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Other Investments and Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Investments All Other Investments [Abstract] |
Summary of Other Investments and Assets | Other investments and assets consisted of the following:
|  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Cash surrender value of life insurance |  | $ | 19,290 |  |  | $ | 19,142 |
Workers’ compensation insurance security deposits |  |  | 3,350 |  |  |  | 3,350 |
Other |  |  | 8,728 |  |  |  | 9,924 |
Total other investments and assets |  | $ | 31,368 |  |  | $ | 32,416 |

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