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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION: (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION:

Summary of asset retirement obligation activity

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The following table summarizes the asset retirement obligation activity for the first three months of 2023 and 2022 (in millions):

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​		2023			2022
Balance as of January 1	​	$	585.3	​	$	562.9
Changes in estimates	​		—	​		43.3
Closure payments	​		(0.2)	​		(2.0)
Accretion expense	​		6.4	​		6.5
Balance as of March 31,	​	$	591.5	​	$	610.7

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Tabular disclosure of the changes in carrying amount of a liability for asset retirement obligations, for changes such as new obligations, changes in estimates of existing obligations, spending on existing obligations, property dispositions, and foreign currency translation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849

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