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4100 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligations (Details)
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TableAsset Retirement Obligation [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0001324404 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Asset Retirement ObligationsPeriod [Axis]
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31
Asset Retirement Obligation by Type [Axis]Asset Retirement Obligation by Type [Axis]Asset Retirement Obligation by Type [Axis]
Phosphogypsum Costs [Member]Mine Reclamation Costs [Member]Other Asset Retirement Obligations [Member]Asset Retirement Obligation by Type [Domain]Phosphogypsum Costs [Member]Mine Reclamation Costs [Member]Other Asset Retirement Obligations [Member]Asset Retirement Obligation by Type [Domain]Phosphogypsum Costs [Member]Mine Reclamation Costs [Member]Other Asset Retirement Obligations [Member]Asset Retirement Obligation by Type [Domain]
Changes in AROs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Obligation at beginning of the period
70,100,000  
66,700,000  
8,200,000  
145,000,000  
54,900,000  
67,600,000  
9,100,000  
131,600,000  
52,100,000  
61,300,000  
6,400,000  
119,800,000  
Accretion expense
4,700,000  
5,200,000  
400,000  
10,300,000  
4,100,000  
5,300,000  
400,000  
9,800,000  
3,900,000  
5,100,000  
400,000  
9,400,000  
Liabilities incurred
 
2,500,000  
 
2,500,000  
12,500,000  
900,000  
 
13,400,000  
 
2,400,000  
 
2,400,000  
Expenditures
(600,000) 
(2,300,000) 
(1,300,000) 
(4,200,000) 
(1,500,000) 
(3,300,000) 
(1,400,000) 
(6,200,000) 
(2,800,000) 
(2,700,000) 
(500,000) 
(6,000,000) 
Changes in estimates
4,700,000  
9,300,000  
(1,000,000) 
13,000,000  
100,000  
(3,800,000) 
100,000  
(3,600,000) 
1,700,000  
1,500,000  
2,800,000  
6,000,000  
Obligation at end of the period
78,900,000  
 
81,400,000  
 
6,300,000  
 
166,600,000  
 
70,100,000  
 
66,700,000  
 
8,200,000  
 
145,000,000  
 
54,900,000  
 
67,600,000  
 
9,100,000  
 
131,600,000  
 
Change of estimate recorded as an increase to property, plant and equipment
 
 
 
14,600,000  
 
 
 
(6,500,000) 
 
 
 
(600,000) 
Change of estimate charged to cost of sales
 
 
 
(1,600,000) 
 
 
 
2,900,000  
 
 
 
6,600,000  
Expected deposits to be made into the escrow account for the benefit of the FDEP
 
 
 
1,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total balance in ARO trust
 
 
 
203,700,000  
 
 
 
200,800,000  
 
 
 
 
Unrecorded AROs
 
 
 
53,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset Retirement Obligations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits into trust