Interest and Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Interest and Income Taxes

Interest and Income Taxes

(11) INTEREST AND INCOME TAXES

The following table provides interest and income taxes paid for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

	For the three months ended		For the six months ended
	June 30,		June 30,
	2011	2010	2011	2010
	(in thousands)
Interest payments	$            6,991	$            4,093	$          31,848	$          27,950
Income tax payments	$            1,000	$            2,700	$          17,000	$            2,700