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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

Our long-term debt consisted of the following as of the dates indicated:

	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(In thousands)
Credit agreement with an average interest rate of 2.2% and 2.6% at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	$	260,200	$	281,000
6.625% senior subordinated notes due 2021, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $11,478 and $12,005 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	638,522		637,995
Total long-term debt	$	898,722	$	918,995

Other Long-Term Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(In thousands)
Asset retirement obligation (ARO) liability	$	70,759	$	98,297
Capital lease obligations	21,592		22,466
Workers’ compensation	16,735		16,551
Separation benefit plans	8,301		9,886
Deferred compensation plan	4,381		4,244
Gas balancing liability	3,805		5,047
Other	410		410
	125,983		156,901
Less current portion	19,053		16,560
Total other long-term liabilities	$	106,930	$	140,341

Capital leases

Future payments required under the capital leases at March 31, 2016:

	Amount
Ending March 31,	(In thousands)
2017	$	6,168
2018	6,168
2019	6,168
2020	6,168
2021 and thereafter	8,394
Total future payments	33,066
Less payments related to:
Maintenance	8,998
Interest	2,476
Present value of future minimum payments	$	21,592