GENERAL (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Supplementary Cash Flows Information

	Three months ended
	March 31,
(in thousands)	2016		2015
Supplementary cash flows information:
Interest paid (net of interest capitalized)	$	60,966	$	61,633
Income taxes paid — net	18,444		19,817
Supplementary non-cash investing and financing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment and other long-lived assets (a)	$	99,395	$	71,219
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	7,519		7,549

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(a) Amounts consist of accrued liabilities for construction, labor, materials and other costs that have not been included in investing activities. These amounts have not been paid for as of March 31, 2016 or 2015, respectively, but have been or will be included as a cash outflow from investing activities for expenditures for property, plant and equipment when paid.