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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

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

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(In thousands)
Credit agreement with an average interest rate of 2.9% and 2.8% at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	$	150,000		$	160,800
6.625% senior subordinated notes due 2021	650,000			650,000
Total principal amount	800,000			810,800
Less: unamortized discount	(2,665		)	(2,804		)
Less: debt issuance costs, net	(6,682		)	(7,079		)
Total long-term debt	$	790,653		$	800,917

Other Long-Term Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
	(In thousands)
Asset retirement obligation (ARO) liability	$	70,043	$	70,170
Capital lease obligations	18,008		18,918
Workers’ compensation	15,066		15,163
Separation benefit plans	5,149		4,943
Deferred compensation plan	4,924		4,578
Gas balancing liability	3,322		3,789
Other	410		410
	116,922		117,971
Less current portion	15,045		14,907
Total other long-term liabilities	$	101,877	$	103,064

Capital leases

Future payments required under the capital leases at March 31, 2017:

	Amount
Beginning April 1,	(In thousands)
2017	$	6,168
2018	6,168
2019	6,168
2020	7,815
2021	579
Total future payments	26,898
Less payments related to:
Maintenance	7,213
Interest	1,677
Present value of future minimum payments	$	18,008