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Acquisitions (Tables) - Rockwood Holdings, Inc. | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the consideration paid for Rockwood and the amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date, which have been allocated on a preliminary basis (in thousands):
Total purchase price | $ | 5,725,321 |
Net assets acquired: |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,555,139 |
Trade and other accounts receivable | 262,947 |
Inventories | 290,326 |
Other current assets | 86,267 |
Property, plant and equipment | 1,377,249 |
Investments | 529,453 |
Other assets | 25,538 |
Definite-lived intangible assets: |
Patents and technology | 227,840 |
Trade names and trademarks | 258,740 |
Customer lists and relationships | 1,264,227 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |
Trade names and trademarks | 104,380 |
Other | 26,410 |
Current liabilities | (406,513 | )
Long-term debt | (1,319,132 | )
Pension benefits | (316,086 | )
Other noncurrent liabilities | (195,052 | )
Deferred income taxes | (845,965 | )
Noncontrolling interests | (17,582 | )
Total identifiable net assets | 2,908,186 |
Goodwill | 2,817,135 |
Total net assets acquired | $ | 5,725,321 |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] | The following unaudited pro forma results of operations of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 assume that the Merger occurred on January 1, 2014. The pro forma amounts include certain adjustments, including interest expense, depreciation, amortization expense and income taxes. The pro forma amounts for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were adjusted to exclude approximately $137.7 million and $23.6 million, respectively, of nonrecurring acquisition and integration related costs. Additionally, pro forma amounts for the year ended December 31, 2015 were adjusted to exclude approximately $103.0 million of charges related to the utilization of the inventory markup as further described in Note 25, “Segment and Geographic Area Information.” The 2014 pro forma results do not include adjustments related to cost savings or other synergies that are anticipated as a result of the Merger. Accordingly, these unaudited pro forma results are presented for informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations of the combined company would have been if the acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2014, nor are they indicative of future results of operations.
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| (in thousands, except per share amounts)
Pro forma Net sales | $ | 3,684,665 |  |  | $ | 3,870,428 |
Pro forma Net income from continuing operations | $ | 527,997 |  |  | $ | 353,313 |
Pro forma Net income from continuing operations per share: |  |  |
Basic | $ | 4.75 |  |  | $ | 3.13 |
Diluted | $ | 4.73 |  |  | $ | 3.12 |

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