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Other Expense, Income and Non-Operating Other Income, net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Other Income And Expenses [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Expense, Income and Non-Operating Other Income, Net |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Other expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized and unrealized losses on contractual obligations associated with carbon credits |  |  | 2,759 |  |  |  | 2,799 |  |  |  | 1,233 |
Losses on sales and disposals of property and equipment |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 1,327 |  |  |  | 728 |
Dismantle and demolition expense (1) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 559 |  |  |  | 2,578 |
Miscellaneous penalties |  |  | 130 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 818 |
Miscellaneous expense |  |  | 493 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 257 |
Total other expense |  | $ | 3,393 |  |  | $ | 4,709 |  |  | $ | 5,614 |
Other income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized and unrealized gains on carbon credits |  | $ | 3,663 |  |  | $ | 3,089 |  |  | $ | 1,233 |
Settlements of litigation and potential litigation (2) |  |  | 311 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 545 |
Miscellaneous income |  |  | 1,206 |  |  |  | 576 |  |  |  | 312 |
Total other income |  | $ | 5,180 |  |  | $ | 3,665 |  |  | $ | 2,090 |
Other expense (income), net |  | $ | (1,787 | ) |  | $ | 1,044 |  |  | $ | 3,524 |
Non-operating other expense (income), net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  | $ | (391 | ) |  | $ | (301 | ) |  | $ | (42 | )
Miscellaneous income |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | )
Loss on embedded derivative and other expense |  |  | 520 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 66 |
Total non-operating other expense (income), net |  | $ | 129 |  |  | $ | (281 | ) |  | $ | 23 |
(1) | Amounts relate to the dismantling and demolition of certain plant and equipment at our facilities.
(2) | Amount relates primarily to settlements reached with certain of our vendors.

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