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Details Of Certain Accounts | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Details Of Certain Accounts [Abstract] |
Details Of Certain Accounts | Note 3 — Details of Certain Accounts Other current assets and other assets, net consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | September 30, |  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Note receivable (1) | $ | 10,000 | $ | - |
Other receivables |  | 840 |  | 785 |
Prepaid insurance |  | 9,613 |  | 7,038 |
Other prepaids |  | 15,969 |  | 12,999 |
Spare parts inventory |  | 2,429 |  | 1,038 |
Value added tax receivable |  | 9,120 |  | 7,589 |
Other |  | 35 |  | 260 |
Total other current assets | $ | 48,006 | $ | 29,709 |
|  | September 30, |  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Note receivable (1) | $ | 20,000 | $ | - |
Deferred dry dock expenses, net |  | 14,249 |  | 20,833 |
Deferred financing costs, net (Note 6) |  | 24,077 |  | 24,297 |
Intangible assets with finite lives, net |  | 654 |  | 622 |
Other |  | 1,290 |  | 1,515 |
Total other assets, net | $ | 60,270 | $ | 47,267 |
(1) Relates to the promissory note we received in connection with the sale of our Ingleside spoolbase in January 2014. Interest on the note is payable quarterly at a rate of 6% per annum. A $10 million principal reduction is required to be paid on each December 31 of 2014, 2015 and 2016. Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | September 30, |  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Accrued payroll and related benefits | $ | 55,613 | $ | 50,527 |
Current asset retirement obligations |  | 742 |  | 2,024 |
Unearned revenue |  | 6,490 |  | 19,608 |
Billing in excess of cost |  | - |  | 1,677 |
Accrued interest |  | 1,362 |  | 4,187 |
Derivative liability (Note 15) |  | 5,917 |  | 2,651 |
Taxes payable excluding income tax payable |  | 7,918 |  | 4,811 |
Pipelay assets sale deposit |  | - |  | 5,000 |
Other |  | 7,927 |  | 5,997 |
Total accrued liabilities | $ | 85,969 | $ | 96,482 |

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