 7.50% and 9.75% senior notes
                            -1,263,651,000                                                                   
          loss on sale of oil and gas properties
                                 26,000 -1,000 35,536,000  6,838,000 28,600,000         -52,000                                             
          gain from derivative financial instruments
                                                                                               
          interest paid in-kind
                                       10,169,000 9,845,000 9,879,000 9,600,000 9,354,000 9,240,000 9,284,000                                                  
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                               
          proceeds from sales of oil and gas properties
                                                                                              
          borrowings
                                57,000,000   27,000,000 45,000,000 415,577,000            50,000,000 740,000,000 70,000,000 25,000,000 125,750,000 150,000,000 210,000,000 60,000,000 35,000,000 85,000,000 40,000,000 380,912,000 10,000,000 450,000,000 55,000,000 95,000,000 370,000,000 50,000,000    300,713,000 25,000,000 35,000,000 40,000,000   183,000,000 28,000,000 88,000,000 58,000,000 8,000,000 178,000,000   3,000,000 10,000,000 140,000,000 26,000,000  57,113,000 23,433,000 148,000,000 
          issuances of senior notes
                                                                                               
          payments to retire debt
                                -57,000,000             -9,000 9,000                                                 
          redemption of series a preferred convertible stock
                                                                                               
          jones contribution
                                                                                               
          repayments of covey park energy llc debt and preferred equity
                                                                                               
          issuance of 9¾% senior notes
                              301,500,000                                                                 
          issuance of series b preferred stock
                                                                                               
          redemption of preferred series a convertible stock
                                                                                               
          gain on sale of oil and gas properties
                                                                                               
          debt and equity issuance costs
                                -47,000             -1,180,000 -9,835,000                                                 
          decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                                                               
          decrease (increase) in other current assets
                                                                                               
          impairment of oil and gas properties
                                               1,742,000 22,718,000 254,246,000 544,714,000 1,984,000 403,000 59,997,000 15,000     20,018,000 5,301,000 49,000     11,000 26,000 28,000 159,000                      
          repayment of covey park energy llc obligations
                                                                                               
          common stock warrants exercised
                                         1,000 1,000                                                   
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                                               
          proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties
                                  -25,000 415,000  -89,854,000                   -629,000                                     
          borrowings under bank credit facility
                                       34,679,000 15,000,000                                                       
          repayments
                                                                                               
          repayments of covey park energy llc outstanding borrowings and preferred equity
                                                                                               
          income taxes related to equity awards
                                      -4,326,000 -4,000 -365,000                                                       
          deposits on property acquisitions
                                                                                               
          repayments under bank credit facility
                                   -27,000,000 -25,000,000                                                           
          stock used for tax withholdings
                                                                                               
          dry hole costs, exploratory lease impairments and other exploration costs
                                                                                               
          gain on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                               
          acquisitions and capital expenditures
                                     -91,089,000                                                          
          retirement of long-term debt
                                                                                               
          (gain) loss on derivative financial instruments
                                                                                               
          debt issuance costs
                                                -15,000 -86,000 -145,000 -15,970,000 -7,000 -2,467,000 -50,000 -2,728,000 -1,000 -4,000 -11,000 -8,000 -166,000 -6,473,000 -62,000 -1,901,000 -6,577,000     -7,174,000   -250,000 -46,000 -53,000 -36,000          -312,000 230,000 -5,881,000 
          income taxes related to equity award vesting
                                                                                               
          principal payments on debt
                                                 -4,840,000 -82,527,000 -5,288,000 -415,000,000   -297,775,000 -512,225,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000   -287,000,000 -65,000,000     -360,000,000 -171,000,000 -24,000,000 -20,000,000 -25,000,000 -5,000,000 -2,000,000 -8,000,000 -35,000,000   -42,150,000 -34,850,000 -262,027,000 -123,000  -428,000 -38,948,000 -304,691,000 
          exploratory lease impairments
                                                                                               
          tax withholdings related to equity awards
                                          -41,000 -271,000                                                   
          net loss on sale of oil and gas properties
                                                                                               
          net gain on extinguishment of debt
                                             1,064,000 -100,540,000    -51,054,000                                             
          taxes related to equity award vesting
                                                                                               
          repurchases of common stock
                                                                                              
          dividends paid
                                                     -5,884,000 -5,982,000 -5,983,000 -5,980,000 -5,960,000 -5,996,000                                     
          loss on sales and exchange of oil and gas properties
                                                                                               
          impairment of unproved oil and gas properties
                                                                                               
          impairment of proved oil and gas properties
                                                                                               
          settlements of derivative financial instruments
                                              1,122,000 998,000      -368,000 -4,037,000 -1,297,000                                       
          excess income taxes from stock-based compensation
                                                 101,000 40,000 393,000 1,510,000 -32,000 68,000 -79,000 1,098,000 4,032,000 -1,000 -3,757,000 1,742,000 20,000 11,000 265,000 1,405,000 125,000 487,000                           
          decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                              -28,579,000                                                 
          proceeds from asset sales
                                              1,199,000 868,000              20,614,000 146,072,000 37,705,000  3,429,000 11,907,000 33,741,000       -5,000 15,740,000 113,790,000 11,000                 
          tax withholdings related to restricted stock
                                              -1,000 -312,000  -526,000  -2,349,000                                       
          net loss on sales and exchange of oil and gas properties
                                                                                               
          leasehold impairments and other exploration costs
                                                   23,040,000 42,229,000                                           
          gain on exchange of oil and gas properties
                                                -740,000                                               
          leasehold impairments, dry hole costs and other exploration costs
                                                7,753,000                                               
          net loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                -33,380,000    2,735,000                                           
          increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                -21,444,000  -13,190,000 -53,897,000 16,527,000  14,715,000 8,914,000 20,285,000  60,222,000 -23,064,000 34,981,000                                   
          income from discontinued operations
                                                         857,000                  -169,853,000                   
          dry hole costs, leasehold impairments and other exploration costs
                                                                                               
          net cash from continuing operations
                                                     72,001,000 123,688,000 109,554,000 95,741,000 55,702,000 97,565,000 41,905,000 73,822,000             87,378,000 -876,000                     
          net cash from discontinued operations
                                                         15,000 -15,000 -31,245,000 23,530,000               -146,700,000                    
          proceeds from sales of marketable securities
                                                           13,392,000                                   
          cash flow from investing activities of discontinued operations:
                                                                                               
          costs related to extinguishment of debt
                                                                                               
          tax withholding related to stock grants
                                                                                             
          cash from investing activities
                                                   -56,236,000 -141,027,000                                           
          investing activities of continuing operations
                                                     -132,425,000 -140,011,000 -124,891,000 -237,460,000 -171,540,000 -117,704,000 -70,768,000 -48,666,000                                   
          investing activities of discontinued operations
                                                            -52,994,000                                   
          costs related to early extinguishment of debt
                                                                                               
          dry hole costs and lease impairments
                                                          2,995,000 9,465,000 2,443,000  1,370,000 1,315,000                        2,423,000    12,715,000   
          net cash from investing activities of discontinued operations
                                                                                              
          loss from discontinued operations
                                                           -151,236,000 2,627,000                                   
          debt issuance cost and discount amortization
                                                        1,163,000 1,272,000 1,584,000 1,631,000 1,587,000 1,588,000 1,586,000 1,159,000 944,000 949,000 948,000 938,000 1,465,000                           
          dry hole costs and leasehold impairments
                                                                            -428,000 2,666,000 4,457,000 3,639,000 19,553,000 8,250,000 1,105,000 13,171,000 75,000    208,000     
          losses on derivative financial instruments
                                                                                               
          unrealized loss from derivatives
                                                          3,835,000 -640,000 8,767,000                             -7,000 3,238,000     
          excess income taxes related to stock-based compensation
                                                          1,000                                     
          cash flows from investing activities of discontinued operations:
                                                                                               
          tax withholding payments on stock grants
                                                            -1,566,000                                   
          unrealized gains from derivatives
                                                                                               
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                                      348,000 945,000  19,000  5,826,000 2,452,000  341,000 309,000 139,000  14,000 1,625,000 117,000  16,765,000 121,270,000 4,671,000  369,000 438,000 2,276,000 
          unrealized loss on derivatives
                                                                262,000                               
          proceeds from sales of properties
                                                                                               
          impairments
                                                                   9,454,000                           
          excess income taxes benefit from stock-based compensation
                                                                    -487,000                           
          cash flows from continuing operations —
                                                                                               
          impairment of marketable securities
                                                                                               
          debt issuance costs and discount amortization
                                                                     602,000 608,000 624,000 602,000                       
          excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
                                                                     12,000 28,000 -41,000 -1,490,000 -123,000 -50,000 -173,000 -7,962,000 -670,000  -2,000 -434,000 -166,000  -725,000 -197,000         
          net cash from operating activities from continuing operations
                                                                         58,407,000 48,405,000 119,497,000 130,306,000                   
          net cash from investing activities from continuing operations
                                                                         -95,302,000 -74,350,000 -119,923,000 -139,791,000                   
          proceeds from common stock issuances
                                                                                               
          net cash from financing activities from continuing operations
                                                                         124,273,000 25,069,000 35,050,000 -319,827,000                   
          cash flows from discontinued operations —
                                                                                               
          proceeds from sale of bois d’arc energy, net of income taxes
                                                                                               
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
                                                                                               
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                                                                                               
          cash flows from operations:
                                                                                               
          cash flows from continuing operations:
                                                                                               
          gain on sales of assets
                                                                                               
          debt issuance cost amortization
                                                                          203,000  203,000 76,000 329,000  291,000 282,000 281,000  407,000 235,000 236,000         
          (increase) decrease in accounts receivable
                                                                                14,183,000               
          increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses
                                                                                               
          cash flows from discontinued operations:
                                                                                               
          proceeds from sale of bois d'arc energy, inc.
                                                                                               
          loss from derivatives
                                                                                               
          debt issuance costs amortization
                                                                                         235,000 236,000  355,000 107,000 277,000 
          gain on derivatives
                                                                                               
          payments to settle derivatives
                                                                                   177,000 -703,000 -2,329,000        
          excess tax benefit from stock based compensation
                                                                                               
          net cash provided (used for) continuing operations
                                                                                               
          impairment
                                                                                               
          net cash flows from operating activities
                                                                            60,189,000                   
          proceeds from sale of bois d'arc energy
                                                                                               
          net cash flows from financing activities
                                                                            -17,834,000                   
          (decrease) increase in other current assets
                                                                                               
          net cash flows used for investing activities
                                                                                               
          loss on disposal of assets
                                                                              240,000                 
          minority interest in earnings of bois d'arc energy
                                                                              19,470,000  10,778,000               
          proceeds from issuance of shares by bois d'arc energy
                                                                              1,273,000                 
          repurchase of common shares by bois d'arc energy
                                                                              -3,009,000                 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities, net of acquisition effects:
                                                                                               
          equity in loss of bois d’arc energy
                                                                                               
          minority interest in earnings of bois d’arc energy
                                                                                  5,999,000             
          gain on sale of shares by bois d’arc energy
                                                                                               
          loss on derivatives
                                                                                      -8,125,000 -7,489,000        
          advances to bois d’arc energy
                                                                                       -180,000 180,000 11,000 -6,432,000     
          repayments from bois d’arc energy
                                                                                             
          deposits paid for offshore leases
                                                                                               
          proceeds from common stock issuances by bois d’arc energy
                                                                                               
          stock issuance costs
                                                                                       -83,000       
          repurchase of common stock by bois d’arc energy
                                                                                               
          bois d’arc energy cash and equivalents as of january 1, 2006
                                                                                               
          bois d'arc energy cash and equivalents as of january 1, 2006
                                                                                               
          formation of bois d’arc energy, net of cash acquired
                                                                                               
          proceeds from senior notes offering
                                                                                               
          loss on disposal of oil and gas properties
                                                                                              
          equity in loss of bois d'arc energy
                                                                                               
          gain on sale of stock by bois d'arc energy
                                                                                               
          gain (loss) from derivatives
                                                                                               
          (increase) decrease in other current assets
                                                                                               
          advances to bois d'arc energy
                                                                                               
          repayments from bois d'arc energy
                                                                                               
          other
                                                                                               
          bois d'arc energy cash and cash equivalents as of january 1, 2006
                                                                                               
          equity in (earnings) loss of bois d’arc energy
                                                                                               
          gain on sale of stock by bois d’arc energy
                                                                                              
          equity in earnings of bois d’arc energy
                                                                                      -8,047,000         
          acquisition deposit
                                                                                          -9,664,000     
          cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of income taxes
                                                                                               
          dividends paid on preferred stock
                                                                                               
          equity in income of bois d’arc energy
                                                                                               
          proceeds from issuance of senior notes
                                                                                            175,000,000 
          minority interests in net income before income taxes
                                                                                               
          dry hole costs
                                                                                              2,554,000 
          stock based compensation
                                                                                              1,222,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities, net of acquisition effects: