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Goodwill and Other Intangibles Other Intangibles (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Asset Value, Beginning of Period |  | $ 1,881,718 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other |  | 27,065 |
Gross Asset Value, End of Period |  | 1,898,522 |
Accumulated Amortization, Beginning of Period |  | (148,671) |
Amortization |  | (16,783) |
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other |  | (1,836) |
Accumulated Amortization, End of Period |  | (167,290) |
Net Book Value |  | 1,731,232 | $ 1,733,047
Customer lists and relationships |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Asset Value, Beginning of Period |  | 1,284,057 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other |  | 15,425 |
Gross Asset Value, End of Period |  | 1,313,091 |
Accumulated Amortization, Beginning of Period |  | (71,958) |
Amortization |  | (12,789) |
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other |  | (970) |
Accumulated Amortization, End of Period |  | (85,717) |
Net Book Value |  | 1,227,374 | 1,212,099
Trade names and trademarks |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Asset Value, Beginning of Period | [1] | 355,207 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other |  | 7,763 |
Gross Asset Value, End of Period | [1] | 338,840 |
Accumulated Amortization, Beginning of Period |  | (19,759) |
Amortization |  | (1,637) |
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other |  | (304) |
Accumulated Amortization, End of Period |  | (21,700) |
Net Book Value |  | 317,140 | 335,448
Patents and technology |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Asset Value, Beginning of Period |  | 200,101 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other |  | 3,314 |
Gross Asset Value, End of Period |  | 203,415 |
Accumulated Amortization, Beginning of Period |  | (39,777) |
Amortization |  | (2,162) |
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other |  | (469) |
Accumulated Amortization, End of Period |  | (42,408) |
Net Book Value |  | 161,007 | 160,324
Other |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Asset Value, Beginning of Period | [2] | 42,353 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other |  | 563 |
Gross Asset Value, End of Period | [2] | 43,176 |
Accumulated Amortization, Beginning of Period |  | (17,177) |
Amortization |  | (195) |
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other |  | (93) |
Accumulated Amortization, End of Period |  | (17,465) |
Net Book Value |  | 25,711 | $ 25,176
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquisition of other intangible assets | [3] | (7,955) |
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. | Customer lists and relationships |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquisition of other intangible assets | [3] | 15,915 |
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. | Trade names and trademarks |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquisition of other intangible assets | [3] | (24,130) |
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. | Patents and technology |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquisition of other intangible assets | [3] | 0 |
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. | Other |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquisition of other intangible assets | [3] | 260 |
Other significant projects |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquisition of other intangible assets | [4] | (2,306) |
Other significant projects | Customer lists and relationships |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquisition of other intangible assets | [4] | (2,306) |
Other significant projects | Trade names and trademarks |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquisition of other intangible assets | [4] | 0 |
Other significant projects | Patents and technology |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquisition of other intangible assets | [4] | 0 |
Other significant projects | Other |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquisition of other intangible assets | [4] | $ 0 |
[1] | Included in Trade Names and Trademarks are indefinite-lived intangible assets with a gross carrying amount of $113.2 million and $113.1 million at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
[2] | Included in Other is an indefinite-lived intangible asset with a gross carrying amount of $22.1 million and $21.9 million at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
[3] | Represents final purchase price adjustments for the Rockwood acquisition recorded in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.
[4] | Represents final purchase price adjustments for the Chemetall Shanghai acquisition recorded in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.

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