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Asset Retirement Obligation | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Asset Retirement Obligation [Abstract] |
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION |
16. | ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
During 2008, we recorded $11.5 million, net present value, of asset retirement obligations related to the legal requirement to close several lagoons at the Spring Grove, PA facility. Historically, lagoons were used to dispose of residual waste material. Closure of the lagoons, which is expected to be completed over the next four years, will be accomplished by filling the lagoons, installing a non-permeable liner which will be covered with soil to construct the required cap over the lagoons. The amount referred to above, in addition to upward revisions, were accrued with a corresponding increase in the carrying value of the property, equipment and timberlands caption on the consolidated balance sheet. The amount capitalized is being amortized as a charge to operations on the straight-line basis in relation to the expected closure period. Following is a summary of the reserve for asset retirement obligations for the periods indicated:
In thousands |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  | 2011 |
Balance at Jan. 1, |  | $ | 9,679 |  |  | $ | 9,717 |
Upward revision |  |  | – |  |  |  | 611 |
Accretion |  |  | 458 |  |  |  | 550 |
Payments |  |  | (1,255 | ) |  |  | (1,199 | )
Balance at Dec. 31, |  | $ | 8,882 |  |  | $ | 9,679 |
At December 31, 2012 and 2011, $3.6 million and $1.5 million, respectively, is recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Other current liabilities” and the balance is recorded under the caption “Other long-term liabilities.”

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- Definition The entire disclosure for an asset retirement obligation and the associated long-lived asset. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement from service of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7569-110849 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 143 -Paragraph 22 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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