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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) [Abstract] |
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME Other (expense) income, net consisted of the following:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
| (Thousands of Dollars)
(Loss) gain from sale or disposition of assets | $ | (19,880 | ) |  | $ | (119 | ) |  | $ | (19,828 | ) |  | $ | 117 |
Contingent loss adjustment | — |  |  | (3,250 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,250 | )
Storage agreement early termination costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5,000 | )
Foreign exchange (losses) gains | (1,069 | ) |  | 3,059 |  |  | (3,568 | ) |  | 2,483 |
Other, net | 1,009 |  |  | 1,077 |  |  | 2,012 |  |  | (49 | )
Other (expense) income, net | $ | (19,940 | ) |  | $ | 767 |  |  | $ | (21,384 | ) |  | $ | (5,699 | )
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the (loss) gain on sale or disposition of assets included a $21.6 million loss in connection with the deconsolidation of Asphalt JV. See Note 2. Dispositions for additional discussion on the Asphalt Sale. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, “Other (expense) income, 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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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: 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 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 3, 6, 7, 9 -Article 5 + Details
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