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ACQUISITIONS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block] | The purchase price and purchase price allocation was as follows (in thousands of dollars):
Cash paid for the TexStar Asset Acquisition | $ | 315,810 |
Fair value of liabilities assumed | 9,600 |
Purchase price | $ | 325,410 |
Accounts receivable | $ | 537 |
Property, plant and equipment | 125,614 |
Goodwill | 131,359 |
Intangible assets | 67,900 |
Purchase price allocation | $ | 325,410 |

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