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Asset Retirement Obligations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Asset Retirement Obligations
Asset Retirement Obligations
Activity related to the Company’s asset retirement obligations is as follows:
(In thousands)
 
Three Months Ended 
 March 31, 2015
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
126,655

Liabilities incurred
 
4,355

Liabilities settled
 
(113
)
Accretion expense
 
1,644

Balance at end of period
 
$
132,541


As of both March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, approximately $2.0 million is included in accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, which represents the current portion of the Company’s asset retirement obligations.