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OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current [Abstract] |
Other current assets [Table Text Block] | Other current assets consisted of the following:
| December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
| (Thousands of Dollars)
Prepaid expenses | $ | 16,487 |  |  | $ | 18,008 |
Restricted cash | 9,316 |  |  | 15,227 |
Derivative assets | 4,948 |  |  | 9,358 |
Margin deposits | 3,285 |  |  | 6,192 |
Product advances | 3,076 |  |  | 14,764 |
Product imbalances | 1,980 |  |  | 1,232 |
Other | 360 |  |  | 457 |
Other current assets | $ | 39,452 |  |  | $ | 65,238 |

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