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Other Financial Information | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Other Financial Information [Abstract] |
Other Financial Information | ﻿ Note G – Other Financial Information Additional disclosures regarding cash flow activities are provided below. ﻿
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﻿(Thousands of dollars) | 2019 |  | 2018 |
﻿Net (increase) decrease in operating working capital other than cash and cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |
﻿(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable | $ | (112,673) |  | 4,227 |
﻿Decrease in inventories |  | 3,930 |  | 15,637 |
﻿(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses |  | (10,763) |  | 3,446 |
﻿Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | 21,131 |  | (26,908) |
﻿Increase(decrease) in income taxes payable |  | (130) |  | 45 |
﻿Net (increase) decrease in noncash operating working capital | $ | (98,505) |  | (3,553) |
﻿Supplementary disclosures: |  |  |  |  |
﻿Cash income taxes paid, net of refunds | $ | – |  | (1,104) |
﻿Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized of $0 in 2019 and 2018 |  | 39,024 |  | 35,158 |
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﻿Non-cash investing activities: |  |  |  |  |
﻿Asset retirement costs capitalized | $ | 486 |  | 727 |
﻿(Increase) decrease in capital expenditure accrual |  | (63,328) |  | (17,592) |
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