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Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Components Of Intangible Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | $ 395,363 | $ 389,942
Accumulated Amortization | 184,650 | 166,496
Carrying Value | 210,713 | 223,446
Customer relationships |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 94,654 | 94,654
Accumulated Amortization | 88,888 | 86,285
Carrying Value | 5,766 | 8,369
Licensing agreements |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 38,678 | 38,678
Accumulated Amortization | 33,577 | 31,694
Carrying Value | 5,101 | 6,984
Segment total |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 133,332 | 133,332
Accumulated Amortization | 122,465 | 117,979
Carrying Value | 10,867 | 15,353
Customer relationships |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 35,430 | 35,430
Accumulated Amortization | 33,268 | 32,044
Carrying Value | 2,162 | 3,386
Intangibles associated with lease |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 13,260 | 13,260
Accumulated Amortization | 4,341 | 3,986
Carrying Value | 8,919 | 9,274
Segment total |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 48,690 | 48,690
Accumulated Amortization | 37,609 | 36,030
Carrying Value | 11,081 | 12,660
Marine contract intangibles |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 27,000 | 27,000
Accumulated Amortization | 4,950 | 900
Carrying Value | 22,050 | 26,100
Offshore pipeline contract intangibles |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 158,101 | 158,101
Accumulated Amortization | 9,708 | 3,467
Carrying Value | 148,393 | 154,634
Other |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 28,240 | 22,819
Accumulated Amortization | 9,918 | 8,120
Carrying Value | $ 18,322 | $ 14,699

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