text: In December 2003, the Company received written approval from the Internal Revenue Service to exclude 
  probable expansion airspace from its calculation of landÑll amortization, depletion, and Ñnal capping, closure 
  and post-closure costs for tax purposes. As a result of this change, the Company's deferred income tax 
  provision increased by approximately $82.0 million during 2003, and the Company recorded a tax receivable of 
  
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