SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]



	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Sale of Argentina operations/Notes receivable	$	—	$	12,955	$	—
Common stock issued in acquisition	—		—		117,919
Asset retirement obligations	174		—		741
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	53,504	$	48,217	$	35,354
Cash paid for taxes	35,239		13,148		63,680
Tax refunds	26,361		18,681		27,206

Cash paid for interest includes cash payments for interest on our long-term debt and capital lease obligations, and commitment and agency fees paid.

- 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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