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Discontinued operations (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Disposal groups, including discontinued operations | The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities classified as held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:
| June 30, 2019 |  | June 30, 2018 |  | December 31, 2018 |
| (In thousands)
Assets |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |
Receivables, net | $ | 428 |  | $ | 572 |  | $ | 430 |
Income taxes receivable (a) | — |  | 1,689 |  | — |
Total current assets held for sale | 428 |  | 2,261 |  | 430 |
Noncurrent assets: |  |  |
Net property, plant and equipment | — |  | 1,236 |  | — |
Deferred income taxes | 1,926 |  | 2,637 |  | 1,926 |
Other | 161 |  | 162 |  | 161 |
Total noncurrent assets held for sale | 2,087 |  | 4,035 |  | 2,087 |
Total assets held for sale | $ | 2,515 |  | $ | 6,296 |  | $ | 2,517 |
Liabilities |  |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |
Accounts payable | $ | 82 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 80 |
Taxes payable | 3,114 |  | 10,656 |  | 1,451 |
Other accrued liabilities | 3,021 |  | 2,746 |  | 2,470 |
Total current liabilities held for sale | 6,217 |  | 13,402 |  | 4,001 |
Noncurrent liabilities: |  |  |
Deferred income taxes (b) | — |  | 37 |  | — |
Total noncurrent liabilities held for sale | — |  | 37 |  | — |
Total liabilities held for sale | $ | 6,217 |  | $ | 13,439 |  | $ | 4,001 |
(a) | On the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets, these amounts were reclassified to taxes payable and are reflected in current liabilities held for sale.
(b) | On the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets, these amounts were reclassified to deferred charges and other assets - deferred income taxes and are reflected in noncurrent assets held for sale.
Reconciliation of major classes of income and expense | The reconciliation of the major classes of income and expense constituting pretax loss from discontinued operations to the after-tax income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statements of Income was as follows:
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended |
| June 30, |  | June 30, |
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  |
| (In thousands) |
Operating revenues | $ | 37 |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 67 |  | $ | 140 |  |
Operating expenses | 1,778 |  | 435 |  |  | 2,023 |  | 609 |  |
Operating loss | (1,741 | ) | (360 | ) |  | (1,956 | ) | (469 | ) |
Other income | — |  | — |  |  | — |  | 12 |  |
Interest expense | — |  | — |  |  | — |  | 575 |  |
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes | (1,741 | ) | (360 | ) |  | (1,956 | ) | (1,032 | ) |
Income taxes | (421 | ) | (87 | ) |  | (473 | ) | (1,235 | ) |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | $ | (1,320 | ) | $ | (273 | ) |  | $ | (1,483 | ) | $ | 203 |  |

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