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Investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Investments [Abstract] |
Investment Balances | The following table details our investment balances at December 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands).
|  | December 31,
|  | 2013 |  | 2012
Joint ventures |  | $ | 187,843 |  |  | $ | 185,928 |
Nonmarketable securities |  | 534 |  |  | 923 |
Marketable equity securities |  | 23,801 |  |  | 20,290 |
Total |  | $ | 212,178 |  |  | $ | 207,141 |
Ownership Positions in Significant Unconsolidated Investments | Our ownership positions in significant unconsolidated investments are shown below:
|  |  | December 31,
|  |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
* |  | Nippon Aluminum Alkyls - a joint venture with Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. that produces aluminum alkyls | 50 | % |  | 50 | % |  | 50 | %
* |  | Magnifin Magnesiaprodukte GmbH & Co. KG - a joint venture with Radex Heraklith Industriebeteiligung AG that produces specialty magnesium hydroxide products | 50 | % |  | 50 | % |  | 50 | %
* |  | Nippon Ketjen Company Limited - a joint venture with Sumitomo Metal Mining Company Limited that produces refinery catalysts | 50 | % |  | 50 | % |  | 50 | %
* |  | Eurecat S.A. - a joint venture with IFP Investissements for refinery catalysts regeneration services | 50 | % |  | 50 | % |  | 50 | %
* |  | Fábrica Carioca de Catalisadores S.A. - a joint venture with Petrobras Quimica S.A. - PETROQUISA that produces catalysts and includes catalysts research and product development activities | 50 | % |  | 50 | % |  | 50 | %
* |  | Stannica, LLC - a joint venture with PMC Group, Inc. that produces tin stabilizers | 50 | % |  | 50 | % |  | 50 | %
Summary of Assets, Liabilities and Results of Operations for Significant Unconsolidated Joint Ventures | The following summary lists our assets, liabilities and results of operations for our significant unconsolidated joint ventures presented herein (in thousands):
|  | December 31,
|  | 2013 |  | 2012
Summary of Balance Sheet Information: |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | $ | 313,446 |  |  | $ | 343,129 |
Noncurrent assets |  | 198,776 |  |  | 212,587 |
Total assets |  | $ | 512,222 |  |  | $ | 555,716 |
Current liabilities |  | $ | 100,469 |  |  | $ | 129,105 |
Noncurrent liabilities |  | 77,734 |  |  | 76,422 |
Total liabilities |  | $ | 178,203 |  |  | $ | 205,527 |
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Summary of Statements of Income Information: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 598,459 |  |  | $ | 601,233 |  |  | $ | 672,859 |
Gross profit |  | $ | 169,406 |  |  | $ | 165,650 |  |  | $ | 189,691 |
Income before income taxes |  | $ | 101,652 |  |  | $ | 105,329 |  |  | $ | 132,399 |
Net income |  | $ | 71,294 |  |  | $ | 71,561 |  |  | $ | 88,414 |

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