Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(In thousands)
Payroll and employee benefits	$	52,305	$	73,362
Taxes other than income taxes	111,208		114,598
Interest	77,423		30,384
Acquired sales contracts	4,946		12,453
Workers’ compensation	17,635		16,714
Asset retirement obligations	19,199		19,222
Other	28,031		35,663
	$	310,747	$	302,396