ACCRUED AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

ACCRUED AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

11. ACCRUED AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

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

	December 31,
	2011		2010
Taxes—other than income	$	26,227	$	20,698
Accrued employee benefit liabilities		3,071		3,817
Environmental liabilities (1)		12,587		10,471
Interest payable		44,072		30,700
Payable for ammonia purchase		2,121		2,354
Unearned revenue		8,128		18,776
Compensation and vacation		17,353		13,134
Accrued capital expenditures		16,328		2,032
Unfavorable storage contracts (2)		10,994		—
Deferred consideration		1,000		2,010
Customer deposits		13,687		5,389
Other		43,907		35,499
Total accrued and other current liabilities	$	199,475	$	144,880

(1) Amount for 2011 includes environmental liabilities acquired in connection with the BORCO and BP acquisitions. See Note 3 for further information on the respective acquisitions.

(2) See Note 3 for a discussion of the unfavorable storage contracts acquired in connection with the BORCO acquisition.