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Discontinued Operations (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operation Balance Sheet | The following table presents the major class of assets of discontinued operations at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
(Amounts in Thousands) |  | September 30, 2017 |  |  | December 31, 2016 |
Current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  | $ | 96 |  |  | $ | 85 |
Total current assets |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 85 |
Long-term assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net (1) |  |  | 81 |  |  |  | 81 |
Other assets |  |  | 214 |  |  |  | 268 |
Total long-term assets |  |  | 295 |  |  |  | 349 |
Total assets |  | $ | 391 |  |  | $ | 434 |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | $ | 38 |  |  | $ | 13 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |  |  | 260 |  |  |  | 268 |
Environmental liabilities |  |  | 296 |  |  |  | 677 |
Total current liabilities |  |  | 594 |  |  |  | 958 |
Long-term liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Closure liabilities |  |  | 118 |  |  |  | 113 |
Environmental liabilities |  |  | 587 |  |  |  | 248 |
Total long-term liabilities |  |  | 705 |  |  |  | 361 |
Total liabilities |  | $ | 1,299 |  |  | $ | 1,319 |
(1) net of accumulated depreciation of $10,000 for each period presented.

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