Long-Term Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Long-Term Debt.

Long-Term Debt

I.         Long-Term Debt

	September 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(Thousands)
7.76% notes, due 2012 thru 2016	$	33,337	$	53,742
5.15% notes, due November 15, 2012	200,000		200,000
5.00% notes, due October 1, 2015	150,000		150,000
5.15% notes, due March 1, 2018	200,000		200,000
6.50% notes, due April 1, 2018	500,000		500,000
8.13% notes, due June 1, 2019	700,000		700,000
4.88% notes, due November 15, 2021	750,000		750,000
7.75% debentures, due July 15, 2026	115,000		115,000
Medium-term notes:
8.7% to 9.0% Series A, due 2014 thru 2021	40,200		40,200
7.3% to 7.6% Series B, due 2013 thru 2023	30,000		30,000
7.6% Series C, due 2018	8,000		8,000
	2,726,537		2,746,942
Less debt payable within one year	223,204		219,315
Total long-term debt	$	2,503,333	$	2,527,627

The indentures and other agreements governing the Company’s indebtedness contain certain restrictive financial and operating covenants including covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to incur indebtedness, incur liens, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, complete acquisitions, merge, sell assets and perform certain other corporate actions.  The covenants do not contain a ratings trigger.  Therefore, a change in the Company’s debt rating would not trigger a default under the indentures and other agreements governing the Company’s long-term indebtedness.

Aggregate maturities of long-term debt are $200.0 million in 2012, $23.2 million in 2013, $11.2 million in 2014, $166.0 million in 2015 and $3.0 million in 2016.