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Composition of certain balance sheet accounts at December 31 | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Regulation SX Balance Sheet Disclosures [Abstract] |
Composition of certain balance sheet accounts at December 31 |
10. | Composition of certain balance sheet accounts at December 31
Components of Prepaid and other current assets: |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Income/withholding tax receivable – current |  | $ | 18,559 |  |  | $ | 95 |
Prepaid and other assets |  |  | 14,209 |  |  |  | 10,774 |
Derivative assets |  |  | 3,998 |  |  |  | 2,864 |
VAT receivable |  |  | 3,880 |  |  |  | 4,559 |
|  | $ | 40,646 |  |  | $ | 18,292 |
Components of Other assets: |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Investment in Mt. Holly and joint ventures |  | $ | 40,922 |  |  | $ | 37,570 |
Maintenance and operating supplies – non-current |  |  | 17,887 |  |  |  | 17,986 |
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies |  |  | 16,286 |  |  |  | 14,365 |
Rabbi trust assets |  |  | 14,616 |  |  |  | - |
Income tax receivables – non-current |  |  | 12,103 |  |  |  | 9,127 |
Capitalized financing fees |  |  | 2,735 |  |  |  | 3,906 |
|  | $ | 104,549 |  |  | $ | 82,954 |
Components of Accrued and other current liabilities: |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Other accrued and current liabilities |  | $ | 18,838 |  |  | $ | 20,510 |
Income taxes payable |  |  | 13,370 |  |  |  | 11,201 |
Accrued vacation pay |  |  | 5,922 |  |  |  | 5,259 |
Accrued bond interest |  |  | 2,560 |  |  |  | 2,903 |
Accrued curtailment expenses |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | 1,622 |
|  | $ | 40,776 |  |  | $ | 41,495 |
Components of Other liabilities: |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
E.ON contingent liability and accrued interest |  | $ | 13,958 |  |  | $ | 13,091 |
Asset retirement obligations – non-current |  |  | 13,887 |  |  |  | 13,059 |
Accrued workers' compensation cost – non-current |  |  | 7,210 |  |  |  | 6,985 |
Other liabilities |  |  | 4,950 |  |  |  | 4,477 |
|  | $ | 40,005 |  |  | $ | 37,612 |
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss: |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Unrealized loss on financial instruments |  | $ | (1,040 | ) |  | $ | (415 | )
Defined benefit plan liabilities |  |  | (142,259 | ) |  |  | (64,296 | )
Equity in investee other comprehensive income (1) |  |  | (8,476 | ) |  |  | (8,223 | )
Other comprehensive loss before income tax effect |  |  | (151,775 | ) |  |  | (72,934 | )
Income tax effect |  |  | 17,187 |  |  |  | 22,958 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | $ | (134,588 | ) |  | $ | (49,976 | )
(1) | The amount includes our equity in the other comprehensive income of Mt. Holly Aluminum Company.

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