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Business Interruption Insurance Recoveries | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Business Interruption Insurance Recoveries | 17. Business Interruption Insurance Recoveries During the first quarter of 2009, the Company's Calvert City, Kentucky complex experienced an ice storm that caused a power failure at the facility and resulted in damage to a compressor for the ethylene unit. The Company received property damage insurance proceeds of $4,577 related to this outage during the third quarter of 2009, which are included in cost of sales in the consolidated statement of operations. The insurance proceeds received were for repair costs and involuntary asset conversion and are included in cash flows from operating and investing activities, respectively. In addition, the Company received $2,321 for insurance recoveries related to business interruption costs incurred due to the ice storm, which is included in cost of sales in the consolidated statement of operations.

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