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Accrued Liabilities | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Accrued Liabilities |
7. | Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities include the following:
|  | June 30, 2015 |  |  | June 30, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2014 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Royalties |  | $ | 65,201 |  |  | $ | 62,509 |  |  | $ | 112,823 |
Taxes other than income taxes |  |  | 29,887 |  |  |  | 33,772 |  |  |  | 53,182 |
Advertising and promotion |  |  | 15,264 |  |  |  | 52,506 |  |  |  | 88,132 |
Other |  |  | 374,775 |  |  |  | 332,060 |  |  |  | 385,707 |
|  | $ | 485,127 |  |  | $ | 480,847 |  |  | $ | 639,844 |

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