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Segment Information Summarized Financial Information by Reportable Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ 865,398 |  | $ 884,404
Adjusted EBITDA |  | 244,976 |  | 265,628
Depreciation and amortization |  | (60,552) |  | (63,986)
Utilization of inventory markup | [1] | (154) |  | (48,186)
Gain (loss) on sales of businesses, net |  | 121,324 | [2] | 0
Acquisition and integration related costs | [3] | (21,356) |  | (59,523)
Interest and financing expenses |  | (25,251) |  | (35,746)
Income tax expense |  | (30,985) |  | (14,140)
Non-operating pension and OPEB items |  | 184 |  | 3,509
Other | [4] |  |  | (4,441)
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation |  | 228,186 |  | 43,115
All Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 72,089 |  | 122,369
Adjusted EBITDA |  | 8,464 |  | 13,564
Depreciation and amortization |  | (612) |  | (5,498)
Utilization of inventory markup | [1] | 0 |  | (2,651)
Gain (loss) on sales of businesses, net | [2] | 122,857 |  |
Acquisition and integration related costs | [3] | 0 |  | 0
Interest and financing expenses |  | 0 |  | 0
Income tax expense |  | 0 |  | 0
Non-operating pension and OPEB items |  | 0 |  | 0
Other | [4] |  |  | 0
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation |  | 130,709 |  | 5,415
Corporate |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 1,817 |  | 2,412
Adjusted EBITDA |  | (19,166) |  | 33,339
Depreciation and amortization |  | (1,336) |  | (1,899)
Utilization of inventory markup | [1] | 0 |  | 0
Gain (loss) on sales of businesses, net | [2] | (1,533) |  |
Acquisition and integration related costs | [3] | (21,356) |  | (59,523)
Interest and financing expenses |  | (25,251) |  | (35,746)
Income tax expense |  | (30,985) |  | (14,140)
Non-operating pension and OPEB items |  | 184 |  | 3,509
Other | [4] |  |  | (4,441)
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation |  | (99,443) |  | (78,901)
Reportable Segments | Lithium and Advanced Materials |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 216,173 |  | 198,774
Adjusted EBITDA |  | 86,474 |  | 77,595
Depreciation and amortization |  | (23,147) |  | (21,822)
Utilization of inventory markup | [1] | 0 |  | (28,582)
Gain (loss) on sales of businesses, net | [2] | 0 |  |
Acquisition and integration related costs | [3] | 0 |  | 0
Interest and financing expenses |  | 0 |  | 0
Income tax expense |  | 0 |  | 0
Non-operating pension and OPEB items |  | 0 |  | 0
Other | [4] |  |  | 0
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation |  | 63,327 |  | 27,191
Reportable Segments | Bromine Specialties |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 196,553 |  | 189,592
Adjusted EBITDA |  | 61,608 |  | 52,933
Depreciation and amortization |  | (9,755) |  | (8,461)
Utilization of inventory markup | [1] | 0 |  | 0
Gain (loss) on sales of businesses, net | [2] | 0 |  |
Acquisition and integration related costs | [3] | 0 |  | 0
Interest and financing expenses |  | 0 |  | 0
Income tax expense |  | 0 |  | 0
Non-operating pension and OPEB items |  | 0 |  | 0
Other | [4] |  |  | 0
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation |  | 51,853 |  | 44,472
Reportable Segments | Refining Solutions |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 170,579 |  | 179,166
Adjusted EBITDA |  | 55,074 |  | 42,193
Depreciation and amortization |  | (8,760) |  | (8,110)
Utilization of inventory markup | [1] | 0 |  | 0
Gain (loss) on sales of businesses, net | [2] | 0 |  |
Acquisition and integration related costs | [3] | 0 |  | 0
Interest and financing expenses |  | 0 |  | 0
Income tax expense |  | 0 |  | 0
Non-operating pension and OPEB items |  | 0 |  | 0
Other | [4] |  |  | 0
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation |  | 46,314 |  | 34,083
Reportable Segments | Chemetall Surface Treatment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | 208,187 |  | 192,091
Adjusted EBITDA |  | 52,522 |  | 46,004
Depreciation and amortization |  | (16,942) |  | (18,196)
Utilization of inventory markup | [1] | (154) |  | (16,953)
Gain (loss) on sales of businesses, net | [2] | 0 |  |
Acquisition and integration related costs | [3] | 0 |  | 0
Interest and financing expenses |  | 0 |  | 0
Income tax expense |  | 0 |  | 0
Non-operating pension and OPEB items |  | 0 |  | 0
Other | [4] |  |  | 0
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation |  | 35,426 |  | 10,855
Reportable Segments | Reportable Segments Total |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Adjusted EBITDA |  | 255,678 |  | 218,725
Depreciation and amortization |  | (58,604) |  | (56,589)
Utilization of inventory markup | [1] | (154) |  | (45,535)
Gain (loss) on sales of businesses, net | [2] | 0 |  |
Acquisition and integration related costs | [3] | 0 |  | 0
Interest and financing expenses |  | 0 |  | 0
Income tax expense |  | 0 |  | 0
Non-operating pension and OPEB items |  | 0 |  | 0
Other | [4] |  |  | 0
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation |  | $ 196,920 |  | $ 116,601
[1] | In connection with the acquisition of Rockwood, the Company valued Rockwood’s existing inventory at fair value as of the Acquisition Closing Date, which resulted in a markup of the underlying net book value of the inventory totaling approximately $103 million. The inventory markup was expensed over the estimated remaining selling period. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, $0.2 million was included in Cost of goods sold related to the utilization of the inventory markup as a result of a measurement-period adjustment. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2015, $40.3 million was included in Cost of goods sold, and Equity in net income of unconsolidated investments was reduced by $7.9 million, respectively, related to the utilization of the inventory markup.
[2] | See Note 3, “Divestitures.”
[3] | See Note 2, “Acquisitions.”
[4] | Financing-related fees expensed in connection with the acquisition of Rockwood.

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