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Other Expense, Income and Non-Operating Other Expense (Income), net (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Other Income And Expenses [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Expense, Income and Non-Operating Other Expense (Income), Net |
|  | Six Months Ended |  |  | Three Months Ended |
|  | June 30, |  |  | June 30, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Other expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized and unrealized losses on contractual obligations associated with carbon credits |  | $ | 1,634 |  |  | $ | 546 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 313 |
Losses on sales and disposals of property and equipment |  |  | 1,008 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 164 |  |  |  | (50 | )
Dismantle and demolition expense (1) |  |  | 559 |  |  |  | 2,100 |  |  |  | 559 |  |  |  | 912 |
Miscellaneous penalties |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 796 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 484 |
Impairment on long-lived assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | 210 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Miscellaneous expense (2) |  |  | 123 |  |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 67 |
Total other expense |  | $ | 3,327 |  |  | $ | 3,756 |  |  | $ | 744 |  |  | $ | 1,726 |
Other income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized and unrealized gains on carbon credits |  | $ | 1,925 |  |  | $ | 546 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 313 |
Settlements of litigation and potential litigation (3) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 545 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Miscellaneous income (2) |  |  | 289 |  |  |  | 454 |  |  |  | 140 |  |  |  | 270 |
Total other income |  | $ | 2,214 |  |  | $ | 1,545 |  |  | $ | 140 |  |  | $ | 583 |
Other expense, net |  | $ | 1,113 |  |  | $ | 2,211 |  |  | $ | 604 |  |  | $ | 1,143 |
Non-operating other expense (income), net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  | $ | (174 | ) |  | $ | (12 | ) |  | $ | (79 | ) |  | $ | (4 | )
Miscellaneous income (2) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Miscellaneous expense (2) |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 12 |
Total non-operating other expense (income), net |  | $ | (153 | ) |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | (76 | ) |  | $ | 8 |
(1) | Amount relates to the dismantling and demolition of certain plants 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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