Long-Term Debt And Other Long-Term Liabilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

Our long-term debt consisted of the following as of the dates indicated:

	June 30, 2016			December 31, 2015
	(In thousands)
Credit agreement with an average interest rate of 3.9% and 2.6% at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	$	236,000		$	281,000
6.625% senior subordinated notes due 2021	650,000			650,000
Total principal amount	886,000			931,000
Less: unamortized discount	(3,076		)	(3,338		)
Less: debt issuance costs, net	(7,873		)	(8,667		)
Total long-term debt	$	875,051		$	918,995

Other Long-Term Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following:

	June 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(In thousands)
Asset retirement obligation (ARO) liability	$	70,926	$	98,297
Capital lease obligations	20,710		22,466
Workers’ compensation	15,258		16,551
Separation benefit plans	6,386		9,886
Deferred compensation plan	4,430		4,244
Gas balancing liability	3,805		5,047
Other	410		410
	121,925		156,901
Less current portion	17,999		16,560
Total other long-term liabilities	$	103,926	$	140,341

Capital leases

Future payments required under the capital leases at June 30, 2016:

	Amount
Ending June 30,	(In thousands)
2017	$	6,168
2018	6,168
2019	6,168
2020	6,168
2021 and thereafter	6,853
Total future payments	31,525
Less payments related to:
Maintenance	8,552
Interest	2,263
Present value of future minimum payments	$	20,710