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Segment Reporting (Reconciliation of Primary Measure of Segment Profitability to Income Before Income Tax Provision) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Segment EBITDA | [1] | $ 439,463 | $ 405,974 | $ 1,231,980 | $ 1,141,680
Depreciation |  | (157,994) | (148,232) | (461,616) | (423,866)
Amortization of intangibles |  | (31,934) | (26,871) | (93,821) | (79,444)
Impairments and other operating items |  | (12,935) | 1,998 | (32,949) | (6,106)
Interest expense |  | (36,780) | (32,078) | (111,313) | (96,874)
Interest income |  | 2,056 | 1,467 | 7,186 | 3,677
Other income (expense), net |  | (19) | 600 | 4,562 | 2,053
Income before income tax provision |  | 201,857 | 202,858 | 544,029 | 541,120
Eastern [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA | [1] | 88,101 | 82,733 | 250,106 | 222,772
Southern [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA | [1] | 77,406 | 70,159 | 226,294 | 207,853
Western [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA | [1] | 90,059 | 86,174 | 253,504 | 240,006
Central [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA | [1] | 81,746 | 71,276 | 219,280 | 195,018
Canada [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA | [1] | 66,794 | 68,819 | 193,702 | 195,390
Exploration and Production [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA | [1] | 35,803 | 35,099 | 100,845 | 95,009
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA | [1],[2] | (446) | (8,286) | (11,751) | (14,368)
Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA |  | $ 439,909 | $ 414,260 | $ 1,243,731 | $ 1,156,048
[1] | For those items included in the determination of segment EBITDA, the accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
[2] | Corporate functions include accounting, legal, tax, treasury, information technology, risk management, human resources, training and other administrative functions. Amounts reflected are net of allocations to the six operating segments.

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