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Supplemental Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Cash Flow Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Supplemental Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Cash Flow Information |
Accrued liabilities | ​
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​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31, | ​
​ |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |
​ | ​ | (In thousands) |
Accrued compensation | ​ | $ | 82,462 | ​ | $ | 97,003 | ​
Deferred revenue and proceeds on insurance and asset sales | ​ |  | 61,473 | ​ | ​ | 89,051 | ​
Other taxes payable | ​ |  | 28,602 | ​ | ​ | 31,472 | ​
Workers’ compensation liabilities | ​ |  | 7,788 | ​ |  | 30,214 | ​
Interest payable | ​ |  | 62,935 | ​ |  | 51,316 | ​
Litigation reserves | ​ |  | 13,976 | ​ |  | 14,736 | ​
Dividends declared and payable | ​ |  | 3,653 | ​ |  | 7,832 | ​
Other accrued liabilities | ​ |  | 15,196 | ​ |  | 11,658 | ​
​ | ​ | $ | 276,085 | ​ | $ | 333,282 | ​
Schedule of investment income (loss) | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, |
​ | ​ | ​ | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
​ |  |  | (In thousands) | ​
Interest and dividend income | ​ | ​ | $ | 4,705 | ​ | $ | 8,424 | ​ | $ | 4,957 | ​
Gains (losses) on marketable securities | ​ | ​ |  | (3,267) | ​ |  | 1,794 | ​ |  | (14,456) | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 1,438 | ​ | $ | 10,218 | ​ | $ | (9,499) | ​
Other, net | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, |
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
​ | ​ |  |  | (In thousands) | ​
Losses (gains) on sales, disposals and involuntary conversions of long-lived assets | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 12,363 | ​ | $ | 7,141 | ​ | $ | 11,789 | ​
Litigation expenses and reserves | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | 4,249 | ​ | ​ | 5,226 | ​ | ​ | 9,939 | ​
Foreign currency transaction losses (gains) | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | 12,125 | ​ | ​ | 20,929 | ​ | ​ | 4,156 | ​
Other losses (gains) | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | (170) | ​ | ​ | (72) | ​ | ​ | 3,648 | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 28,567 | ​ | $ | 33,224 | ​ | $ | 29,532 | ​
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Schedule of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ​
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​ | ​ | Gains | ​ | Defined | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |
​ | ​ | (losses) on | ​ | benefit | ​ | Foreign | ​ | ​ | ​ |
​ | ​ | cash flow | ​ | pension plan | ​ | currency | ​ | ​ | ​ |
​ |  | hedges |  | items |  | items |  | Total |
​ | ​ | (In thousands (1) ) |
As of January 1, 2019 | ​ | $ | (492) | ​ | $ | (3,945) | ​ | $ | (24,888) | ​ | $ | (29,325) | ​
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | ​ |  | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ |  | 16,943 | ​ | ​ | 16,943 | ​
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ​ |  | 427 | ​ | ​ | 167 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 594 | ​
Net other comprehensive income (loss) | ​ |  | 427 | ​ |  | 167 | ​ |  | 16,943 | ​ |  | 17,537 | ​
As of December 31, 2019 | ​ | $ | (65) | ​ | $ | (3,778) | ​ | $ | (7,945) | ​ | $ | (11,788) | ​
(1) | All amounts are net of tax.
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​ | ​ | Gains | ​ | Defined | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |
​ | ​ | (losses) on | ​ | benefit | ​ | Foreign | ​ | ​ | ​ |
​ | ​ | cash flow | ​ | pension plan | ​ | currency | ​ | ​ | ​ |
​ |  | hedges |  | items |  | items |  | Total |
​ | ​ | (In thousands (1) ) |
As of January 1, 2020 | ​ | $ | (65) | ​ | $ | (3,778) | ​ | $ | (7,945) | ​ | $ | (11,788) | ​
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 435 | ​ |  | 435 | ​
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ​ |  | 67 | ​ |  | 162 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 229 | ​
Net other comprehensive income (loss) | ​ |  | 67 | ​ |  | 162 | ​ |  | 435 | ​ |  | 664 | ​
As of December 31, 2020 | ​ | $ | 2 | ​ | $ | (3,616) | ​ | $ | (7,510) | ​ | $ | (11,124) | ​
(1) | All amounts are net of tax.
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Schedule of line items that were reclassified from net income | Line item in consolidated statement of income (loss) ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, |
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
​ | ​ |  |  | (In thousands) | ​
Interest expense | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | 160 | ​ |  | 567 | ​ |  | 567 | ​
General and administrative expenses | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | 210 | ​ |  | 217 | ​ |  | 216 | ​
Total income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | (370) | ​ |  | (784) | ​ |  | (783) | ​
Tax expense (benefit) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (141) | ​ | ​ | (190) | ​ | ​ | (187) | ​
Reclassification adjustment for (gains)/ losses included in net income (loss) | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | (229) | ​ | $ | (594) | ​ | $ | (596) | ​
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Supplemental cash flow information | ​
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​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, |
​ |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
​ | ​ | (In thousands) |
Cash paid for income taxes (refunded), net | ​ | $ | (17,505) | ​ | $ | 6,553 | ​ | $ | 11,383 | ​
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest | ​ | $ | 157,437 | ​ | $ | 174,357 | ​ | $ | 202,803 | ​
Net change in accounts payable related to capital expenditures | ​ | $ | (1,188) | ​ | $ | (7,624) | ​ | $ | (8,556) | ​
Non-cash increase in assets attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiary | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 43,928 | ​
Acquisitions of businesses: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Fair value of assets acquired | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 2,929 | ​ | $ | 48,053 | ​
Goodwill | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 11,436 | ​
Liabilities assumed | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (34,489) | ​
Share issuance as consideration (non-cash financing activity) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Cash paid for acquisitions of businesses | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 2,929 | ​ |  | 25,000 | ​
Cash and restricted cash acquired in acquisitions of businesses | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (4,141) | ​
Cash (acquired in) paid for acquisitions of businesses, net | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 2,929 | ​ | $ | 20,859 | ​

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