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DEBT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Short-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Short-term debt consisted of the following:

		December 31,
		2019				2018
		(Thousands of Dollars)
Short-term line of credit		$	5,500			$	18,500
Current portion of finance leases (refer to Note 17)		4,546				—
Short-term debt and current portion of finance leases		$	10,046			$	18,500

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

					December 31,
	Maturity				2019				2018
					(Thousands of Dollars)
Revolving Credit Agreement		2021			$	475,000			$	745,000
4.80% senior notes		2020			450,000				450,000
6.75% senior notes		2021			300,000				300,000
4.75% senior notes		2022			250,000				250,000
6.00% senior notes		2026			500,000				—
5.625% senior notes		2027			550,000				550,000
Subordinated Notes		2043			402,500				402,500
GoZone Bonds	2038	thru	2041		365,440				365,440
Receivables Financing Agreement		2021			62,200				61,800
Net fair value adjustments, unamortized discounts and unamortized debt issuance costs		N/A			(23,301		)		(12,744		)
Total long-term debt (excluding finance leases)					3,331,839				3,111,996
Finance leases (refer to Note 17)					55,446				—
Less current portion					452,367				—
Long-term debt, less current portion					$	2,934,918			$	3,111,996

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

The long-term debt repayments (excluding finance leases) are due as follows (in thousands of dollars):

2020	$	450,000
2021	837,200
2022	250,000
2023	—
2024	—
Thereafter	1,817,940
Total repayments	3,355,140
Net fair value adjustments, unamortized discounts and unamortized debt issuance costs	(23,301		)
Total long-term debt (excluding finance leases)	$	3,331,839

Schedule of GoZone Bonds [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the GoZone Bonds outstanding as of December 31, 2019:

Date Issued		Maturity Date		Amount Outstanding				Amount of Letter of Credit				Amount Received from Trustee				Amount Remaining in Trust (a)				Interest Rate (b)
				(Thousands of Dollars)
June 26, 2008		June 1, 2038		$	55,440			$	56,169			$	55,440			$	—			1.6	%
July 15, 2010		July 1, 2040		100,000				101,315				100,000				—				1.5	%
October 7, 2010		October 1, 2040		50,000				50,658				43,741				6,652				1.5	%
December 29, 2010		December 1, 2040		85,000				86,118				49,782				36,580				1.5	%
August 9, 2011		August 1, 2041		75,000				75,986				75,000				—				1.6	%
		Total		$	365,440			$	370,246			$	323,963			$	43,232

(a) Amount remaining in trust includes accrued interest.

(b)

For the year ended December 31, 2019, our weighted-average interest rate on borrowings was 1.5%.

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