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Other Income, Expense and Non-Operating Other Income, net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Other Income And Expenses [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Income and Non-Operating Other Income, Net |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Other income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized and unrealized gains on carbon credits |  | $ | 1,233 |  |  | $ | 876 |  |  | $ | 1,995 |
Settlements of litigation and potential litigation (1) |  |  | 545 |  |  |  | 2,303 |  |  |  | 1,562 |
Miscellaneous income (2) |  |  | 545 |  |  |  | 632 |  |  |  | 381 |
Total other income |  | $ | 2,323 |  |  | $ | 3,811 |  |  | $ | 3,938 |
Other expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dismantle and demolition expense (3) |  | $ | 2,578 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Realized and unrealized losses on contractual obligations associated with carbon credits |  |  | 1,233 |  |  |  | 721 |  |  |  | 1,844 |
Miscellaneous penalties |  |  | 824 |  |  |  | 112 |  |  |  | 168 |
Losses on sales and disposals of property and equipment |  |  | 737 |  |  |  | 996 |  |  |  | 1,280 |
Miscellaneous expense (2) |  |  | 302 |  |  |  | 289 |  |  |  | 531 |
Total other expense |  | $ | 5,674 |  |  | $ | 2,118 |  |  | $ | 3,823 |
Other income (expense), net |  | $ | (3,351 | ) |  | $ | 1,693 |  |  | $ | 115 |
Non-operating other income, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  | $ | 165 |  |  | $ | 87 |  |  | $ | 77 |
Miscellaneous income (2) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 263 |  |  |  | — |
Miscellaneous expense (2) |  |  | (66 | ) |  |  | (69 | ) |  |  | (77 | )
Total non-operating other income, net |  | $ | 100 |  |  | $ | 281 |  |  | $ | — |
(1) | Amounts relate primarily to settlements reached with certain vendors of our Chemical Business.
(2) | Amounts represent numerous unrelated transactions, none of which are individually significant requiring separate disclosure.
(3) | Amount relates to the dismantling and demolition of certain plant and equipment at our chemical facilities.

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