Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X]  Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2011

[   ]  Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File No. 1-13726

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Oklahoma   73-1395733
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6100 North Western Avenue  
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma   73118
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(405) 848-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer [X]    Accelerated filer [ ]    Non-accelerated filer [ ]    Smaller reporting company [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes [ ] No [X]

As of August 3, 2011, there were 660,841,196 shares of our common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.

 

 

 


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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2011

 

PART I.   

Financial Information

  

          Page  

Item 1.

  

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited):

  
  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010

     1   
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

     2   
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

     3   
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

     4   
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

     6   
  

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

     7   

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     46   

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     68   

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

     74   
PART II.   

Other Information

  

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

     75   

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors

     76   

Item 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     76   

Item 3.

  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     76   

Item 4.

  

(Removed and Reserved)

     76   

Item 5.

  

Other Information

     76   

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

     77   


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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

         June 30,    
2011
    December 31,
2010
 
     ($ in millions)  

CURRENT ASSETS:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 109      $ 102   

Accounts receivable

     2,708        1,974   

Short-term derivative instruments

     169        947   

Deferred income tax asset

     15        139   

Other current assets

     125        104   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     3,126        3,266   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

    

Natural gas and oil properties, at cost based on full-cost accounting:

    

Evaluated natural gas and oil properties

     38,318        38,952   

Unevaluated properties

     14,941        14,469   

Natural gas gathering systems and treating plants

     1,452        1,545   

Other property and equipment

     4,461        3,726   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Property and Equipment, at Cost

     59,172        58,692   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

     (27,120     (26,314
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Property and Equipment, Net

     32,052        32,378   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS:

    

Investments

     1,105        1,208   

Long-term derivative instruments

     7          

Other long-term assets

     366        327   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other Assets

     1,478        1,535   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 36,656      $ 37,179   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 2,600      $ 2,069   

Short-term derivative instruments

     133        15   

Accrued interest

     180        191   

Other current liabilities

     2,815        2,215   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     5,728        4,490   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:

    

Long-term debt, net

     10,047        12,640   

Deferred income tax liabilities

     2,482        2,384   

Long-term derivative instruments

     2,138        1,693   

Asset retirement obligations

     305        301   

Other long-term liabilities

     473        407   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Liabilities

     15,445        17,425   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (Note 3)

    

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

    

Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized:
7,254,515 shares issued and outstanding

     3,065        3,065   

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized,
659,107,987 and 655,251,275 shares issued

     7        7   

Paid-in capital

     12,125        12,194   

Retained earnings

     411        190   

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax of $61 million and $102 million

     (99     (168

Less: treasury stock, at cost; 1,282,300 and 1,221,299 common shares

     (26     (24
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     15,483        15,264   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 36,656      $ 37,179   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

       Three Months Ended
June 30,
        Six Months Ended    
June 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
           ($ in millions, except per share data)        

REVENUES:

        

Natural gas and oil sales

   $ 1,792      $ 1,161      $ 2,286      $ 3,059   

Marketing, gathering and compression sales

     1,404        793        2,421        1,637   

Service operations revenue

     122        58        223        114   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Revenues

     3,318        2,012        4,930        4,810   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

OPERATING COSTS:

        

Production expenses

     262        213        500        421   

Production taxes

     46        37        91        85   

General and administrative expenses

     130        106        259        215   

Marketing, gathering and compression expenses

     1,366        763        2,352        1,578   

Service operations expense

     92        53        169        102   

Natural gas and oil depreciation, depletion and amortization

     366        340        724        647   

Depreciation and amortization of other assets

     63        53        131        103   

(Gains) losses on sales of other property and equipment

     4               (1       

Other impairments

     4               4          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Operating Costs

     2,333        1,565        4,229        3,151   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

     985        447        701        1,659   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

        

Interest (expense) income

     (25     16        (33     (9

Earnings from equity investees

     47        27        72        39   

Losses on purchases or exchanges of debt

     (174     (69     (176     (71

Other income (expense)

     2        (7     5        (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other Income (Expense)

     (150     (33     (132     (45
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     835        414        569        1,614   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

INCOME TAX EXPENSE:

        

Current income taxes

     6        5        12        5   

Deferred income taxes

     319        154        210        616   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income Tax Expense

     325        159        222        621   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME

     510        255        347        993   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred stock dividends

     (43     (20     (85     (25
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

   $ 467      $ 235      $ 262      $ 968   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:

        

Basic

   $ 0.74      $ 0.37      $ 0.41      $ 1.54   

Diluted

   $ 0.68      $ 0.37      $ 0.41      $ 1.49   

 

CASH DIVIDEND DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE

   $ 0.0875      $ 0.075      $ 0.1625      $ 0.15   

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARES OUTSTANDING (in millions):

        

Basic

     635        631        635        630   

Diluted

     751        635        645        665   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

       Three Months Ended  
June 30,
        Six Months Ended    
June 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     ($ in millions)  

Net income

   $ 510      $ 255      $ 347      $ 993   

Other comprehensive income, net of income tax:

        

Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of income taxes of $87 million, ($38) million, $89 million and $114 million

     141        (62     146        187   

Reclassification of gain on settled contracts, net of income taxes of ($11) million, ($82) million, ($39) million and ($135) million

     (18     (134     (64     (221

Ineffective portion of derivatives qualifying for cash flow hedge accounting, net of income taxes of ($3) million, $7 million, ($7) million and $9 million

     (5     11        (11     15   

Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities, net of income taxes of ($3) million, ($3) million, ($1) million and ($5) million

     (5     (5     (2     (8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 623      $ 65      $ 416      $ 966   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

             Six Months Ended      
June 30,
 
     2011     2010  
     ($ in millions)  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

NET INCOME

   $ 347      $ 993   

ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET INCOME TO CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

  Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     855        750   

  Deferred income tax expense

     210        616   

  Unrealized losses on derivatives

     1,087        5   

  Stock-based compensation

     79        67   

  Accretion of discount on contingent convertible notes

            38   

  (Gains) losses on equity investments

     (23     35   

  Losses on purchases or exchanges of debt

     33        39   

  Other

            21   

  Change in assets and liabilities

     (495     414   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

  Cash provided by operating activities

     2,093        2,978   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

  Exploration and development of natural gas and oil properties

     (3,395     (2,331

  Acquisitions of proved and unproved properties

     (2,529     (2,855

  Proceeds from divestitures of proved and unproved properties

     6,173        1,933   

  Additions to other property and equipment

     (863     (679

  Proceeds from sales of other assets

     526        306   

  Proceeds from (additions to) investments

     212        (109

  Acquisition of drilling company

     (339       

  Other

     (25     3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

  Cash used in investing activities

     (240     (3,732
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

  Proceeds from credit facilities borrowings

     8,343        7,044   

  Payments on credit facilities borrowings

     (10,235     (7,415

  Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net of offering costs

     977          

  Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, net of offering costs

            2,562   

  Cash paid to purchase debt

     (2,032     (1,334

  Cash paid for common stock dividends

     (95     (95

  Cash paid for preferred stock dividends

     (86     (11

  Cash received on financing derivatives

     882        271   

  Net increase in outstanding payments in excess of cash balance

     448        47   

  Other

     (48     (21
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

  Cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (1,846     1,048   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     7        294   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     102        307   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 109      $ 601   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

             Six Months Ended         
June 30,
 
     2011     2010  
     ($ in millions)  

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION OF NET CASH

  PAYMENTS (REFUNDS) FOR:

    

Interest, net of capitalized interest

   $         —      $         57   

Income taxes, net of refunds received

   $ (25   $ (291

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF SIGNIFICANT NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

As of June 30, 2011 and 2010, dividends payable on our common and preferred stock were $99 million and $90 million, respectively.

For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, natural gas and oil properties were adjusted by $92 million and $64 million, respectively, as a result of an increase in accrued costs.

For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, other property and equipment were adjusted by $37 million and $2 million, respectively, as a result of an increase in accrued costs.

As of June 30, 2011 and 2010, we had recorded $206 million and $178 million, respectively, as a result of various accrued liabilities related to the purchase of proved and unproved properties and other assets.

During the six months ended June 30, 2010, holders of our 2.25% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2038 exchanged approximately $11 million in aggregate principal amount for an aggregate of 298,500 shares of our common stock in privately negotiated exchanges.

On May 3, 2010, we converted all 5,000 shares of our outstanding 5.00% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (Series 2005) into 20,774 shares of common stock pursuant to the company’s mandatory conversion rights.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

           Six Months Ended      
June  30,
 
     2011     2010  
     ($ in millions)  

PREFERRED STOCK:

    

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 3,065      $ 466   

Issuance of 0 and 1,500,000 shares of 5.75% preferred stock

            1,500   

Issuance of 0 and 1,100,000 shares of 5.75% preferred stock (series A)

            1,100   

Exchange of 0 and 5,000 shares of 5% preferred stock (series 2005) for common stock

            (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

     3,065        3,065   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK:

    

Balance, beginning of period

     7        6   

Exchange of convertible notes for 0 and 298,500 shares of common stock

              

Exchange of preferred stock for 0 and 20,774 shares of common stock

              

Stock-based compensation

            1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

     7        7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

PAID-IN CAPITAL:

    

Balance, beginning of period

     12,194        12,146   

Stock-based compensation

     114        116   

Purchase of contingent convertible notes

     (123       

Exchange of convertible notes for 0 and 298,500 shares of common stock

            8   

Exchange of 0 and 5,000 shares of preferred stock for common stock

            1   

Exercise of stock options

     1        2   

Offering expenses

            (38

Tax benefit from stock-based compensation

     2          

Dividends on common stock

     (48     (95

Dividends on preferred stock

     (15     (44
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

     12,125        12,096   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

RETAINED EARNINGS (DEFICIT):

    

Balance, beginning of period

     190        (1,261

Net income

     347        993   

Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of income taxes of $89 million

            (142

Dividends on common stock

     (56       

Dividends on preferred stock

     (70       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

     411        (410
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):

    

Balance, beginning of period

     (168     102   

Hedging activity

     71        (19

Investment activity

     (2     (8
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

     (99     75   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

TREASURY STOCK – COMMON:

    

Balance, beginning of period

     (24     (15

Purchase of 134,300 and 123,579 shares for company benefit plans

     (4     (3

Release of 73,299 and 6,818 shares for company benefit plans

     2          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

     (26     (18
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

NONCONTROLLING INTEREST:

    

Balance, beginning of period

            897   

Deconsolidation of investment in Chesapeake Midstream Partners

            (897
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 15,483      $ 14,815   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1.

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Chesapeake Energy Corporation (“Chesapeake” or the “company”) and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q as prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Chesapeake’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (2010 Form 10-K) includes certain definitions and a summary of significant accounting policies and should be read in conjunction with this Form 10-Q. All material adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods have been reflected. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Chesapeake include the accounts of our direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. This Form 10-Q relates to the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 (the “Current Quarter” and the “Current Period”, respectively) and the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 (the “Prior Quarter” and the “Prior Period”, respectively).

Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change

Effective January 1, 2010, in accordance with new authoritative guidance for variable interest entities, we ceased consolidating our 50/50 midstream joint venture with Global Infrastructure Partners within our financial statements and began to account for the joint venture under the equity method (see Note 9). Adoption of this new guidance resulted in an after-tax cumulative effect charge to retained earnings of $142 million, which is reflected in our condensed consolidated statement of equity for the Prior Period. This charge reflects the difference between the carrying value of our initial investment in the joint venture, which was recorded at carryover basis as an entity under common control, and the fair value of our equity in the joint venture as of the formation date.

Critical Accounting Policies

We consider accounting policies related to hedging, natural gas and oil properties and income taxes to be critical policies. These policies are summarized in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2010 Form 10-K.

 

2.

Derivative and Hedging Activities

Natural Gas and Oil Derivatives

Our results of operations and cash flows are impacted by changes in market prices for natural gas and oil. To mitigate a portion of the exposure to adverse market changes, we have entered into various derivative instruments. These instruments allow us to predict with greater certainty the effective natural gas and oil prices to be received for our hedged production. Although derivatives often fail to achieve 100% effectiveness for accounting purposes, we believe our derivative instruments continue to be highly effective in achieving our risk management objectives. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our natural gas and oil derivative instruments consisted of the following types of instruments:

 

   

Swaps: Chesapeake receives a fixed price and pays a floating market price to the counterparty for the hedged commodity.

 

   

Call Options: Chesapeake sells call options in exchange for a premium from the counterparty. At the time of settlement, if the market price exceeds the fixed price of the call option, Chesapeake pays the counterparty such excess and if the market price settles below the fixed price of the call option, no payment is due from either party.

 

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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

   

Put Options: Chesapeake receives a premium from the counterparty in exchange for the sale of a put option. At the time of settlement, if the market price falls below the fixed price of the put option, Chesapeake pays the counterparty such shortfall, and if the market price settles above the fixed price of the put option, no payment is due from either party.

 

   

Knockout Swaps: Chesapeake receives a fixed price and pays a floating market price. The fixed price received by Chesapeake includes a premium in exchange for the possibility to reduce the counterparty’s exposure to zero, in any given month, if the floating market price is lower than a certain pre-determined knockout price.

 

   

Basis Protection Swaps: These instruments are arrangements that guarantee a price differential to NYMEX for natural gas from a specified delivery point. For non-Appalachian Basin basis protection swaps, which typically have negative differentials to NYMEX, Chesapeake receives a payment from the counterparty if the price differential is greater than the stated terms of the contract and pays the counterparty if the price differential is less than the stated terms of the contract. For Appalachian Basin basis protection swaps, which typically have positive differentials to NYMEX, Chesapeake receives a payment from the counterparty if the price differential is less than the stated terms of the contract and pays the counterparty if the price differential is greater than the stated terms of the contract.

All of our derivative instruments are net settled based on the difference between the fixed-price payment and the floating-price payment, resulting in a net amount due to or from the counterparty.

The estimated fair values of our natural gas and oil derivative instruments as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are provided below. The associated carrying values of these instruments are equal to the estimated fair values.

 

     June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
         Volume             Fair Value             Volume             Fair Value      
           ($ in millions)           ($ in millions)  

Natural gas (bbtu):

        

Fixed-price swaps

     512,718      $ 346        1,035,134      $ 1,307   

Call options

     1,525,383        (769     1,477,742        (701

Put options

     (33,120     (35     (51,220     (59

Basis protection swaps

     130,684        (50     173,691        (55
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total natural gas

     2,135,665        (508     2,635,347        492   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Oil (mbbl):

        

Fixed-price swaps

     2,202        4        4,385        (31

Call options

     77,489        (1,552     64,226        (1,129

Fixed-price knockout swaps

     1,284        10        1,827        19   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total oil

     80,975        (1,538     70,438        (1,141
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Total estimated fair value

     $ (2,046     $ (649
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Pursuant to accounting guidance for derivatives and hedging, certain derivatives qualify for designation as cash flow hedges. Following this guidance, changes in the fair value of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, to the extent they are effective in offsetting cash flows attributable to the hedged risk, are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings as the physical transactions being hedged occur. Any change in fair value resulting from ineffectiveness is currently recognized in natural gas and oil sales. Changes in the fair value of non-qualifying derivatives that occur prior to their maturity (i.e., temporary fluctuations in value) are reported currently in the condensed consolidated statements of operations within natural gas and oil sales.

 

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The components of natural gas and oil sales for the Current Quarter, the Current Period, the Prior Quarter and the Prior Period are presented below.

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
        Six Months Ended    
June 30,
 
     2011      2010     2011     2010  
     ($ in millions)  

Natural gas and oil sales

   $ 1,278       $ 984      $ 2,465      $ 2,169   

Gains (losses) on natural gas and oil derivatives

     506         195        (197     914   

Gains (losses) on ineffectiveness of cash flow hedges

     8         (18     18        (24
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total natural gas and oil sales

   $ 1,792       $ 1,161      $ 2,286      $ 3,059   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based upon the market prices at June 30, 2011, we expect to transfer approximately $75 million (net of income taxes) of gain included in accumulated other comprehensive income to net income (loss) during the next 12 months in the related month of production. All derivatives as of June 30, 2011 are expected to mature by December 31, 2022.

We have a multi-counterparty secured hedging facility with 17 counterparties that have committed to provide approximately 6.5 tcfe of hedging capacity for commodity price derivatives and 6.5 tcfe for basis derivatives with an aggregate mark-to-market capacity of $17.3 billion under the terms of the facility. As of June 30, 2011, we had hedged under the facility 2.5 tcfe of our future production with price derivatives and 0.1 tcfe with basis derivatives. The multi-counterparty facility allows us to enter into cash-settled natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids price and basis hedges with the counterparties. Our obligations under the multi-counterparty facility are secured by proved reserves, the value of which must cover the fair value of the transactions outstanding under the facility by at least 1.65 times, and guarantees by certain subsidiaries that also guarantee our corporate revolving bank credit facility and indentures. The counterparties’ obligations under the facility must be secured by cash or short-term U.S. Treasury instruments to the extent that any mark-to-market amounts they owe to Chesapeake exceed defined thresholds. The maximum volume-based hedging capacity under the facility is governed by the expected production of the pledged reserve collateral, and volume-based hedging limits are applied separately to price and basis hedges. In addition, there are volume-based sub-limits for natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids hedges. Chesapeake has significant flexibility with regard to releases and/or substitutions of pledged reserves, provided that certain collateral coverage and other requirements are met. The facility does not have a maturity date. Counterparties to the agreement have the right to cease entering into hedges with the company on a prospective basis as long as obligations associated with any existing transactions in the facility continue to be satisfied in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

Interest Rate Derivatives

To mitigate a portion of our exposure to volatility in interest rates related to our senior notes and bank credit facilities, we enter into interest rate derivatives. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our interest rate derivative instruments consisted of the following types of instruments:

 

   

Swaps: Chesapeake enters into fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps (we receive a fixed interest rate and pay a floating market rate) to mitigate our exposure to changes in the fair value of our senior notes. We enter into floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps (we receive a floating market rate and pay a fixed interest rate) to manage our interest rate exposure related to our bank credit facilities borrowings.

 

   

Call Options: Occasionally we sell call options for a premium when we think it is more likely that the option will expire unexercised. The option allows the counterparty to terminate a pre-determined open swap on a specific date.

 

   

Swaptions: Occasionally we sell an option to a counterparty for a premium which allows the counterparty to enter into a pre-determined swap with us on a specific date.

 

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The notional amount of debt hedged and the estimated fair value of our interest rate derivatives outstanding as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are provided below.

 

     June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
     Notional
Amount
     Fair
    Value    
    Notional
Amount
     Fair
    Value    
 
     ($ in millions)  

Interest rate:

          

   Swaps

   $ 1,600       $ (48   $ 1,900       $ (54

   Call options

                    250         (2

   Swaptions

     450         (8     500         (13
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

       Total

   $ 2,050       $ (56   $ 2,650       $ (69
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

For interest rate derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges, the fair values of the hedges are recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as assets or liabilities, with corresponding offsetting adjustments to the debt’s carrying value. Our qualifying interest rate swaps are considered 100% effective and therefore no ineffectiveness was recorded for the periods presented above. Changes in the fair value of non-qualifying interest rate derivatives that occur prior to their maturity (i.e., temporary fluctuations in value) are currently reported in the condensed consolidated statements of operations within interest expense.

Gains or losses from interest rate derivative transactions are reflected as adjustments to interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The components of interest expense for the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period are presented below.

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     ($ in millions)  

Interest expense on senior notes

   $ 164      $ 190      $ 342      $ 383   

Interest expense on credit facilities

     10        12        31        24   

(Gains) losses on interest rate derivatives

     19        (51     18        (81

Amortization of loan discount and other

     8        12        23        23   

Capitalized interest

     (176     (179     (381     (340
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

    Total interest expense (income)

   $ 25      $ (16   $ 33      $ 9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

We have terminated certain fair value hedges related to senior notes. Gains and losses related to these terminated hedges will be amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over the remaining term of the related senior notes. Over the next ten years, we will recognize $30 million in gains related to such transactions.

Foreign Currency Derivatives

In December 2006, we issued 600 million of 6.25% Euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2017. Concurrent with the issuance of the euro-denominated senior notes, we entered into cross currency swaps to mitigate our exposure to fluctuations in the euro relative to the dollar over the term of the notes. In May 2011, we purchased and subsequently retired 256 million in aggregate principal amount of these senior notes following a tender offer, and we simultaneously unwound the cross currency swaps for the same principal amount. As a result, we reclassified a loss of $38 million from accumulated other comprehensive income to the condensed consolidated statement of operations, $20 million of which related to the unwound notional amount and was included in losses on purchases or exchanges of debt, and $18 million of which related to future interest associated with the unwound principal and was included in interest expense. Under the terms of the remaining cross currency swaps, on each semi-annual interest payment date, the counterparties pay Chesapeake 11 million and Chesapeake pays the counterparties $17 million, which yields an annual dollar-equivalent interest rate of 7.491%. Upon maturity of the notes, the counterparties will pay Chesapeake 344 million and Chesapeake will pay the counterparties $459 million.

 

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The terms of the cross currency swaps were based on the dollar/euro exchange rate on the issuance date of $1.3325 to 1.00. Through the cross currency swaps, we have eliminated any potential variability in Chesapeake’s expected cash flows related to changes in foreign exchange rates and therefore the swaps qualify as cash flow hedges. The fair values of the cross currency swaps are recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as an asset of $7 million at June 30, 2011. The euro-denominated debt in long-term debt has been adjusted to $500 million at June 30, 2011 using an exchange rate of $1.4523 to 1.00.

Additional Disclosures Regarding Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

In accordance with accounting guidance for derivatives and hedging, to the extent that a legal right of set-off exists, Chesapeake nets the value of its derivative arrangements with the same counterparty in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Derivative instruments reflected as current in the condensed consolidated balance sheets represent the estimated fair value of derivatives scheduled to settle over the next twelve months based on market prices/rates as of the respective balance sheet dates. The derivative settlement amounts are not due until the month in which the related underlying hedged transaction occurs. Cash settlements of our derivative instruments are generally classified as operating cash flows unless the derivative contains a significant financing element at contract inception, in which case these cash settlements are classified as financing cash flows in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

The following table presents the fair value and location of each classification of derivative instrument as disclosed in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 on a gross basis without regard to same-counterparty netting:

 

          Fair Value  
    

        Balance Sheet Location        

           June 30,        
2011
        December 31,    
2010
 
          ($ in millions)  

Asset Derivatives:

       

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

       

Commodity contracts

   Short-term derivative instruments    $ 168      $ 307   

Commodity contracts

   Long-term derivative instruments      1        12   

Foreign currency contracts

   Long-term derivative instruments      7          
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     176        319   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

       

Commodity contracts

   Short-term derivative instruments      198        921   

Commodity contracts

   Long-term derivative instruments      101        229   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     299        1,150   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives:

       

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

       

Commodity contracts

   Short-term derivative instruments      (17     (59

Interest rate contracts

   Long-term derivative instruments      (11     (25

Foreign currency contracts

   Long-term derivative instruments             (43
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     (28     (127
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

       

Commodity contracts

   Short-term derivative instruments      (306     (222

Commodity contracts

   Long-term derivative instruments      (2,191     (1,837

Interest rate contracts

   Short-term derivative instruments      (8     (15

Interest rate contracts

   Long-term derivative instruments      (37     (29
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     (2,542     (2,103
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative instruments

      $ (2,095   $ (761
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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A consolidated summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period is provided below, separating fair value, cash flow and non-qualifying derivatives.

Fair Value Hedges

The following table presents the gain (loss) recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for instruments designated as fair value derivatives:

 

          Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Fair Value Derivatives   

Location of Gain (Loss)

   2011      2010      2011      2010  

    Interest rate contracts

  

Interest expense(a)

   $ 5       $ 5       $ 11       $ 13   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Interest expense on items hedged during the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period was $9 million, $5 million, $21 million and $15 million, respectively, which is included in interest expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Cash Flow Hedges

The following table presents the pre-tax gain (loss) recognized in, and reclassified from, accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) related to instruments designated as cash flow derivatives:

 

          Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Cash Flow Derivatives   

Location of Gain (Loss)  

   2011     2010     2011     2010  

Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)

           

Commodity contracts

  

AOCI

   $ 234      $ (41   $ 250      $ 364   

Foreign currency contracts

  

AOCI

     (14     (41     (33     (39
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 220      $ (82   $ 217      $ 325   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)

           

Commodity contracts

  

Natural gas and oil sales

   $ 67      $ 216      $ 141      $ 356   

Foreign currency contracts

  

Interest expense

     (18            (18       

Foreign currency contracts

  

Loss on purchase of debt

     (20            (20       
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 29      $ 216      $ 103      $ 356   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income

           

Commodity contracts

           

Ineffective portion

  

Natural gas and oil sales

   $ 8      $ (18   $ 18      $ (24

Amount initially excluded from effectiveness testing

  

Natural gas and oil sales

            36        22        72   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 8      $ 18      $ 40      $ 48   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Non-Qualifying Derivatives

The following table presents the gain (loss) recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for instruments not qualifying as cash flow or fair value derivatives:

 

          Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

Derivative Contracts                    

  

Location of Gain (Loss)

   2011     2010     2011     2010  

Commodity contracts

  

Natural gas and oil sales

   $ 439      $ (57   $ (360   $ 486   

Interest rate contracts

  

Interest expense

     (6     46        (11     68   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

      Total

   $ 433      $ (11   $ (371   $ 554   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Credit Risk

Derivative instruments that enable us to hedge a portion of our exposure to natural gas and oil prices and interest rate volatility expose us to credit risk from our counterparties. To mitigate this risk, we enter into derivative contracts only with investment-grade rated counterparties deemed by management to be competent and competitive market makers, and we attempt to limit our exposure to non-performance by any single counterparty. On June 30, 2011, our commodity and interest rate derivative instruments were spread among 14 counterparties. Additionally, our multi-counterparty secured hedging facility described above included 11 of our counterparties which are required to secure their natural gas and oil derivative obligations in excess of defined thresholds. We use this facility for all of our commodity derivatives.

 

3.

Contingencies and Commitments

Litigation

On February 25, 2009, a putative class action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the company and certain of its officers and directors along with certain underwriters of the company’s July 2008 common stock offering. Following the appointment of a lead plaintiff and counsel, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint on September 11, 2009 alleging that the registration statement for the offering contained material misstatements and omissions and seeking damages under Sections 11, 12 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 of an unspecified amount and rescission. The action was transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on October 13, 2009. The defendants’ motion to dismiss was denied on September 2, 2010. A derivative action was also filed in the District Court of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma on March 10, 2009 against the company’s directors and certain of its officers alleging breaches of fiduciary duties relating to the disclosure matters alleged in the securities case. The derivative action is stayed pursuant to stipulation. We are currently unable to assess the probability of loss or estimate a range of potential loss associated with the securities class action case, which is at an early stage.

Chesapeake is also involved in various other lawsuits and disputes incidental to its business operations, including commercial disputes, personal injury claims, claims for underpayment of royalties, property damage claims and contract actions. With regard to the latter, various mineral or leasehold owners have filed lawsuits against us seeking specific performance to require us to acquire their natural gas and oil interests and pay acreage bonus payments, damages based on breach of contract and/or, in certain cases, punitive damages based on alleged fraud. The company has successfully defended a number of these cases in various courts, has settled others and believes that it has substantial defenses to the claims made in those pending at the trial court and on appeal.

 

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The company records an associated liability when a loss is probable and the amount is reasonably estimable. Based on management’s current assessment, we are of the opinion that no pending or threatened lawsuit or dispute incidental to its business operations is likely to have a material adverse effect on the company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. The final resolution of such matters could exceed amounts accrued, however, and actual results could differ materially from management’s estimates.

Environmental Risk

Due to the nature of the natural gas and oil business, Chesapeake and its subsidiaries are exposed to environmental risks. Chesapeake has implemented various policies and procedures to reduce and mitigate such environmental risks. Chesapeake conducts periodic reviews, on a company-wide basis, to identify changes in our environmental risk profile. These reviews evaluate whether there is a contingent liability, its amount, and the likelihood that the liability will be incurred. The amount of any potential liability is determined by considering, among other matters, incremental direct costs of any likely remediation and the proportionate cost of employees who are expected to devote a significant amount of time directly to any possible remediation effort. We manage our exposure to environmental liabilities on properties to be acquired by identifying existing problems and assessing the potential liability. Depending on the extent of an identified environmental problem, Chesapeake may exclude a property from the acquisition, require the seller to remediate the property to our satisfaction, or agree to assume liability for the remediation of the property. Chesapeake has historically not experienced any significant environmental liability and is not aware of any potential material environmental issues or claims at June 30, 2011. There is, however, pending against us an enforcement action related to compliance with Clean Water Act permitting requirements in West Virginia, as well as an investigation by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection of a recent well control incident. While these actions may result in monetary sanctions, we do not expect that they will have a material adverse effect on our operations.

Rig Leases

In a series of transactions since 2006, our drilling subsidiaries have sold 93 drilling rigs and related equipment for $802 million and entered into a master lease agreement under which we agreed to lease the rigs from the buyer for initial terms of five to ten years. The lease obligations are guaranteed by Chesapeake and certain of its subsidiaries. These transactions were recorded as sales and operating leasebacks and any related gain or loss is amortized to service operations expense over the lease term. Under the leases, we can exercise an early purchase option or we can purchase the rigs at the expiration of the lease for the fair market value at the time. In addition, in most cases we have the option to renew the lease for negotiated new terms at the expiration of the lease. Commitments related to rig lease payments are not recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2011, the minimum aggregate undiscounted future rig lease payments were approximately $506 million.

Compressor Leases

Through various transactions since 2007, our compression subsidiary has sold 2,234 compressors, a significant portion of its compressor fleet, for $517 million and entered into a master lease agreement. The term of the agreement varies by buyer ranging from four to ten years. The lease obligations are guaranteed by Chesapeake and certain of its subsidiaries. These transactions were recorded as sales and operating leasebacks and any related gain or loss is amortized to marketing, gathering and compression expenses over the lease term. Under the leases, we can exercise an early purchase option or we can purchase the compressors at the expiration of the lease for the fair market value at the time. In addition, in most cases we have the option to renew the lease for negotiated new terms at the expiration of the lease. Commitments related to compressor lease payments are not recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2011, the minimum aggregate undiscounted future compressor lease payments were approximately $391 million.

 

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Gathering, Processing and Transportation Agreements

We have contractual commitments with midstream service companies and pipeline carriers for future gathering, processing and transportation of natural gas and liquids from certain of our production. We have entered into these agreements to move our production to market. Working interest owners who are selling with us under our marketing agreements will reimburse us for some of these costs. While we expect to have sufficient production to fully utilize the committed capacity, we can pursue a release of any unused capacity to others, thus potentially reducing our future commitment.

The aggregate undiscounted commitments under our gathering, processing and transportation agreements, excluding any reimbursement from working interest owners, are presented below:

 

     June 30,
2011
     ($ in millions)

2011

     $ 440  

2012

       1,017  

2013

       1,153  

2014

       1,150  

2015

       1,195  

2015 - 2099

       6,767  
    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 11,722  
    

 

 

 

Drilling Contracts

Currently, Chesapeake has contracts with various drilling contractors to lease approximately 55 rigs with terms ranging from four months to three years. These commitments are not recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2011, the aggregate undiscounted minimum future drilling rig commitment was approximately $450 million.

Natural Gas and Oil Purchase Obligations

Our marketing segment regularly commits to purchase natural gas from other owners in our properties and such commitments typically are short-term in nature. We have also committed to purchase any natural gas and oil associated with certain volumetric production payment transactions. The purchase commitments are based on market prices at the time of production, and the purchased natural gas and oil is resold.

Net Acreage Maintenance Commitments

Under the terms of our joint venture agreements with our partners (Statoil, Total and CNOOC), we are required to extend, renew or replace certain expiring joint leasehold, at our cost, to ensure that the net acreage is maintained in certain designated areas for certain designated time periods.

 

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4.

Net Income Per Share

Accounting guidance for earnings per share (EPS) requires presentation of “basic” and “diluted” earnings per share on the face of the statements of operations for all entities with complex capital structures as well as a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted EPS computations.

For the Current Quarter and the Prior Period, all outstanding securities that were convertible into common stock were included in the calculation of diluted EPS. For the Prior Quarter and the Current Period, the following securities and associated adjustments to net income, consisting of dividends on our cumulative convertible preferred stock, were not included in the calculation of diluted EPS, as the effect was antidilutive.

 

     Net Income
Adjustments
   Shares
     ($ in millions)    (in millions)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2010:

                             

Common stock equivalent of our preferred stock outstanding:

                             

5.75% cumulative convertible preferred stock

         $    6                  16         

5.75% cumulative convertible preferred stock (series A)

         $    8                  19         

5.00% cumulative convertible preferred stock (series 2005B)

         $    3                  5         

4.50% cumulative convertible preferred stock

         $    3                  6         

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011:

                             

Common stock equivalent of our preferred stock outstanding:

                             

5.75% cumulative convertible preferred stock

         $  43                  56         

5.75% cumulative convertible preferred stock (series A)

         $  31                  39         

5.00% cumulative convertible preferred stock (series 2005B)

         $    5                  5         

4.50% cumulative convertible preferred stock

         $    6                  6         

 

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A reconciliation of basic EPS and diluted EPS for the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period is as follows:

 

     Income
(Numerator)
     Weighted
Average
Shares
(Denominator)
     Per
Share
    Amount     
 
     (in millions, except per share data)  

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011:

        

Basic EPS

   $ 467         635       $ 0.74   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Effect of Dilutive Securities:

        

Assumed conversion as of the beginning of the period of preferred shares outstanding during the period:

        

Common shares assumed issued for 5.75% cumulative convertible preferred stock

     21         56      

Common shares assumed issued for 5.75% cumulative convertible preferred stock (series A)

     16         39      

Common shares assumed issued for 5.00% cumulative convertible preferred stock (series 2005B)

     3         5      

Common shares assumed issued for 4.50% cumulative convertible preferred stock

     3         6      

Unvested restricted stock

             9      

Outstanding stock options

             1      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Diluted EPS

   $ 510         751       $ 0.68   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2010:

        

Basic EPS

   $ 235         631       $ 0.37   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Effect of Dilutive Securities:

        

Unvested restricted stock

             3      

Outstanding stock options

             1      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Diluted EPS

   $ 235         635       $ 0.37   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Income
(Numerator)
     Weighted
Average
Shares
(Denominator)
     Per
Share
    Amount     
 
     (in millions, except per share data)  

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011:

        

Basic EPS

   $ 262         635       $ 0.41   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Effect of Dilutive Securities:

        

Unvested restricted stock

             9      

Outstanding stock options

             1      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Diluted EPS

   $ 262         645       $ 0.41   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2010:

        

Basic EPS

   $ 968         630       $ 1.54   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Effect of Dilutive Securities:

        

Assumed conversion as of the beginning of the period of preferred shares outstanding during the period:

        

Common shares assumed issued for 5.75% cumulative convertible preferred stock

     6         8      

Common shares assumed issued for 5.75% cumulative convertible preferred stock (series A)

     8         10      

Common shares assumed issued for 5.00% cumulative convertible preferred stock (series 2005B)

     5         6      

Common shares assumed issued for 4.50% cumulative convertible preferred stock

     6         6      

Unvested restricted stock

             4      

Outstanding stock options

             1      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Diluted EPS

   $ 993         665       $ 1.49   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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5.

Stockholders’ Equity, Restricted Stock and Stock Options

Common Stock

The following is a summary of the changes in our common shares outstanding for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     2011      2010  
     (in thousands)  

Shares outstanding at January 1

     655,251         648,549   

Restricted stock issuances (net of forfeitures)

     3,543         2,812   

Stock option exercises

     314         316   

Convertible note exchanges

             299   

Preferred stock conversions/exchanges

             21   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding at June 30

         659,108             651,997   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

In the Prior Period, we privately exchanged approximately $11 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2.25% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2038 for an aggregate of 298,500 shares of our common stock valued at approximately $9 million. The difference between the allocated debt value of the notes that were exchanged and the fair value of the common stock issued resulted in a $2 million loss (including a nominal amount of deferred charges associated with the exchanges).

Preferred Stock

The following reflects our preferred shares outstanding for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

       5.75%        5.75% (A)        4.50%        5.00%
 (2005B) 
     5.00%
 (2005) 
 
     (in thousands)  

Shares outstanding at January 1, 2011 and June 30, 2011

     1,500         1,100         2,559         2,096           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding at January 1, 2010

                     2,559         2,096               5   

   Preferred stock issuances

     1,500         1,100                           

   Conversion of preferred into common stock

                                     (5
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding at June 30, 2010

     1,500         1,100         2,559         2,096           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

On May 17, 2010, we issued 600,000 shares of 5.75% Cumulative Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share and liquidation preference $1,000 per share, in a private placement for net proceeds of approximately $594 million. We issued an additional 900,000 shares of 5.75% Cumulative Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock on June 18, 2010, upon the exercise of the purchasers’ option to place the additional shares, for net proceeds of approximately $877 million.

On May 17, 2010, we issued 1,100,000 shares of 5.75% Cumulative Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock (Series A), par value $0.01 per share and liquidation preference $1,000 per share, in a private placement for net proceeds of approximately $1.091 billion.

On May 3, 2010, we converted all 5,000 shares of our outstanding 5.00% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (Series 2005) into 20,774 shares of common stock pursuant to the company’s mandatory conversion rights.

 

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Dividends

Dividends declared on our common stock and preferred stock are reflected as adjustments to retained earnings to the extent a surplus of retained earnings will exist after giving effect to the dividends. To the extent retained earnings are insufficient to fund the distributions, such payments constitute a return of contributed capital rather than earnings and are accounted for as a reduction to paid-in capital.

Dividends on our outstanding preferred stock are payable quarterly. We may pay dividends on our 5% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (Series 2005B) and our 4.50% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock in cash, common stock or a combination thereof, at our option. Dividends on both series of our 5.75% Cumulative Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock are payable only in cash.

Stock-Based Compensation

Chesapeake’s stock-based compensation programs consist of restricted stock and stock options issued to employees and non-employee directors. We recognize in our financial statements the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments based on the fair value at the date of the grant. To the extent compensation cost relates to employees directly involved in natural gas and oil acquisition, exploration and development activities, such amounts are capitalized to natural gas and oil properties. Amounts not capitalized to natural gas and oil properties are recognized as general and administrative expenses, production expenses, marketing, gathering and compression expenses or service operations expense. We recorded the following stock-based compensation during the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    

    2011    

    

    2010    

    

    2011    

    

    2010    

 
     ($ in millions)  

Natural gas and oil properties

   $ 29       $ 28       $ 60       $ 66   

General and administrative expenses

     23         21         47         42   

Production expenses

     9         9         18         18   

Marketing, gathering and compression expenses

     4         4         9         9   

Service operations expense

     2         2         5         4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

      Total

   $ 67       $ 64       $ 139       $ 139   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Restricted Stock. Chesapeake began issuing shares of restricted common stock to employees in January 2004 and to non-employee directors in July 2005. The fair value of the awards issued is determined based on the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant. This value is amortized over the vesting period, which is generally four or five years from the date of grant for employees and three years for non-employee directors.

A summary of the changes in unvested shares of restricted stock for the six months ended June 30, 2011 is presented below:

 

     Number of
Unvested
Restricted
Shares
    Weighted Average
Grant-Date

Fair Value
     (in thousands)      

Unvested shares as of January 1, 2011

     21,375      $ 28.68

Granted

     4,989      $ 26.92

Vested

     (3,208   $ 27.59

Forfeited

     (330   $ 27.41
  

 

 

   

Unvested shares as of June 30, 2011

     22,826      $ 28.47
  

 

 

   

 

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The aggregate intrinsic value of restricted stock vested during the Current Period was approximately $86 million based on the stock price at the time of vesting.

As of June 30, 2011, there was $350 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately two years.

The vesting of certain restricted stock grants could result in state and federal income tax benefits related to the difference between the market price of the common stock at the date of vesting and the date of grant. During the Current Quarter, we recognized excess tax benefits of a nominal amount which were recorded as an adjustment to additional paid-in-capital and deferred income taxes. A $1 million reduction in tax benefits related to restricted stock was recorded as an adjustment to additional paid-in-capital and deferred income taxes in the Prior Quarter, Current Period and the Prior Period.

Stock Options.    We granted stock options prior to 2006 under several stock compensation plans. Outstanding options expire ten years from the date of grant and vested over a four-year period. All of our outstanding stock options are fully vested and exercisable.

The following table provides information related to stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2011:

 

    

Number of
Shares
    Underlying    
Options

    

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Per Share

   Weighted
Average
Contract
Life in
Years
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value(a)
  

 

 

    

 

  

 

  

 

     (in thousands)                ($ in millions)

Outstanding at January 1, 2011

         1,808              $  8.90    2.03    $    31

    Exercised

           (400)             $  6.86      

Outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2011

         1,408              $  9.48    1.76    $    28

 

(a)

The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the current market value or the market value upon exercise of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option.

There is no remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options.

During the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period, we recognized excess tax benefits related to stock options of $2 million, a nominal amount, $3 million and $1 million, respectfully, which were recorded as adjustments to additional paid-in capital and deferred income taxes with respect to such benefits.

 

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Debt

Our long-term debt consisted of the following at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

    

    June 30,    
2011

   

December 31,
2010

 
     ($ in millions)  

7.625% senior notes due 2013

   $ 464      $ 500   

9.5% senior notes due 2015

     1,265        1,425   

6.25% euro-denominated senior notes due 2017(a)

     500        796   

6.5% senior notes due 2017

     660        1,100   

6.875% senior notes due 2018

     474        600   

7.25% senior notes due 2018

     669        800   

6.625% senior notes due 2020

     1,300        1,400   

6.875% senior notes due 2020

     500        500   

6.125% senior notes due 2021

     1,000          

2.75% contingent convertible senior notes due 2035(b)

     396        451   

2.5% contingent convertible senior notes due 2037(b)

     1,168        1,378   

2.25% contingent convertible senior notes due 2038(b)

     346        752   

Corporate revolving bank credit facility

     1,710        3,612   

Midstream revolving bank credit facility

     104        94   

Discount on senior notes(c)

     (528     (777

Interest rate derivatives(d)

     19        9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

    Total long-term debt

   $     10,047      $     12,640   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

The principal amount shown is based on the exchange rate of $1.4523 to 1.00 and $1.3269 to 1.00 as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. See Note 2 for information on our related foreign currency derivatives.

 

(b)

The holders of our contingent convertible senior notes may require us to repurchase, in cash, all or a portion of their notes at 100% of the principal amount of the notes on any of four dates that are five, ten, fifteen and twenty years before the maturity date. The notes are convertible, at the holder’s option, prior to maturity under certain circumstances into cash and, if applicable, shares of our common stock using a net share settlement process. One such triggering circumstance is when the price of our common stock exceeds a threshold amount during a specified period in a fiscal quarter. Convertibility based on common stock price is measured quarter by quarter. In the second quarter of 2011, the price of our common stock was below the threshold level for each series of the contingent convertible senior notes during the specified period and, as a result, the holders do not have the option to convert their notes into cash and common stock in the third quarter of 2011 under this provision. The notes are also convertible, at the holder’s option, during specified five-day periods if the trading price of the notes is below certain levels determined by reference to the trading price of our common stock. In general, upon conversion of a contingent convertible senior note, the holder will receive cash equal to the principal amount of the note and common stock for the note’s conversion value in excess of such principal amount. We will pay contingent interest on the convertible senior notes after they have been outstanding at least ten years, under certain conditions. We may redeem the convertible senior notes once they have been outstanding for ten years at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount of the notes, payable in cash. The optional repurchase dates, the common stock price conversion threshold amounts and the ending date of the first six-month period in which contingent interest may be payable for the contingent convertible senior notes are as follows:

 

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Contingent

Convertible

    Senior Notes    

  

Repurchase Dates

   Common Stock
Price Conversion
Thresholds
  

Contingent Interest
First Payable

(if applicable)

2.75% due 2035

  

  November 15, 2015, 2020, 2025, 2030

   $      48.62   

    May 14, 2016

2.5% due 2037

  

  May 15, 2017, 2022, 2027, 2032

   $      64.16   

    November 14, 2017

2.25% due 2038

  

  December 15, 2018, 2023, 2028, 2033

   $    107.36   

    June 14, 2019

 

(c)

Included in this discount is $476 million at June 30, 2011 and $711 million at December 31, 2010 associated with the equity component of our contingent convertible senior notes. This discount is based on an effective yield method.

 

(d)

See Note 2 for further discussion related to these instruments.

Senior Notes

Our senior notes are unsecured senior obligations of Chesapeake and rank equally in right of payment with all of our other existing and future senior indebtedness and rank senior in right of payment to all of our future subordinated indebtedness. Chesapeake is a holding company and owns no operating assets and has no significant operations independent of its subsidiaries. Our senior note obligations are guaranteed by certain of our wholly owned subsidiaries, excluding Chesapeake Midstream Development, L.P. (CMD) and its subsidiaries. See Note 11 for condensed consolidating financial information regarding our guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries. We may redeem the senior notes, other than the contingent convertible senior notes, at any time at specified make-whole or redemption prices. Our senior notes are governed by indentures containing covenants that limit our ability and our subsidiaries’ ability to incur certain secured indebtedness; enter into sale/leaseback transactions; and consolidate, merge or transfer assets.

We are required to account for the liability and equity components of our convertible debt instruments separately and to reflect interest expense at the interest rate of similar nonconvertible debt at the time of issuance. These rates for our 2.75% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2035, our 2.5% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2037 and our 2.25% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2038 are 6.86%, 8.0% and 8.0%, respectively.

 

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In May 2011, we completed and settled tender offers to purchase the following senior notes and contingent convertible senior notes in order to reduce the amount of our outstanding indebtedness. We funded the purchase of the notes with a portion of the net proceeds we received from the sale of our Fayetteville Shale assets.

 

     Principal
Amount
Purchased
 
       ($ in millions)    

7.625% senior notes due 2013

   $ 36   

9.5% senior notes due 2015

     160   

6.25% euro-denominated senior notes due 2017(a)

     380   

6.5% senior notes due 2017

     440   

6.875% senior notes due 2018

     126   

7.25% senior notes due 2018

     131   

6.625% senior notes due 2020

     100   
  

 

 

 

Total senior notes

     1,373   
  

 

 

 

2.75% contingent convertible senior notes due 2035

     55   

2.5% contingent convertible senior notes due 2037

     210   

2.25% contingent convertible senior notes due 2038

     266   
  

 

 

 

Total contingent convertible senior notes

     531   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,904   
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

We purchased 256 million in aggregate principal amount of our euro-denominated senior notes which had a value of $380 million based on the exchange rate of $1.4821 to 1.00. Simultaneously with our purchase of the euro-denominated senior notes, we unwound cross currency swaps for the same principal amount. See Note 2 for additional information.

We paid $2.058 billion in cash for the tender offers described above and recorded associated losses of approximately $174 million. The losses included $154 million in cash premiums, $20 million of deferred charges, $160 million of note discounts and $2 million of interest rate hedging losses, offset by $162 million of the equity component of the contingent convertible notes.

During the Current Period, we issued $1.0 billion principal amount of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2021 in a registered public offering. We used the net proceeds of $977 million from the offering to repay indebtedness outstanding under our corporate revolving bank credit facility.

During the Current Period, we repurchased $140 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2.25% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2038 for approximately $128 million. Associated with these repurchases, we recognized a loss of $2 million in the Current Period.

During the Prior Period, we redeemed in whole for an aggregate redemption price of approximately $1.366 billion, plus accrued interest, approximately $364 million in principal amount of our outstanding 7.50% Senior Notes due 2013, $300 million in principal amount of our 7.50% Senior Notes due 2014 and approximately $670 million in principal amount of our 6.875% Senior Notes due 2016. Associated with the redemptions, we recognized a loss of $69 million in the Prior Period.

During the Prior Period, holders of our 2.25% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2038 exchanged approximately $11 million in aggregate principal amount for an aggregate of 298,500 shares of our common stock in privately negotiated exchanges. Associated with these exchanges, we recognized a loss of $2 million in the Prior Period.

No scheduled principal payments are required under our senior notes until 2013 when $464 million is due.

 

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Bank Credit Facilities

We utilize two revolving bank credit facilities, described below, as sources of liquidity.

 

     Corporate
Credit Facility(a)
     Midstream
Credit Facility(b)
     ($ in millions)

Facility structure

   Senior secured revolving      Senior secured revolving    

Maturity date

   December 2015      June 2016    

Borrowing capacity

   $      4,000      $      600(c) 

Amount outstanding as of June 30, 2011

   $      1,710      $      104    

Letters of credit outstanding as of June 30, 2011

   $           56      $        —    

 

 

(a)

Borrower is Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.

 

(b)

Borrower is Chesapeake Midstream Operating, L.L.C.

 

(c)

The decrease in operating income following the sale of our Haynesville Springridge gathering system and the sale of our Fayetteville gathering system on March 31, 2011 caused the borrowing capacity under the facility to be limited to $350 million as of June 30, 2011.

Our credit facilities do not contain material adverse change or adequate assurance covenants. Although the applicable interest rates under our corporate credit facility fluctuate slightly based on our long-term senior unsecured credit ratings, neither of our credit facilities contains provisions which would trigger an acceleration of amounts due under the facilities or a requirement to post additional collateral in the event of a downgrade of our credit ratings.

Corporate Credit Facility

Our $4.0 billion syndicated revolving bank credit facility is used for general corporate purposes. Borrowings under the facility are secured by natural gas and oil proved reserves and bear interest at our option at either (i) the greater of the reference rate of Union Bank, N.A. or the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, both of which are subject to a margin that varies from 0.50% to 1.25% per annum according to our senior unsecured long-term debt ratings, or (ii) the Eurodollar rate, which is based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), plus a margin that varies from 1.50% to 2.25% per annum according to our senior unsecured long-term debt ratings. The collateral value and borrowing base are determined periodically. The unused portion of the facility is subject to a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum. Interest is payable quarterly or, if LIBOR applies, it may be payable at more frequent intervals.

The credit facility agreement contains various covenants and restrictive provisions which limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness, make investments or loans and create liens and require us to maintain an indebtedness to total capitalization ratio and an indebtedness to EBITDA ratio, in each case as defined in the agreement. We were in compliance with all covenants under the agreement at June 30, 2011. If we should fail to perform our obligations under these and other covenants, the revolving credit commitment could be terminated and any outstanding borrowings under the facility could be declared immediately due and payable. Such acceleration, if involving a principal amount of $50 million or more, would constitute an event of default under our senior note indentures, which could in turn result in the acceleration of a significant portion of our senior note indebtedness. The credit facility agreement also has cross default provisions that apply to other indebtedness of Chesapeake and its restricted subsidiaries with an outstanding principal amount in excess of $125 million.

The facility is fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by Chesapeake and certain of our wholly owned subsidiaries.

 

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Midstream Credit Facility

On June 15, 2011, our midstream credit facility agreement was amended and restated to, among other things, increase the amount we can borrow under the facility from $300 million to $600 million, improve interest rates, extend the maturity by almost a year and favorably restructure covenants. We use the midstream syndicated revolving bank credit facility to fund capital expenditures to build natural gas gathering and other systems in support of our drilling program and for general corporate purposes associated with our midstream operations. Borrowings under the midstream credit facility are secured by all of the assets of the wholly owned subsidiaries (the restricted subsidiaries) of CMD, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Chesapeake, and bear interest at our option at either (i) the greater of the reference rate of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, and the one-month LIBOR plus 1.00%, all of which are subject to a margin that varies from 1.00% to 1.75% per annum or (ii) the Eurodollar rate, which is based on the LIBOR plus a margin that varies from 2.00% to 2.75% per annum. The unused portion of the facility is subject to a commitment fee that varies from 0.375% to 0.50% per annum. Both margins and commitment fees are determined according to the most recent leverage ratio described below. Interest is payable quarterly or, if LIBOR applies, it may be payable at more frequent intervals.

The midstream credit facility agreement contains various covenants and restrictive provisions which limit the ability of CMD and its restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, make investments or loans and create liens. The agreement requires maintenance of a leverage ratio based on the ratio of indebtedness to EBITDA and an interest coverage ratio based on the ratio of EBITDA to interest expense, in each case as defined in the agreement. The leverage ratio increases during any three-quarter period, beginning in the quarter in which CMD makes a material disposition of assets to our master limited partnership midstream affiliate, Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P. As a result of the sale of our Springridge gathering system to Chesapeake Midstream Partners in December 2010, we were subject to a higher leverage ratio during the three quarters ended June 30, 2011. We were in compliance with all covenants under the agreement at June 30, 2011. If CMD or its restricted subsidiaries should fail to perform their obligations under these and other covenants, the revolving credit commitment could be terminated and any outstanding borrowings under the facility could be declared immediately due and payable. The midstream credit facility agreement also has cross default provisions that apply to other indebtedness CMD and its restricted subsidiaries may have from time to time with an outstanding principal amount in excess of $15 million.

Other Financings

In 2009, we financed 113 real estate surface assets in the Barnett Shale area for approximately $145 million and entered into a 40-year master lease agreement under which we agreed to lease the sites for approximately $15 million to $27 million annually. This lease transaction was recorded as a financing lease and the cash received was recorded with an offsetting long-term liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Chesapeake exercised its option to repurchase two of the assets in 2010. As of June 30, 2011, we had 111 assets remaining and the obligation is recorded in other long-term liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

In 2009, we financed our regional Barnett Shale headquarters building in Fort Worth, Texas for net proceeds of approximately $54 million with a five-year term loan which has a floating rate of prime plus 275 basis points. At our option, we may prepay in full without penalty beginning in year four. This obligation is recorded in other long-term liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

7.

Segment Information

In accordance with accounting guidance for disclosures about segments of an enterprise and related information, we have two reportable operating segments. Our exploration and production operating segment and natural gas and oil marketing, gathering and compression operating segment are managed separately because of the nature of their products and services. The exploration and production operating segment is responsible for finding and producing natural gas and oil. The marketing, gathering and

 

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compression operating segment is responsible for marketing, gathering and compression of natural gas and oil primarily from Chesapeake-operated wells. We also have drilling rig, trucking and other oilfield service operations which are responsible for providing services for both Chesapeake-operated wells and wells operated by third parties. Our drilling rig, trucking and other oilfield service operations are included in “Other Operations” in the table below.

Management evaluates the performance of our segments based upon income (loss) before income taxes. Revenues from the sale of natural gas and oil related to Chesapeake’s ownership interests by the marketing, gathering and compression operating segment are reflected as exploration and production revenues. Such amounts totaled $1.213 billion, $926 million, $2.417 billion and $1.933 billion for the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period, respectively. The following table presents selected financial information for Chesapeake’s operating segments.

 

    Exploration
and
  Production  
    Marketing,
Gathering
and
Compression
    Other
  Operations  
      Intercompany  
Eliminations
      Consolidated  
Total
 
    ($ in millions)       

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011:

         

Revenues

  $ 1,792      $ 2,617      $ 275      $ (1,366   $ 3,318   

Intersegment revenues

           (1,213     (153     1,366          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

  $ 1,792      $ 1,404      $ 122      $      $ 3,318   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

  $ 808      $ 75      $ 21      $ (69   $ 835   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2010:

         

Revenues

  $ 1,161      $ 1,719      $ 181      $ (1,049   $ 2,012   

Intersegment revenues

           (926     (123     1,049          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

  $ 1,161      $ 793      $ 58      $      $ 2,012   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

  $ 403      $ 23      $ (14   $ 2      $ 414   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011:

         

Revenues

  $ 2,286      $ 4,838      $ 523      $ (2,717   $ 4,930   

Intersegment revenues

           (2,417     (300     2,717          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

  $ 2,286      $ 2,421      $ 223      $      $ 4,930   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

  $ 511      $ 160      $ 42      $ (144   $ 569   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2010:

         

Revenues

  $ 3,059      $ 3,570      $ 351      $ (2,170   $ 4,810   

Intersegment revenues

           (1,933     (237     2,170          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

  $ 3,059      $ 1,637      $ 114      $      $ 4,810   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

  $ 1,579      $ 55      $ (25   $ 5      $ 1,614   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of June 30 2011:

         

Total assets

  $ 32,855      $ 3,678      $ 1,301      $ (1,178   $ 36,656   

As of December 31, 2010:

         

Total assets

  $ 33,560      $ 3,458      $ 854      $ (693   $ 37,179   

 

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8.

Acquisitions and Divestitures

Acquisition of Bronco Drilling

In June 2011, we acquired Bronco Drilling Company, Inc. (Nasdaq/GS: BRNC) through a tender offer for all of the outstanding stock of Bronco. We paid $11.00 per share for each outstanding share of Bronco stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $339 million. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination which, among other things, requires assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be measured at their acquisition date fair values. Pro forma financial information is not presented as it would not be materially different from the information presented in the condensed consolidated statement of income.

The following table summarizes the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

 

   

As of
June 6, 2011

    ($ in millions)

Current assets

    $ 46     

Drilling rigs and equipment

      287     

Goodwill

      52     

Intangible assets

      10     

Other

      12     
   

 

 

   

Total assets acquired

      407     

Current liabilities

      33     

Long-term liabilities

      1     

Deferred income taxes

      34     
   

 

 

   

Total liabilities assumed

      68     
   

 

 

   

Net assets acquired

    $ 339     
   

 

 

   

The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred was $339 million in cash. We received carryover tax basis in Bronco’s assets and liabilities because the acquisition was not a taxable transaction under the Internal Revenue Code. Based upon the purchase price allocation, a step-up in basis related to the assets acquired from Bronco resulted in a net deferred tax liability of approximately $34 million. We recorded goodwill of $52 million, which represents the amount of the consideration transferred in excess of the fair values assigned to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill is primarily attributable to operational and cost synergies expected to be realized from the acquisition by integrating Bronco’s drilling rigs and assembled workforce. None of the goodwill is deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill was assigned to drilling rig operations which is discussed in Note 7. Goodwill recorded in the acquisition is not subject to amortization, but will be tested annually for impairment.

Fayetteville Shale Asset Sale

On March 31, 2011, we sold all of our Fayetteville Shale assets in Central Arkansas to BHP Billiton Petroleum (NYSE:BHP; ASX:BHP), a wholly owned subsidiary of BHP Billiton Limited, for net proceeds of approximately $4.65 billion in cash. The properties sold consisted of approximately 487,000 net acres of leasehold, net production at closing of approximately 415 million cubic feet of natural gas equivalent per day and midstream assets consisting of approximately 420 miles of pipeline. As part of the transaction, Chesapeake has agreed to provide technical and business services for up to one year for BHP Billiton’s Fayetteville properties for an agreed-upon fee. Under full cost accounting rules, we accounted for the sale of our Fayetteville Shale natural gas and oil properties as an adjustment to capitalized costs, with no recognition of gain or loss.

 

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Joint Ventures

As of June 30, 2011, we had entered into six significant joint ventures pursuant to which we sold a portion of our leasehold, producing properties and other assets located in six different plays and received cash and commitments for future drilling and completion cost sharing. These transactions have allowed us to recover much or all of our initial leasehold investments in the plays, reduce our ongoing capital costs, reduce future DD&A expense and reduce future risks. For accounting purposes, initial cash proceeds from these joint venture transactions were reflected as a reduction of natural gas and oil properties with no gain or loss recognized. The transactions are detailed below.

In February 2011, we entered into a joint venture with CNOOC International Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CNOOC Limited (CNOOC), to develop our leasehold overlaying the Niobrara Shale, Codell Sand and other formations in the Powder River and DJ Basins in northeast Colorado and southeast Wyoming. Under the terms of the joint venture, CNOOC acquired a 33.3% undivided interest in approximately 800,000 net acres of our Powder River and DJ Basins leasehold. We received $570 million in cash at closing, and CNOOC agreed to fund 66.7% of our share of drilling and completion costs in the Powder River and DJ Basins until an additional $697 million has been paid, which we expect to occur by year-end 2013. CNOOC also has the right to a 33.3% participation in any additional leasehold we acquire in the Powder River and DJ Basins at cost plus a fee.

In November 2010, we entered into a joint venture with CNOOC International Limited to develop our Eagle Ford and Pearsall Shales leasehold in South Texas. Under the terms of the joint venture, CNOOC acquired a 33.3% undivided interest in approximately 600,000 net acres of our Eagle Ford and Pearsall Shales leasehold along with 18.2 bcfe of estimated proved reserves. We received $1.12 billion in cash at closing, and CNOOC agreed to fund 75% of our share of drilling and completion costs in the Eagle Ford and Pearsall Shales until an additional $1.08 billion has been paid, which we expect to occur by mid-year 2012. In addition, CNOOC has the right to a 33.3% participation in any additional leasehold we acquire in the Eagle Ford and Pearsall Shales at cost plus a fee.

In January 2010, we entered into a joint venture with Total E&P USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Total S.A. (Total), to develop our Barnett Shale leasehold in north-central Texas. Under the terms of the joint venture, Total acquired a 25% undivided interest in approximately 270,000 net acres of our Barnett Shale leasehold along with 840 bcfe of estimated proved reserves. We received approximately $800 million in cash at closing (plus $78 million of drilling and completion carries due from the effective date of the transaction to the closing date), and Total agreed to fund 60% of our share of future drilling and completion costs in the Barnett Shale until $1.45 billion has been paid, which we expect to occur by mid-year 2013. In addition, Total has the right to a 25% participation in any additional leasehold we acquire in the Barnett Shale at cost plus a fee.

In November 2008, we entered into a joint venture with Statoil to develop our Marcellus Shale leasehold in Appalachia. Under the terms of the joint venture, Statoil acquired a 32.5% undivided interest in approximately 1.8 million net acres of our Marcellus Shale leasehold along with 2.5 bcfe of estimated proved reserves. We received $1.25 billion in cash at closing, and Statoil agreed to fund 75% of our share of drilling and completion costs in the Marcellus Shale until an additional $2.125 billion has been paid, which we expect to occur by year-end 2012. In addition, Statoil has the right to a 32.5% participation in any additional leasehold we acquire in the Marcellus Shale at cost plus a fee.

In September 2008, we entered into a joint venture with BP America Production Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of BP plc (BP), to develop our Fayetteville Shale leasehold in Arkansas. Under the terms of the joint venture, BP acquired a 25% undivided interest in approximately 540,000 net acres of our Fayetteville Shale leasehold along with 161.8 bcfe of estimated proved reserves. We received $1.1 billion in cash at closing, and BP paid an additional $800 million by funding 100% of Chesapeake’s 75% share of drilling and completion costs during 2008 and 2009. BP had the right to a 25% participation in any additional leasehold we acquired in the Fayetteville Shale at cost plus a fee until we sold all of our Fayetteville Shale assets on March 31, 2011 to BHP Billiton Petroleum.

 

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In July 2008, we entered into a joint venture with Plains Exploration & Production Company (PXP) to develop our Haynesville and Bossier Shale leasehold in Northwest Louisiana and East Texas. Under the terms of the joint venture, PXP acquired a 20% undivided interest in approximately 550,000 net acres of our Haynesville and Bossier Shale leasehold along with 22.9 bcfe of estimated proved reserves. We received $1.65 billion in cash at closing, and PXP agreed to fund up to $1.65 billion of our future drilling and completion costs in the Haynesville and Bossier Shale. In August 2009, Chesapeake and PXP amended their agreement to accelerate the payment of PXP’s remaining drilling and completion cost carries as of September 30, 2009, in exchange for an approximate 12% reduction in the total amount of carry obligations due to Chesapeake. As a result, on September 29, 2009, Chesapeake received $1.1 billion in cash from PXP, and beginning in the 2009 fourth quarter Chesapeake and PXP each began paying their proportionate working interest costs on drilling. In addition, PXP has the right to a 20% participation in any additional leasehold we acquire in the Haynesville and Bossier Shales at cost plus a fee.

During the Current Period and the Prior Period, our drilling and completion costs included the benefit of approximately $1.129 billion and $534 million, respectively, in drilling and completion carries paid by our joint venture partners, CNOOC, Total and Statoil as follows:

 

Primary

 

Joint Venture

 

Joint Venture

  Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

Play

 

Partner

 

Date

  2011     2010  
            ($ in millions)  

Marcellus

  Statoil   November 2008     493        235   

Barnett

  Total   January 2010     277        299   

Eagle Ford

  CNOOC   November 2010     299          

Niobrara

  CNOOC   February 2011   $ 60      $   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $             1,129      $             534   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

During the Current Period and the Prior Period, as part of our joint venture agreements with CNOOC, Total, Statoil and Plains Exploration & Production Company, we sold interests in additional leasehold in the Niobrara, Eagle Ford and Pearsall, Barnett, Marcellus and Haynesville and Bossier shale plays to our joint venture partners for approximately $345 million and $320 million, respectively.

 

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Volumetric Production Payments

From time to time, we choose to monetize certain of our producing assets in our more mature producing regions through the sale of volumetric production payments (VPPs). A VPP is a limited-term overriding royalty interest in natural gas and oil reserves that (i) entitles the purchaser to receive scheduled production volumes over a period of time from specific lease interests; (ii) is free and clear of all associated future production costs and capital expenditures; (iii) is nonrecourse to the seller (i.e., the purchaser’s only recourse is to the reserves acquired); (iv) transfers title of the reserves to the purchaser; and (v) allows the seller to retain the remaining reserves, if any, after the scheduled production volumes have been delivered. We retain drilling rights on the properties below currently producing intervals and outside of producing well bores. We also retain all production beyond the specified volumes sold in the transaction.

We have completed the following VPP transactions since 2007:

 

Date of VPP

 

Location

      Proceeds        

  Proved Reserves  
   (at time of sale)  

      $ / mcfe       Original  
Term
        ($ in millions)         (bcfe)         (years)

May 2011

  Mid-Continent     $         853              177                $    4.82   10

September 2010

  Barnett Shale     1,150              390                $    2.93     5

June 2010

  Permian Basin     335              38                $    8.73   10

February 2010

 

East Texas

and the

Texas Gulf Coast

 

 

180    

  

      46                $    3.95   10

August 2009

  South Texas     370              68                $    5.46   7.5 

December 2008

 

Anadarko and

Arkoma Basins

 

 

412    

  

      98                $    4.19     8

August 2008

  Anadarko Basin     600              93                $    6.38   11

May 2008

 

Texas, Oklahoma

and Kansas

 

 

622    

  

      94                $    6.53   11

December 2007

 

Kentucky and

West Virginia

 

 

        1,100    

  

                 208                $    5.29   15
      $      5,622                      1,212                 $    4.64  

For accounting purposes, cash proceeds from these transactions were reflected as a reduction of natural gas and oil properties with no gain or loss recognized, and our proved reserves were reduced accordingly.

 

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Investments

At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had the following investments:

 

            Carrying Value  
      Approximate  
% Owned
  Accounting
Method
      June 30,    
2011
      December 31,  
2010
 
            ($ in millions)  

Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P.

  42%     Equity   $ 694      $ 695   

Frac Tech International, LLC

  30%(a)   Equity     236        311   

Chaparral Energy, Inc.

  20%     Equity     122        133   

Gastar Exploration Ltd.

  11%     Cost     23        29   

Other

  —       Cost/Equity     30        40   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $     1,105      $     1,208   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Prior to the recapitalization described below, we owned approximately 26% of Frac Tech Holdings, LLC.

Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P.    On September 30, 2009, we formed a joint venture with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a New York-based private equity fund, to own and operate natural gas midstream assets. As part of the transaction, Chesapeake contributed certain natural gas gathering and processing assets to, and GIP purchased a 50% interest in, a new joint venture entity. The assets we contributed to the joint venture were substantially all of our midstream assets in the Barnett Shale and also the majority of our non-shale midstream assets in the Arkoma, Anadarko, Delaware and Permian Basins.

On August 3, 2010, Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: CHKM) completed an initial public offering of 24,437,500 common units representing limited partner interests (including 3,187,500 common units issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option on August 3, 2010) and received gross offering proceeds of approximately $513 million at an initial offering price of $21.00 per unit less approximately $38 million for underwriting discounts and commissions, structuring fees and offering expenses. Common units owned by public security holders represent 17.7% of all outstanding limited partner interests, and Chesapeake and GIP hold 42.3% and 40.0%, respectively, of all outstanding limited partner interests. The limited partners, collectively, have a 98.0% interest in CHKM and the general partner, which is owned and controlled 50/50 by Chesapeake and GIP, has a 2.0% interest in CHKM.

During the Current Period, we recorded positive equity method adjustments of $34 million for our share of CHKM’s income, received cash distributions of $41 million from CHKM and recorded accretion adjustments of $6 million for our share of equity in excess of cost. The carrying value of our investment in CHKM is less than our underlying equity in net assets by approximately $231 million as of June 30, 2011. This difference is being accreted over 20 years.

Frac Tech International, LLC.    Frac Tech International, LLC (FTI), based in Fort Worth, Texas, is the privately held parent company of Frac Tech Services, LLC, which provides pressure pumping and well stimulation to oil and gas companies. On May 6, 2011, there was a change in controlling ownership of FTI’s predecessor, Frac Tech Holdings, L.L.C. During the Current Quarter, we also received a cash distribution of approximately $206 million, increased our equity ownership from 26% to 30% and entered into a Master Frac Services Agreement that obligates us to use certain services of FTI through 2014. Based on the preliminary valuation of the net assets performed by FTI in conjunction with the change in controlling ownership, we believe the carrying value of our investment in FTI is less than our underlying equity in FTI’s net assets as of the date of the ownership change by approximately $832 million. We will allocate this difference to the tangible and intangible assets of FTI and will accrete the portion attributable to the non-goodwill assets over their estimated lives.

In the Current Period, we recorded positive equity method adjustments of $78 million for our share of FTI’s income and recorded accretion adjustments of $1 million.

 

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Chaparral Energy, Inc.    Chaparral Energy, Inc., based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a private independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the production, acquisition and exploitation of oil and natural gas properties. In the Current Period, we recorded negative equity method adjustments of $11 million for our share of Chaparral’s net loss and depreciation adjustments of $2 million for our cost in excess of equity. The carrying value of our investment in Chaparral is in excess of our underlying equity in net assets by approximately $56 million as of June 30, 2011. This excess is attributed to the natural gas and oil reserves held by Chaparral and is being amortized over the estimated life of these reserves based on a unit of production rate.

Gastar Exploration Ltd. Gastar Exploration Ltd. (NYSE Amex: GST), based in Houston, Texas, is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of natural gas and oil in the U.S. During the Current Period, the common stock price of Gastar decreased from $4.30 per share to $3.43 per share. Our investment in Gastar had a historical cost basis of $89 million as of June 30, 2011.

 

10.

Fair Value Measurements

Certain financial instruments are reported at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Under fair value measurement accounting guidance, fair value is defined as the amount that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid for the transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants, i.e., an exit price. To estimate an exit price, a three-level hierarchy is used. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs, which refer broadly to assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability, into three levels. Level 1 inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities and have the highest priority. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the financial asset or liability and have the lowest priority. Chesapeake uses a market valuation approach based on available inputs and the following methods and assumptions to measure the fair values of its assets and liabilities, which may or may not be observable in the market.

Cash Equivalents. The fair value of cash equivalents is based on quoted market prices.

Investments. The fair value of Chesapeake’s investment in Gastar Exploration Ltd. common stock is based on a quoted market price.

Other Long-Term Assets and Liabilities.    The fair value of other long-term assets and liabilities, consisting of obligations under our deferred compensation plan, is based on quoted market prices.

Derivatives.  The fair values of our commodity derivatives, interest rate swaps and cross currency swaps are based on third-party pricing models which utilize inputs that are either readily available in the public market, such as natural gas and oil forward curves and discount rates, or can be corroborated from active markets or broker quotes. These values are then compared to the values given by our counterparties for reasonableness. Since commodity, interest rate and cross currency swaps do not include optionality and therefore have no unobservable inputs, they are classified as Level 2. All other derivatives have some level of unobservable input, such as volatility curves, and are therefore classified as Level 3. For interest rate options and swaptions, we use the fair value estimates provided by our respective counterparties, which are classified as Level 3 inputs. These values are reviewed internally for reasonableness using future interest rate curves and time to maturity. Derivatives are also subject to the risk that counterparties will be unable to meet their obligations. We factor non-performance risk into the valuation of our derivatives using current published credit default swap rates. To date this has not had a material impact on the values of our derivatives.

 

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Debt.  The fair value of certain of our long-term debt is based on the face amount of that debt along with the value of related qualifying interest rate swaps, which are reported at Level 2.

The following table provides fair value measurement information for financial assets (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2011:

 

    Quoted
    Prices in    
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
  Observable  
Inputs

(Level 2)
    Significant
 Unobservable 
Inputs

(Level 3)
    Total
  Fair Value  
 
    ($ in millions)  

Financial Assets (Liabilities):

       

Cash equivalents

  $ 109      $      $      $ 109   

Investments

    23                      23   

Other long-term assets

    56                      56   

Long-term debt

           (789            (789

Other long-term liabilities

    (56                   (56

Derivatives:

       

Commodity assets

           368        100        468   

Commodity liabilities

           (18     (2,496     (2,514

Interest rate liabilities

           (48     (8     (56

Foreign currency assets

           7               7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivatives

           309        (2,404     (2,095
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 132      $ (480   $ (2,404   $ (2,752
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table provides fair value measurement information for financial assets (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2010:

 

    Quoted
    Prices in    
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
  Observable  
Inputs

(Level 2)
    Significant
 Unobservable 
Inputs

(Level 3)
    Total
  Fair Value  
 
    ($ in millions)  

Financial Assets (Liabilities):

       

Cash equivalents

  $ 102      $      $      $ 102   

Investments

    29                      29   

Other long-term assets

    52                      52   

Long-term debt

                  (1,371     (1,371

Other long-term liabilities

    (52                   (52

Derivatives:

       

Commodity assets

           1,364        105        1,469   

Commodity liabilities

           (59     (2,059     (2,118

Interest rate liabilities

                  (69     (69

Foreign currency liabilities

                  (43     (43
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivatives

           1,305        (2,066     (761
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 131      $ 1,305      $ (3,437   $ (2,001
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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A summary of the changes in Chesapeake’s assets (liabilities) classified as Level 3 measurements during the Current Period and the Prior Period is presented below:

 

    Derivatives        
    Commodity         Interest    
Rate
    Foreign
  Currency  
         Debt       
    ($ in millions)  

Beginning Balance as of January 1, 2011

  $ (1,954   $ (69   $ (43   $ (1,371

Total gains (losses):

       

Included in earnings (realized)(a)

    (21                     

Included in earnings or change in net assets (unrealized)(a)

    (527     11                 

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

                           

Total purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:

       

Sales

           (4              

Settlements

    106                        

Transfers in and out of Level 3(c)

           54        43        1,371   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending Balance as of June 30, 2011

  $ (2,396   $ (8   $      $   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Beginning Balance as of January 1, 2010

  $ (666   $ (132   $ 43      $ (1,398

Total gains (losses):

       

Included in earnings (realized)(a)

    214        (5              

Included in earnings or change in net assets (unrealized)(a)

    (453     88        (122     110   

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

    (10            (39       

Total purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:

       

Issuances

                         (700 )(b) 

Sales

           (6              

Settlements

    (115     12               1,250 (b) 

Transfers in and out of Level 3

                           
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending Balance as of June 30, 2010

  $ (1,030   $ (43   $ (118   $ (738
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Amounts related to commodity derivatives are included in natural gas and oil sales, and amounts related to interest rate and foreign currency derivatives and debt are included in interest expense.

 

(b)

Amount represents a(n) (increase)/decrease in debt recorded at fair value as a result of new or terminated interest rate swaps.

 

(c)

The values related to interest rate and cross currency swaps were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 as a result of our ability to use data readily available in the public market to corroborate our estimated fair values.

 

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Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

The following disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments is made in accordance with accounting guidance for financial instruments. We have determined the estimated fair values by using available market information and valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. The use of different market assumptions or valuation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

The carrying values of financial instruments comprising current assets and current liabilities approximate fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. We estimate the fair value of our long-term debt and our convertible preferred stock primarily using quoted market prices. Fair value is compared to the carrying value, excluding the impact of interest rate derivatives, in the table below.

 

   

June 30, 2011

    

December 31, 2010

   

    Carrying    
Amount

    

  Estimated  
Fair Value

    

    Carrying    
Amount

    

  Estimated  
Fair Value

    ($ in millions)

Long-term debt

  $  10,028          $  11,144          $  12,631          $  13,272    

Convertible preferred stock

  $    3,065          $    3,752          $    3,065          $    3,019    

 

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11.

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

Chesapeake Energy Corporation is a holding company and owns no operating assets and has no significant operations independent of its subsidiaries. Our obligations under our outstanding senior notes and contingent convertible senior notes listed in Note 6 are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by certain of our wholly owned subsidiaries on a senior unsecured basis. Our midstream subsidiary, CMD, is not a guarantor and is subject to covenants in the midstream revolving bank credit facility referred to in Note 6 that restrict it from paying dividends or distributions or making loans to Chesapeake.

Set forth below are condensed consolidating financial statements for Chesapeake Energy Corporation (parent) on a stand-alone, unconsolidated basis, and its combined guarantor and combined non-guarantor subsidiaries as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010. The financial information may not necessarily be indicative of results of operations, cash flows or financial position had the subsidiaries operated as independent entities.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

AS OF JUNE 30, 2011

($ in millions)

 

        Parent         Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
 Subsidiaries 
     Eliminations      Consolidated  

CURRENT ASSETS:

         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $      $ 109      $      $      $ 109   

Other

    7        2,866        153        (9     3,017   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

    7        2,975        153        (9     3,126   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

         

Natural gas and oil properties, at cost based on full-cost accounting, net

           26,945        4               26,949   

Other property and equipment, net

           3,741        1,362               5,103   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Property and Equipment, Net

           30,686        1,366               32,052   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other assets

    174        942        701        (339     1,478   

Investments in subsidiaries and intercompany advances

    1,851        282               (2,133       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

  $ 2,032      $ 34,885      $ 2,220      $ (2,481   $ 36,656   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

         

Current liabilities

  $ 295      $ 5,206      $ 237      $ (10   $ 5,728   

Intercompany payable (receivable) from parent

    (22,330     21,119        1,095        116          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

    (22,035     26,325        1,332        106        5,728   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:

         

Long-term debt, net

    8,233        1,710        104               10,047   

Deferred income tax liabilities

    337        2,112        149        (116     2,482   

Other liabilities

    15        2,887        353        (339     2,916   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Liabilities

    8,585        6,709        606        (455     15,445   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

    15,482        1,851        282        (2,132     15,483   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  $ 2,032      $ 34,885      $ 2,220      $ (2,481   $ 36,656   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010

($ in millions)

 

        Parent       Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
 Subsidiaries 
     Eliminations      Consolidated  

CURRENT ASSETS:

         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $      $ 2      $ 100      $      $ 102   

Other

    7        3,065        123        (31     3,164   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

    7        3,067        223        (31     3,266   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

         

Natural gas and oil properties, at cost based on full-cost accounting, net

           27,822        4               27,826   

Other property and equipment, net

           3,246        1,306               4,552   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Property and Equipment, Net

           31,068        1,310               32,378   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other assets

    166        669        700               1,535   

Investments in subsidiaries and intercompany advances

    1,217        269               (1,486       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

  $ 1,390      $ 35,073      $ 2,233      $ (1,517   $ 37,179   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

         

Current liabilities

  $ 302      $ 4,082      $ 137      $ (31   $ 4,490   

Intercompany payable (receivable) from parent

    (23,664     21,955        1,596        113          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

    (23,362     26,037        1,733        82        4,490   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:

         

Long-term debt, net

    8,934        3,612        94               12,640   

Deferred income tax liabilities

    482        1,885        130        (113     2,384   

Other liabilities

    72        2,322        7               2,401   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Liabilities

    9,488        7,819        231        (113     17,425   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

    15,264        1,217        269        (1,486     15,264   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  $ 1,390      $ 35,073      $ 2,233      $ (1,517   $ 37,179   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011

($ in millions)

 

        Parent         Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations      Consolidated  

REVENUES:

         

Natural gas and oil sales

  $      $ 1,792      $      $      $ 1,792   

Marketing, gathering and compression sales

           1,382        42        (20     1,404   

Service operations revenue

           121        1               122   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Revenues

           3,295        43        (20     3,318   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPERATING COSTS:

         

Production expenses

           262                      262   

Production taxes

           46                      46   

General and administrative expenses

           124        6               130   

Marketing, gathering and compression expenses

           1,352        28        (14     1,366   

Service operations expense

           91        1               92   

Natural gas and oil depreciation, depletion and amortization

           366                      366   

Depreciation and amortization of other assets

           52        11               63   

Losses on sales of other property and equipment

           2        2               4   

Other impairments

                  4               4   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Operating Costs

           2,295        52        (14     2,333   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

           1,000        (9     (6     985   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

         

Interest expense

    (167     (21     (3     166        (25

Earnings from equity investees

           26        21               47   

Losses on purchases or exchanges of debt

    (174                          (174

Other income

    164        3        1        (166     2   

Equity in net earnings of subsidiary

    617        2               (619       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other Income (Expense)

    440        10        19        (619     (150
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

    440        1,010        10        (625     835   

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)

    (70     393        4        (2     325   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME

  $ 510      $ 617      $ 6      $ (623   $ 510   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010

($ in millions)

 

        Parent         Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
 Subsidiaries 
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

REVENUES:

         

Natural gas and oil sales

  $      $ 1,161      $      $      $ 1,161   

Marketing, gathering and compression sales

           768        62        (37     793   

Service operations revenue

           58                      58   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Revenues

           1,987        62        (37     2,012   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPERATING COSTS:

         

Production expenses

           213                      213   

Production taxes

           37                      37   

General and administrative expenses

           99        7               106   

Marketing, gathering and compression expenses

           751        32        (20     763   

Service operations expense

           53                      53   

Natural gas and oil depreciation, depletion and amortization

           340                      340   

Depreciation and amortization of other assets

           41        12               53   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Operating Costs

           1,534        51        (20     1,565   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

           453        11        (17     447   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

         

Interest (expense) income

    (140     (33     (1     190        16   

Earnings from equity investees

           4        23               27   

Losses on purchases or exchanges of debt

    (69                          (69

Other income (expense)

    190        3        (10     (190