Reclassifications From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Reclassifications From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Components of AOCI and Related Tax Effects

	For the nine months ended
	September 30, 2013
	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges		Pension and Other Postretirement		Foreign Currency		Total
	(in thousands) (1)
Beginning balance, December 31, 2012	$	172,166	$	(22,311)	$	(51)	$	149,804
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		29,600		–		(1,814)		27,786
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (2)		(129,632)		800		–		(128,832)
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)		(100,032)		800		(1,814)		(101,046)
Ending balance, September 30, 2013	$	72,134	$	(21,511)	$	(1,865)	$	48,758

(1) All amounts are net-of-tax.

See separate table below for details about these reclassifications.

Amounts Reclassified from AOCI into Earnings

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations		Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
			For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
			(in thousands)
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges
Settlements	Gas sales	$	218,236
Ineffectiveness	Gas sales		(2,183)
	Income before income taxes		216,053
	Provision for income taxes		86,421
	Net income	$	129,632
Pension and other postretirement
Amortization of prior service cost included in net periodic pension cost (1)	General and administrative expenses	$	(1,334)
	Loss before income taxes		(1,334)
	Benefit for income taxes		(534)
	Net loss	$	(800)
Total reclassifications for the period	Net income	$	128,832

Included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see footnote 13 for additional details.)