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| Network | 100220 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables) (http://www.atlasresourcepartners.com/20151231/taxonomy/role/DisclosureAssetRetirementObligationsTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001121745 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
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Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligations | A reconciliation of the Partnership’s asset retirement obligation liability for well plugging and abandonment costs for the periods indicated is as follows:
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