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Supplemental Cash Flow Information - Additional Information Relating to Cash Flow Activities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Cash payments (refunds) for: |  |
Income taxes, net | $ (1,141) | $ 1,009
Noncash continuing investing and financing activities: |  |
Accounts payable associated with additions of property, plant and equipment | 14,609 | 14,968
Incentive tax credit receivable associated with property, plant and equipment |  | 8,125
Series E Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] |  |
Noncash continuing investing and financing activities: |  |
Dividends accrued on redeemable preferred | 19,748 | 17,248
Accretion of redeemable preferred | $ 2,882 | $ 4,852

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- Definition The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income, net of any cash received during the current period as refunds for the overpayment of taxes. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98513485&loc=d3e4297-108586 + Details
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