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Details Of Certain Accounts (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Details Of Certain Accounts [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Other Current Assets |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Note receivable (1) | $ | 17,500 | $ | - |
Other receivables |  | 423 |  | 785 |
Prepaid insurance |  | 6,582 |  | 7,038 |
Other prepaids |  | 15,541 |  | 12,999 |
Spare parts inventory |  | 1,857 |  | 1,038 |
Value added tax receivable |  | 9,326 |  | 7,589 |
Other |  | 72 |  | 260 |
Total other current assets | $ | 51,301 | $ | 29,709 |
| (1) |  | Relates to the remaining balance of the promissory note we received in connection with the sale of our Ingleside spoolbase in January 2014 (Note 2)
Schedule Of Other Assets, Net |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Note receivable (1) | $ | 10,000 | $ | - |
Deferred dry dock expenses, net (Note 2) |  | 11,631 |  | 20,833 |
Deferred financing costs, net (Note 6) |  | 23,399 |  | 24,297 |
Intangible assets with finite lives, net |  | 696 |  | 622 |
Charter fee deposit (Note 11) |  | 12,544 |  | - |
Other |  | 1,002 |  | 1,515 |
Total other assets, net | $ | 59,272 | $ | 47,267 |
| (1) |  | Relates to the remaining balance of the promissory note we received in connection with the sale of our Ingleside spoolbase in January 2014 (Note 2).
Schedule Of Accrued Liabilities |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Accrued payroll and related benefits | $ | 61,246 | $ | 50,527 |
Current asset retirement obligations |  | 575 |  | 2,024 |
Unearned revenue |  | 11,461 |  | 19,608 |
Billing in excess of cost |  | - |  | 1,677 |
Accrued interest |  | 4,221 |  | 4,187 |
Derivative liability (Note 15) |  | 13,222 |  | 2,651 |
Taxes payable excluding income tax payable |  | 6,236 |  | 4,811 |
Pipelay assets sale deposit |  | - |  | 5,000 |
Other |  | 7,962 |  | 5,997 |
Total accrued liabilities | $ | 104,923 | $ | 96,482 |

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