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Other Expense, Other Income and Non-Operating Other Expense (Income), net (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Other Income And Expenses [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Expense, Other Income and Non-Operating Other Expense (Income), Net | Other Expense, Other Income and Non-Operating Other Expense (Income), net
|  | Nine Months Ended |  |  | Three Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  |  |  |  | (In Thousands) |  |  |  |
Other expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dismantle and demolition expense (1) |  | $ | 2,364 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 264 |  |  | $ | — |
Miscellaneous penalties |  |  | 806 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | — |
Losses on sales and disposals of property and equipment |  |  | 677 |  |  |  | 667 |  |  |  | 677 |  |  |  | 116 |
Realized and unrealized losses on contractual obligations associated with carbon credits |  |  | 546 |  |  |  | 248 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 248 |
Miscellaneous expense (2) |  |  | 314 |  |  |  | 191 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 20 |
Total other expense |  | $ | 4,707 |  |  | $ | 1,106 |  |  | $ | 951 |  |  | $ | 384 |
Other income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized and unrealized gains on carbon credits |  | $ | 546 |  |  | $ | 248 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 248 |
Settlements of litigation and potential litigation (3) |  |  | 545 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Gains (losses) on sales and disposals of property and equipment |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (179 | ) |  |  | — |
Miscellaneous income (2) |  |  | 624 |  |  |  | 589 |  |  |  | 349 |  |  |  | 241 |
Total other income |  | $ | 1,715 |  |  | $ | 837 |  |  | $ | 170 |  |  | $ | 489 |
Non-operating other expense (income), net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  | $ | (64 | ) |  | $ | (70 | ) |  | $ | (52 | ) |  | $ | (22 | )
Miscellaneous income (2) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (263 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Miscellaneous expense (2) |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | 63 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 24 |
Total non-operating other expense (income), net |  | $ | (10 | ) |  | $ | (270 | ) |  | $ | (34 | ) |  | $ | 2 |
(1) | Amount relates to the dismantling and demolition of certain plant and equipment at our chemical facilities.
(2) | Amounts represent numerous unrelated transactions, none of which are individually significant requiring separate disclosure.
(3) | Amount relates primarily to a settlement reached associated with a class action insurance brokerage antitrust litigation.

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