(8) Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities Accrued expenses and other current liabilities were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | December 31,
2015 | | December 31,
2014 | | | | | | (in thousands) | Property taxes | $ | 1,371 |
| | $ | 1,376 |
| Current interest rate swap liabilities | 119 |
| | 855 |
| Accrued interest | 458 |
| | 458 |
| Railcar maintenance accruals | 209 |
| | 2,827 |
| Affiliates (1) | 2,334 |
| | 2,094 |
| Other accrued expenses and liabilities | 1,192 |
| | 1,952 |
| | $ | 5,683 |
| | $ | 9,562 |
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| | (1) | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities include amounts owed by the Partnership to CVR Energy and its subsidiaries, which are related parties under the feedstock and shared services agreement and services agreement. Refer to "Allocation of Costs" in Note 2 ("Summary of Significant Accounting Policies") and refer to Note 14 ("Related Party Transactions") for additional discussion. |
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