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Divestiture-Related Activities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Divestiture-Related Activities [Abstract] |
Gains (Losses) on Divestitures and Impairment Charges |
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30 |  | September 30
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (In thousands)
Gains on divestitures, net | $ | 12,400 |  |  | $ | 26,889 |  |  | $ | 9,373 |  |  | $ | 64,753 |
Impairment losses | (1,636 | ) |  | (319 | ) |  | (5,970 | ) |  | (6,001 | )
| $ | 10,764 |  |  | $ | 26,570 |  |  | $ | 3,403 |  |  | $ | 58,752 |

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