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Property, Plant, and Equipment (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Property, Plant, and Equipment |
Summary of costs for property, plant, and equipment |
|  | September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011 |
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|  | (in thousands) |
Land and improvements |  | $ | 28,520 |  | $ | 26,136 |
Buildings |  |  | 38,824 |  |  | 37,289 |
Machinery and equipment |  |  | 2,018,529 |  |  | 1,967,269 |
Automotive equipment |  |  | 12,441 |  |  | 10,217 |
Furniture and fixtures |  |  | 13,365 |  |  | 12,349 |
Leasehold improvements |  |  | 2,469 |  |  | 1,445 |
Railcars |  |  | 2,496 |  |  | 2,496 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 177,858 |  |  | 94,085 |
|  |  | 2,294,502 |  |  | 2,151,286 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  | 572,483 |  |  | 478,325 |
|  | $ | 1,722,019 |  | $ | 1,672,961 |

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