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Supplemental Cash Flow Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

		Six months ended June 30,
		2011				2010
Cash paid for:
Interest		$	11,148			$	9,292
Income taxes (1)			27,685				1,881
Cash received for:
Interest			199				214
Income tax refunds			—				18,171

(1) We paid withholding taxes in Iceland of $26,900 in the first quarter of 2011.  

Non-cash activities

In the first quarter of 2010, we issued shares of common stock as part of our performance share program to satisfy a $964 performance share liability to certain key employees.

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Designated to encapsulate the entire footnote disclosure that provides information on the supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
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