Long-Term Debt And Other Long-Term Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

As of the dates in the table, our long-term debt consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(In thousands)
Credit agreement with an average interest rate of 4.0% at September 30, 2014	$	30,800	$	—
6.625% senior subordinated notes due 2021, net of unamortized discount of $4.0 million at September 30, 2014 and $4.3 million at December 31, 2013	646,043		645,696
Total long-term debt	$	676,843	$	645,696

Other Long-Term Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(In thousands)
Asset retirement obligation (ARO) liability	$	96,679	$	133,657
Capital lease obligations	26,708		—
Workers’ compensation	19,224		20,041
Separation benefit plans	10,799		9,382
Deferred compensation plan	3,965		3,589
Gas balancing liability	3,775		3,775
Other	285		—
	161,435		170,444
Less current portion	14,221		12,113
Total other long-term liabilities	$	147,214	$	158,331

Capital leases

Future payments required under the capital leases at September 30, 2014 are as follows:

	Amount
Ending September 30,	(In thousands)
2015	$	6,195
2016	6,195
2017	6,195
2018	6,195
2019	6,195
2020 and thereafter	11,516
Total future payments	42,491
Less payments related to:
Maintenance	11,848
Interest	3,935
Present value of future minimum payments	$	26,708