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Capitalized Interest Capitalized Interest (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Capitalized Interest [Abstract] |
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Table Text Block] | The summary of capitalized interest for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands) | 2013 |  | 2012
Capitalized interest, beginning of period | $ | 15,376 |  |  | $ | 18,869 |
Interest capitalized to inventory | 2,777 |  |  | 1,866 |
Capitalized interest charged to cost of sales | (3,528 | ) |  | (2,565 | )
Capitalized interest, end of period | $ | 14,625 |  |  | $ | 18,170 |
Interest incurred | $ | 7,117 |  |  | $ | 6,472 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amounts paid in advance for capitalized costs that will be expensed with the passage of time or the occurrence of a triggering event, and will be charged against earnings within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer; the aggregate carrying amount of current assets, not separately presented elsewhere in the balance sheet; and other deferred costs. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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