Supplemental Cash Flow Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

26. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The following table provides information regarding supplemental cash flow information (in thousands):

	Year ended December 31,

	2011		2010		2009
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	112,780	$	101,459	$	85,817
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds		10,115		8,683		4,609
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accrued property, plant and equipment	$	87,098	$	65,908	$	60,738
Interest capitalized on construction in progress		1,121		2,766		12,228
Issuance of common units for vesting of share-based payment awards		5,412		7,238		9,402
Issuance of Class B units for acquisition of non-controlling interest		752,531		—		—

- Definition

The entire disclosure for supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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