CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS [Abstract]
Maturity of Canadian government securities	90 days	90 days
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 1,605	$ 1,609
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	$ 11,924,193	$ 9,503,524
Cumulative Preferred Stock, par	$ 100	$ 100
Cumulative Preferred Stock, authorized	400,000	400,000
Cumulative Preferred Stock, issued	0	0
Common Stock, par	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Common Stock, authorized	450,000,000	450,000,000
Common Stock, issued	195,055,724	195,040,149