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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) [Abstract]

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

Other income (expense), net consisted of the following:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012				2011
	(Thousands of Dollars)
Storage agreement early termination costs	$	—			$	(5,000	)
Foreign exchange gains (losses)	380				(610		)
Other, net	988				111
Other income (expense), net	$	1,368			$	(5,499	)

For the three months ended March 31, 2011, “Other income (expense), net” included $5.0 million in costs associated with the early termination of a third-party storage agreement at our Paulsboro, New Jersey asphalt refinery.

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The entire disclosure for other income or other expense items (both operating and nonoperating). Sources of nonoperating income or nonoperating expense that may be disclosed, include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, profits (losses) on securities, net and miscellaneous other income or income deductions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 5

-Section 03

-Paragraph 3, 6, 7, 9



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3,6,7,9)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688

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