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082000 - Disclosure - Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000891014 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract]
 
Reconciliation of asset retirement obligations
The following is a reconciliation of asset retirement obligations as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

  
2016
  
2015
 
  
(millions of dollars)
 
Asset retirement liability, beginning of period
 
$
21.4
  
$
23.0
 
Accretion expense
  
2.5
   
2.8
 
Reversals
  
-
   
(1.0
)
Payments
  
(1.6
)
  
(1.9
)
Foreign currency translation
  
(0.8
)
  
(1.5
)
Asset retirement liability,  end of period
 
$
21.5
  
$
21.4