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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

Schedule of reconciliation of asset retirement obligations

		Three Months Ended			Year Ended
		March 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
		(in thousands)
Asset retirement obligation liability, beginning balance		$	7,471		$	7,247
Settlements		—			(52		)
Accretion of liability		101			407
Adjustment reflecting updated estimates		—			(131		)
Asset retirement obligation liability, ending balance		$	7,572		$	7,471

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Tabular disclosure of the changes in carrying amount of a liability for asset retirement obligations, for changes such as new obligations, changes in estimates of existing obligations, spending on existing obligations, property dispositions, and foreign currency translation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 410

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

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