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Consolidating Guarantor Financial Information - Statements of Cash Flows 1 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | $ 2,489,768 | $ 477,239
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 316,903 | 430,542
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |
Acquisition of Rockwood, net of cash acquired | (2,051,645) | 0
Other acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (48,845) | 0
Capital expenditures | (164,568) | (76,682)
Decrease in restricted cash | 57,550 | 0
Cash proceeds from divestitures, net | 6,133 | 104,718
Return of capital | 98,000 | 0
Sales of marketable securities, net | 1,265 | 943
Repayments from (long-term advances to) joint ventures | 2,156 | (7,499)
Proceeds from intercompany investing related activity | 0 |
Intercompany investing related payments | 0 |
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (2,099,954) | 21,480
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |
Repayments of long-term debt | (1,332,293) | (3,023)
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt | 1,000,000 | 0
Repayments of other borrowings, net | (16,854) | (23,554)
Dividends paid to shareholders | (86,770) | (62,827)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests | (23,195) | (7,612)
Intercompany dividends paid | 0 | 0
Repurchases of common stock | 0 | (150,000)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 342 | 2,713
Excess tax benefits realized from stock-based compensation arrangements | 59 | 836
Withholding taxes paid on stock-based compensation award distributions | (1,218) | (3,208)
Debt financing costs | (4,186) | (3,074)
Other | (3,882) | 0
Proceeds from intercompany financing related activity | 0 |
Intercompany financing related payments | 0 |
Net cash used in financing activities | (467,997) | (249,749)
Net effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents | (4,230) | (26,392)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (2,255,278) | 175,881
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 234,490 | 653,120
2014 Senior Notes | Issuer |  |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 1,930,802 | 88,476
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 369,333 | 203,834
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |
Acquisition of Rockwood, net of cash acquired | (3,597,083) |
Other acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 0 |
Capital expenditures | (51,900) | (57,124)
Decrease in restricted cash | 0 |
Cash proceeds from divestitures, net | 0 | 97,523
Return of capital | 0 |
Sales of marketable securities, net | 1,271 | 962
Repayments from (long-term advances to) joint ventures | 2,156 | 0
Proceeds from intercompany investing related activity | 0 |
Intercompany investing related payments | 0 |
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (3,645,556) | 41,361
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |
Repayments of long-term debt | (1,325,104) | (108)
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt | 1,000,000 |
Repayments of other borrowings, net | (16,018) | (7,124)
Dividends paid to shareholders | (86,770) | (62,827)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests | 0 | 0
Intercompany dividends paid | 0 | 0
Repurchases of common stock |  | (150,000)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 342 | 2,713
Excess tax benefits realized from stock-based compensation arrangements | 59 | 836
Withholding taxes paid on stock-based compensation award distributions | (1,218) | (3,208)
Debt financing costs | (4,186) | (3,074)
Other | 0 |
Proceeds from intercompany financing related activity | 1,845,770 |
Intercompany financing related payments | (62,039) |
Net cash used in financing activities | 1,350,836 | (222,792)
Net effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents | (999) | 0
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (1,926,386) | 22,403
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 4,416 | 110,879
2014 Senior Notes | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 0 | 0
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (48,867) | 0
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |
Acquisition of Rockwood, net of cash acquired | 159,409 |
Other acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 0 |
Capital expenditures | 0 | 0
Decrease in restricted cash | 0 |
Cash proceeds from divestitures, net | 0 | 0
Return of capital | 0 |
Sales of marketable securities, net | 0 | 0
Repayments from (long-term advances to) joint ventures | 0 | 0
Proceeds from intercompany investing related activity | 1,213,717 |
Intercompany investing related payments | (1,324,960) |
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | 48,166 | 0
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |
Repayments of long-term debt | 0 | 0
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt | 0 |
Repayments of other borrowings, net | 0 | 0
Dividends paid to shareholders | 0 | 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests | 0 | 0
Intercompany dividends paid | 0 | 0
Repurchases of common stock |  | 0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 0 | 0
Excess tax benefits realized from stock-based compensation arrangements | 0 | 0
Withholding taxes paid on stock-based compensation award distributions | 0 | 0
Debt financing costs | 0 | 0
Other | 0 |
Proceeds from intercompany financing related activity | 0 |
Intercompany financing related payments | (82) |
Net cash used in financing activities | (82) | 0
Net effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents | 1,886 | 0
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | 1,103 | 0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 1,103 | 0
2014 Senior Notes | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 558,966 | 388,763
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 19,839 | 232,718
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |
Acquisition of Rockwood, net of cash acquired | 1,386,029 |
Other acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (48,845) |
Capital expenditures | (112,668) | (19,558)
Decrease in restricted cash | 57,550 |
Cash proceeds from divestitures, net | 6,133 | 7,195
Return of capital | 98,000 |
Sales of marketable securities, net | (6) | (19)
Repayments from (long-term advances to) joint ventures | 0 | (7,499)
Proceeds from intercompany investing related activity | 82 |
Intercompany investing related payments | (1,341,728) |
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | 44,547 | (19,881)
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |
Repayments of long-term debt | (7,189) | (2,915)
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt | 0 |
Repayments of other borrowings, net | (836) | (16,430)
Dividends paid to shareholders | 0 | 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests | (23,195) | (7,612)
Intercompany dividends paid | (23,402) | (6,010)
Repurchases of common stock |  | 0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 0 | 0
Excess tax benefits realized from stock-based compensation arrangements | 0 | 0
Withholding taxes paid on stock-based compensation award distributions | 0 | 0
Debt financing costs | 0 | 0
Other | (3,882) |
Proceeds from intercompany financing related activity | 820,918 |
Intercompany financing related payments | (1,151,678) |
Net cash used in financing activities | (389,264) | (32,967)
Net effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents | (5,117) | (26,392)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (329,995) | 153,478
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 228,971 | 542,241
2014 Senior Notes | Consolidating Adjustments |  |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 0 | 0
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (23,402) | (6,010)
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |
Acquisition of Rockwood, net of cash acquired | 0 |
Other acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 0 |
Capital expenditures | 0 | 0
Decrease in restricted cash | 0 |
Cash proceeds from divestitures, net | 0 | 0
Return of capital | 0 |
Sales of marketable securities, net | 0 | 0
Repayments from (long-term advances to) joint ventures | 0 | 0
Proceeds from intercompany investing related activity | (1,213,799) |
Intercompany investing related payments | 2,666,688 |
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | 1,452,889 | 0
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |
Repayments of long-term debt | 0 | 0
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt | 0 |
Repayments of other borrowings, net | 0 | 0
Dividends paid to shareholders | 0 | 0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests | 0 | 0
Intercompany dividends paid | 23,402 | 6,010
Repurchases of common stock |  | 0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 0 | 0
Excess tax benefits realized from stock-based compensation arrangements | 0 | 0
Withholding taxes paid on stock-based compensation award distributions | 0 | 0
Debt financing costs | 0 | 0
Other | 0 |
Proceeds from intercompany financing related activity | (2,666,688) |
Intercompany financing related payments | 1,213,799 |
Net cash used in financing activities | (1,429,487) | 6,010
Net effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ 0 | $ 0

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