ACCRUED AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Accrued Liabilities and Other Liabilities [Abstract]

Schedule of accrued and other current liabilities

Accrued and other current liabilities consist of the following at the dates indicated (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2015		2014
Taxes - other than income	$	28,183	$	19,619
Accrued employee benefit liabilities	6,710		4,528
Accrued environmental remediation liabilities	9,164		12,315
Interest payable	56,066		57,958
Unearned revenue	27,365		23,329
Compensation and vacation	28,942		24,087
Accrued capital expenditures	79,060		31,178
Margin deposits	36,108		14,077
Unfavorable storage contracts (1)	5,979		11,071
ARO	1,360		1,067
Litigation contingency accrual (2)	2,390		40,000
Other	28,293		55,795
Total accrued and other current liabilities	$	309,620	$	295,024

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(1) Amounts relate to the unfavorable storage contracts acquired in connection with the BORCO acquisition in 2011.  We recognized $11.1 million of revenue during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.  Revenue to be recognized related to these unfavorable storage contracts is expected to be $6.0 million for 2016.

(2) Amount relates to a contingent liability associated with the FERC litigation accrual.  See Note 6 for further information.