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Discontinued operations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 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 at December 31 were as follows:
| 2019 |  | 2018 |
| (In thousands)
Assets |  |
Current assets: |  |
Receivables, net | $ | 425 |  | $ | 430 |
Total current assets held for sale | 425 |  | 430 |
Noncurrent assets: |  |
Deferred income taxes | 1,265 |  | 1,926 |
Other | 161 |  | 161 |
Total noncurrent assets held for sale | 1,426 |  | 2,087 |
Total assets held for sale | $ | 1,851 |  | $ | 2,517 |
Liabilities |  |
Current liabilities: |  |
Accounts payable | $ | — |  | $ | 80 |
Taxes payable | 1,279 |  | 1,451 |
Other accrued liabilities | 2,232 |  | 2,470 |
Total current liabilities held for sale | 3,511 |  | 4,001 |
Total liabilities held for sale | $ | 3,511 |  | $ | 4,001 |
Reconciliation of major classes of income and expense | The reconciliation of the major classes of income and expense constituting pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations to the after-tax income (loss) from discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31 were as follows:
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
| (In thousands)
Operating revenues | $ | 103 |  | $ | (459 | ) | $ | 465 |
Operating expenses | 290 |  | 921 |  | (4,607 | )
Operating income (loss) | (187 | ) | (1,380 | ) | 5,072 |
Other income (expense) | — |  | 12 |  | (13 | )
Interest expense | — |  | 575 |  | 250 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes | (187 | ) | (1,943 | ) | 4,809 |
Income taxes* | (474 | ) | (4,875 | ) | 8,592 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | $ | 287 |  | $ | 2,932 |  | $ | (3,783 | )
* Includes eliminations for the presentation of income tax adjustments between continuing and discontinued operations.

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