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Other Expense, Other Income and Non-Operating Other Income, net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Other Expense, Other Income and Non-Operating Other Income, net [Abstract] |
Other Expense, Other Income and Non-Operating Other Income, net |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Other expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized and unrealized losses on contractual obligations associated with carbon credits |  | $ | 1,844 |  |  | $ | 644 |  |  | $ | — |
Losses on sales and disposals of property and equipment |  |  | 1,280 |  |  |  | 460 |  |  |  | 378 |
Miscellaneous expense (1) |  |  | 699 |  |  |  | 158 |  |  |  | 149 |
Total other expense |  | $ | 3,823 |  |  | $ | 1,262 |  |  | $ | 527 |
Other income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized and unrealized gains on carbon credits |  | $ | 1,995 |  |  | $ | 644 |  |  | $ | — |
Settlements of litigation and potential litigation (2) |  |  | 1,562 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 50 |
Property insurance recoveries in excess of losses incurred (3) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,518 |  |  |  | — |
Miscellaneous income (1) |  |  | 381 |  |  |  | 265 |  |  |  | 237 |
Total other income |  | $ | 3,938 |  |  | $ | 8,427 |  |  | $ | 287 |
Non-operating other income, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | 133 |  |  | $ | 216 |
Miscellaneous income (1) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Miscellaneous expense (1) |  |  | (77 | ) |  |  | (80 | ) |  |  | (87 | )
Total non-operating other income, net |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 130 |
(1) |  | Amounts represent numerous unrelated transactions, none of which are individually significant requiring separate disclosure.
(2) |  | Amounts relate primarily to settlements reached with certain vendors of our Chemical Business.
(3) |  | Amount relates primarily to recoveries from property insurance claims associated with our Chemical Business.

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