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Supplemental Balance Sheet and Income Statement Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Supplemental Balance Sheet and Income Statement Information |
Accrued liabilities | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | June 30, | ​ | December 31, | ​
​ |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
​ | ​ | (In thousands) |
Accrued compensation | ​ | $ | 85,811 | ​ | $ | 92,358 | ​
Deferred revenue and proceeds on insurance and asset sales | ​ |  | 104,600 | ​ | ​ | 149,266 | ​
Other taxes payable | ​ |  | 17,196 | ​ | ​ | 33,199 | ​
Workers’ compensation liabilities | ​ |  | 15,214 | ​ |  | 16,316 | ​
Interest payable | ​ |  | 53,728 | ​ |  | 59,718 | ​
Litigation reserves | ​ |  | 18,890 | ​ |  | 24,926 | ​
Current liability to discontinued operations | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 2,445 | ​
Dividends declared and payable | ​ |  | 7,832 | ​ |  | 25,330 | ​
Other accrued liabilities | ​ |  | 16,492 | ​ |  | 14,354 | ​
​ | ​ | $ | 319,763 | ​ | $ | 417,912 | ​
Schedule of investment income (loss) | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Three Months Ended | ​ | Six Months Ended | ​
​ |  | June 30, | ​ | June 30, | ​
​ |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
​ | (In thousands)
Interest and dividend income | ​ | $ | 2,248 | ​ | $ | 1,136 | ​ | $ | 4,281 | ​ | $ | 2,326 | ​
Gains (losses) on marketable securities | ​ |  | (1,779) | ​ |  | (4,300) | ​ |  | 5,865 | ​ |  | (5,025) | ​
​ | ​ | $ | 469 | ​ | $ | (3,164) | ​ | $ | 10,146 | ​ | $ | (2,699) | ​
Other, net | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | Three Months Ended | ​ | Six Months Ended | ​
​ | ​ |  | June 30, | ​ | June 30, | ​
​ | ​ |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
​ | (In thousands)
Losses (gains) on sales, disposals and involuntary conversions of long-lived assets | ​ | ​ | $ | 6,527 | ​ | $ | 3,594 | ​ | $ | 10,160 | ​ | $ | 5,834 | ​
Litigation expenses and reserves | ​ | ​ |  | (521) | ​ | ​ | 4,677 | ​ | ​ | 6,611 | ​ | ​ | 8,277 | ​
Foreign currency transaction losses (gains) | ​ | ​ |  | 1,398 | ​ | ​ | 3,742 | ​ | ​ | 9,970 | ​ | ​ | 6,244 | ​
Other losses (gains) | ​ | ​ |  | 495 | ​ | ​ | (4,032) | ​ | ​ | 1,327 | ​ | ​ | (5,329) | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 7,899 | ​ | $ | 7,981 | ​ | $ | 28,068 | ​ | $ | 15,026 | ​
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Schedule of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | Unrealized |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |
​ | ​ | Gains | ​ | gains (losses) | ​ | Defined | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |
​ | ​ | (losses) on | ​ | on available- | ​ | benefit | ​ | Foreign | ​ | ​ | ​ |
​ | ​ | cash flow | ​ | for-sale | ​ | pension plan | ​ | currency | ​ | ​ | ​ |
​ |  | hedges |  | securities |  | items |  | items |  | Total |
​ | ​ | (In thousands (1) ) |
As of January 1, 2018 | ​ | $ | (922) | ​ | $ | 9,144 | ​ | $ | (4,111) | ​ | $ | 7,074 | ​ | $ | 11,185 | ​
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | ​ |  | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (14,913) | ​ | ​ | (14,913) | ​
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ​ |  | 216 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 83 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 299 | ​
Adoption of ASU No. 2016-01 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (9,144) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (9,144) | ​
Net other comprehensive income (loss) | ​ |  | 216 | ​ |  | (9,144) | ​ |  | 83 | ​ |  | (14,913) | ​ |  | (23,758) | ​
As of June 30, 2018 | ​ | $ | (706) | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | (4,028) | ​ | $ | (7,839) | ​ | $ | (12,573) | ​
(1) | All amounts are net of tax.
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | Unrealized |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |
​ | ​ | Gains | ​ | gains (losses) | ​ | Defined | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |
​ | ​ | (losses) on | ​ | on available- | ​ | benefit | ​ | Foreign | ​ | ​ | ​ |
​ | ​ | cash flow | ​ | for-sale | ​ | pension plan | ​ | currency | ​ | ​ | ​ |
​ |  | hedges |  | securities |  | items |  | items |  | Total |
​ | ​ | (In thousands (1) ) |
As of January 1, 2019 | ​ | $ | (492) | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | (3,945) | ​ | $ | (24,888) | ​ | $ | (29,325) | ​
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 15,539 | ​ |  | 15,539 | ​
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ​ |  | 212 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 84 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 296 | ​
Net other comprehensive income (loss) | ​ |  | 212 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 84 | ​ |  | 15,539 | ​ |  | 15,835 | ​
As of June 30, 2019 | ​ | $ | (280) | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | (3,861) | ​ | $ | (9,349) | ​ | $ | (13,490) | ​
(1) | All amounts are net of tax.
Schedule of line items that were reclassified from net income | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | Three Months Ended | ​ | Six Months Ended | ​
​ | ​ |  | June 30, | ​ | June 30, | ​
​ | ​ |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
​ | (In thousands)
Interest expense | ​ | ​ | $ | 142 | ​ | $ | 142 | ​ | $ | 282 | ​ | $ | 282 | ​
General and administrative expenses | ​ | ​ |  | 54 | ​ |  | 54 | ​ |  | 108 | ​ |  | 108 | ​
Total income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax | ​ | ​ |  | (196) | ​ |  | (196) | ​ |  | (390) | ​ |  | (390) | ​
Tax expense (benefit) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (48) | ​ | ​ | (48) | ​ | ​ | (94) | ​ | ​ | (91) | ​
Reclassification adjustment for (gains)/ losses included in net income (loss) | ​ | ​ | $ | (148) | ​ | $ | (148) | ​ | $ | (296) | ​ | $ | (299) | ​
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