SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

16. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

The following table sets forth supplemental cash flow information:

	For The Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011			2010
	(Dollars In Thousands)
Cash paid / (received) during the year:
Interest expense	$	92,175	$	89,657		$	57,544
Income taxes	77,665		25,129			(79,281		)
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Decrease in collateral for securities lending transactions	—		(96,653		)	(10,630		)

- Definition

The entire disclosure for supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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