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Supplemental Balance Sheet and Income Statement Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Supplemental Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Cash Flow Information |
Schedule of accrued liabilities | Accrued liabilities include the following: ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | December 31,
​ |  | 2024 |  | 2023
​ | ​ | (In thousands)
Accrued compensation | ​ | $ | 68,776 | ​ | $ | 58,769
Deferred revenue | ​ |  | 30,902 | ​ | ​ | 29,233
Other taxes payable | ​ |  | 33,446 | ​ | ​ | 41,322
Workers’ compensation liabilities | ​ |  | 6,588 | ​ |  | 6,588
Interest payable | ​ |  | 66,300 | ​ |  | 57,607
Litigation reserves | ​ |  | 10,493 | ​ |  | 19,924
Other accrued liabilities | ​ |  | 7,254 | ​ |  | 16,797
​ | ​ | $ | 223,759 | ​ | $ | 230,240
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Schedule of investment income (loss) | Investment income (loss) includes the following: ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, |
​ | ​ | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |
​ |  | (In thousands) | ​
Interest and dividend income | ​ | $ | 39,097 | ​ | $ | 45,900 | ​ | $ | 15,474 | ​
Gains (losses) on marketable securities | ​ |  | (384) | ​ |  | (2,080) | ​ |  | (482) | ​
​ | ​ | $ | 38,713 | ​ | $ | 43,820 | ​ | $ | 14,992 | ​
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Schedule of other, net | Other, net includes the following: ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, |
​ | ​ | ​ | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |
​ | ​ |  | (In thousands) | ​
Losses on sales, disposals and involuntary conversions of long-lived assets | ​ | ​ | $ | 26,358 | ​ | $ | 13,923 | ​ | $ | 7,350 | ​
Transaction related costs | ​ | ​ | ​ | 6,763 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Other than temporary impairment on securities | ​ | ​ | ​ | 26,080 | ​ | ​ | 8,293 | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Energy transition initiatives | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,260 | ​ | ​ | 6,502 | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Warrant and derivative valuation | ​ | ​ | ​ | (16,894) | ​ | ​ | (54,948) | ​ | ​ | 95,876 | ​
Litigation expenses and reserves | ​ | ​ |  | 6,284 | ​ | ​ | 26,451 | ​ | ​ | 15,160 | ​
Foreign currency transaction losses | ​ | ​ |  | 28,149 | ​ | ​ | 37,285 | ​ | ​ | 6,689 | ​
Loss (gain) on debt buyback | ​ | ​ |  | 14,857 | ​ | ​ | (25,274) | ​ | ​ | (4,597) | ​
Other losses (gains) | ​ | ​ |  | 13,959 | ​ | ​ | (12,958) | ​ | ​ | 6,621 | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 106,816 | ​ | $ | (726) | ​ | $ | 127,099 | ​
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Schedule of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), by component, include the following: ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Gains | ​ | Defined | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | (losses) on | ​ | benefit | ​ | Foreign | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | cash flow | ​ | pension plan | ​ | currency | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | hedges |  | items |  | items |  | Total
​ | ​ | (In thousands (1) )
As of January 1, 2023 | ​ | $ | 2 | ​ | $ | (3,767) | ​ | $ | (7,273) | ​ | $ | (11,038)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | ​ |  | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ |  | 45 | ​ | ​ | 45
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ​ |  | — | ​ | ​ | 161 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 161
Net other comprehensive income (loss) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 161 | ​ |  | 45 | ​ |  | 206
As of December 31, 2023 | ​ | $ | 2 | ​ | $ | (3,606) | ​ | $ | (7,228) | ​ | $ | (10,832)
(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, 2024 | ​ | $ | 2 | ​ | $ | (3,606) | ​ | $ | (7,228) | ​ | $ | (10,832)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 256 | ​ |  | 256
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 162 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 162
Net other comprehensive income (loss) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 162 | ​ |  | 256 | ​ |  | 418
As of December 31, 2024 | ​ | $ | 2 | ​ | $ | (3,444) | ​ | $ | (6,972) | ​ | $ | (10,414)
(1) | All amounts are net of tax.
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Schedule of line items that were reclassified to net income | ​ Line item in consolidated statement of income (loss) ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, |
​ | ​ | ​ | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |
​ | ​ |  | (In thousands) | ​
General and administrative expenses | ​ | ​ |  | 210 | ​ |  | 209 | ​ |  | 208 | ​
Total income (loss) before income tax | ​ | ​ |  | (210) | ​ |  | (209) | ​ |  | (208) | ​
Tax expense (benefit) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (48) | ​ | ​ | (48) | ​ | ​ | (48) | ​
Reclassification adjustment for (gains)/ losses included in net income (loss) | ​ | ​ | $ | (162) | ​ | $ | (161) | ​ | $ | (160) | ​
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Schedule of supplemental cash flow information | Supplemental cash flow information includes the following: ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, |
​ |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |
​ | ​ | (In thousands) |
Cash paid for income taxes (refunded), net | ​ | $ | 73,799 | ​ | $ | 49,486 | ​ | $ | 29,191 | ​
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest | ​ | $ | 198,561 | ​ | $ | 186,923 | ​ | $ | 189,755 | ​
Net change in accounts payable related to capital expenditures | ​ | $ | 41,721 | ​ | $ | 10,363 | ​ | $ | 8,615 | ​
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