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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

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

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(In thousands)
Credit agreement with an average interest rate of 4.0% and 2.9% at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	$	261,700	$	166,000
6.625% senior subordinated notes due 2021, net of unamortized discount of $3.5 million and $3.8 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	646,534		646,163
Total long-term debt	$	908,234	$	812,163

Other Long-Term Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(In thousands)
Asset retirement obligation (ARO) liability	$	94,608	$	100,567
Capital lease obligations	23,332		25,876
Workers’ compensation	16,800		17,997
Separation benefit plans	10,560		11,276
Deferred compensation plan	4,454		4,055
Gas balancing liability	3,623		3,623
Other	410		410
	153,787		163,804
Less current portion	16,806		15,019
Total other long-term liabilities	$	136,981	$	148,785

Capital leases

Future payments required under the capital leases at September 30, 2015:

	Amount
Ending September 30,	(In thousands)
2016	$	6,168
2017	6,168
2018	6,168
2019	6,168
2020	6,168
2021 and thereafter	5,311
Total future payments	36,151
Less payments related to:
Maintenance	9,891
Interest	2,928
Present value of future minimum payments	$	23,332