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Other
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]  
OTHER
OTHER
Other general expense - net
Included in Other general expense - net were the following:
(Thousands of dollars)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Provisions for environmental matters - net
$
7,128

 
$
11,209

 
$
18,688

 
$
11,034

Loss (gain) on disposition of assets
1,989

 
664

 
(1,273
)
 
1,037

Total
$
9,117

 
$
11,873

 
$
17,415

 
$
12,071


Provisions for environmental matters - net represent site-specific increases or decreases to environmental-related accruals as information becomes available upon which more accurate costs can be reasonably estimated and as additional accounting guidelines are issued. Environmental-related accruals are not recorded net of insurance proceeds in accordance with the Offsetting Subtopic of the Balance Sheet Topic of the ASC. See Note 8 for further details on the Company’s environmental-related activities.
The loss (gain) on disposition of assets represents net realized losses (gains) associated with the disposal of fixed assets previously used in the conduct of the primary business of the Company.
Other expense (income) - net
Included in Other expense (income) - net were the following:
 
(Thousands of dollars)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Dividend and royalty income
$
(313
)
 
$
(1,287
)
 
$
(2,433
)
 
$
(3,533
)
Net expense from financing activities
3,223

 
2,706

 
8,387

 
8,175

Foreign currency transaction related losses (gains)
4,100

 
(481
)
 
6,960

 
547

Other income
(4,682
)
 
(18,657
)
 
(15,022
)
 
(31,936
)
Other expense
1,733

 
3,126

 
6,601

 
7,510

Total
$
4,061

 
$
(14,593
)
 
$
4,493

 
$
(19,237
)

The net expense from financing activities includes the net expense relating to the change in the Company’s financing fees.
Foreign currency transaction related losses (gains) represent net realized losses (gains) on U.S. dollar-denominated liabilities of foreign subsidiaries and net realized and unrealized losses (gains) from foreign currency option and forward contracts. There were no material foreign currency option and forward contracts outstanding at September 30, 2015 and 2014.
Other income and Other expense included items of revenue, gains, expenses and losses that were unrelated to the primary business purpose of the Company. There were no other items within the other income or other expense caption that were individually significant.