Discontinued operations Disposal groups (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Disposal groups, including discontinued operations [Table Text Block]

The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities that are classified as held for sale on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014		December 31, 2014
	(In thousands)
Assets
Current assets:
Receivables, net	$	24,703	$	117,098	$	94,132
Inventories	7,034		13,504		11,401
Commodity derivative instruments	8,633		11,322		18,335
Prepayments and other current assets	42,762		2,114		7,309
Total current assets held for sale	83,132		144,038		131,177
Noncurrent assets:
Investments	37		37		37
Net property, plant and equipment	1,114,285		1,609,385		1,618,099
Deferred income taxes	141,556		—		—
Other	162		2,635		2,334
Less allowance for impairment of assets held for sale	756,127		—		—
Total noncurrent assets held for sale	499,913		1,612,057		1,620,470
Total assets held for sale	$	583,045	$	1,756,095	$	1,751,647
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Long-term debt due within one year	$	—	$	528	$	897
Accounts payable	32,375		141,877		103,556
Taxes payable	3,769		39,693		19,900
Deferred income taxes	4,955		4,005		8,206
Accrued compensation	5,982		6,622		5,373
Commodity derivative instruments	—		44		—
Other accrued liabilities	11,820		27,342		16,796
Total current liabilities held for sale	58,901		220,111		154,728
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt	—		510		—
Deferred income taxes	—		212,640		238,391
Other liabilities	31,242		58,162		57,050
Total noncurrent liabilities held for sale	31,242		271,312		295,441
Total liabilities held for sale	$	90,143	$	491,423	$	450,169

Reconciliation of major classes of income and expense [Table Text Block]

The reconciliation of the major classes of income and expense constituting pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations to the after-tax net income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2015			2014		2015			2014
	(In thousands)
Operating revenues	$	58,077		$	155,807	$	156,100		$	432,922
Operating expenses	378,361			97,982		1,394,039			299,290
Operating income (loss)	(320,284		)	57,825		(1,237,939		)	133,632
Other income	100			138		2,170			1,163
Interest expense	174			23		229			80
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes	(320,358		)	57,940		(1,235,998		)	134,715
Income taxes	(117,732		)	19,458		(457,351		)	47,240
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	(202,626	)	$	38,482	$	(778,647	)	$	87,475