SUMMARIZED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION - UNAUDITED

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

SUMMARIZED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION - UNAUDITED

NOTE 18 — SUMMARIZED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION – UNAUDITED:

The results of operations by quarter are as follows:

	2013 Quarter Ended
	March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
Operating revenue	$	233,732	$	245,877	$	256,685	$	239,253
Income from operations		72,828		69,525		62,422		37,206	(a)
Net income		40,758		39,022		36,102		1,752	(a) (b)
Basic earnings per share	$	0.82	$	0.78	$	0.72	$	0.04
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.82	$	0.78	$	0.72	$	0.04
	2012 Quarter Ended
	March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
Operating revenue	$	244,957	$	226,561	$	227,397	$	254,871
Income from operations		84,927		56,156		44,485		78,397
Net income		50,974		30,547		23,659		44,246
Basic earnings per share	$	1.04	$	0.62	$	0.48	$	0.89
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.04	$	0.62	$	0.48	$	0.89

(a) Includes franchise tax settlement of $12,590 before income tax effect ($8,058 net of income tax effect).

(b) Includes loss on early extinguishment of debt of $27,279 before income tax effect ($17,459 net of income tax effect).