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Restructuring and Other Restructuring and Other Reported in Consolidated Statements of Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | [3] | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | [3] | Mar. 31, 2015 | [3] | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | [3] | Jun. 30, 2014 | [3] | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 33,400 | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 33,361 | [1]
Other restructuring costs, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 2,426 | [2] | 0 |
Restructuring and other, net | $ 0 | $ (6,804) | [3] | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 5,322 | [3] | $ 293 | $ 3,332 | $ 17,000 | [3] |  | (6,804) |  | 25,947 |  | 33,361 |
Contract Termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring items related to exit of business or contract |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,500 |  |  |  | $ 14,000 |  |  | 0 |  | 23,521 | [4] | 0 |
Phosphorus Flame Retardant Business Exit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exit of phosphorus flame retardants business |  | $ (6,800) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (6,804) | [5] | $ 0 | [5] | $ 0 | [5]
[1] | In connection with an announced realignment of our operating segments effective January 1, 2014, in the fourth quarter of 2013 we initiated a workforce reduction plan which resulted in a reduction of approximately 230 employees worldwide. In the fourth quarter of 2013 we recorded charges of $33.4 million ($21.9 million after income taxes) for termination benefits and other costs related to this workforce reduction plan. Payments under this workforce reduction plan are complete.
[2] | The amount for 2014 mainly consists of $3.3 million ($2.1 million after income taxes) recorded in the second quarter for certain multi-product facility project costs that we do not expect to recover in future periods, net of other credits recorded in the fourth quarter.
[3] | See Note 21, “Restructuring and Other.”
[4] | In 2014, we initiated action to reduce high cost supply capacity of certain aluminum alkyl products, primarily through the termination of a third party manufacturing contract. Based on the contract termination, we estimated costs of approximately $14.0 million ($9.3 million after income taxes) in the first quarter and $6.5 million ($4.3 million after income taxes) in the fourth quarter for contract termination and volume commitments. Additionally, in the first quarter of 2014 we recorded an impairment charge of $3.0 million ($1.9 million after income taxes) for certain capital project costs also related to aluminum alkyls capacity which we do not expect to recover.
[5] | In the third quarter of 2015, a gain of $6.8 million ($5.4 million after income taxes) was recognized upon the sale of land in Avonmouth, U.K., which was utilized by the phosphorus flame retardants business we exited in 2012.

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