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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 21 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 12, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | [3] | Jun. 30, 2016 | [3] | Mar. 31, 2016 | [3] | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | [3] | Jun. 30, 2015 | [3] | Mar. 31, 2015 | [3] | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Feb. 19, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 1,540,032 |  | $ 1,540,032 |  |  |  |  | $ 1,460,552 | [1],[2] |  |  |  | $ 1,540,032 | $ 1,460,552 | [1],[2] | $ 243,262 | [2] | $ 1,540,032 |
Acquisition and integration related costs |  |  |  | 13,047 | [3] | $ 6,749 | $ 19,030 | $ 18,558 | $ 15,128 | [3] | $ 36,514 | $ 22,832 | $ 57,825 | 57,384 | 132,299 |  | 30,158 |  |  |
Other acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 126,747 | 48,845 |  | 0 |  |  |
Purchase of noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 4,784 |  | 0 |  |  |
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  | $ 5,725,321 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ 2,818,627 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in purchase price allocation, goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500 |  |  |  |  | 193,800 |
Acquisition and integration related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,100 | 123,900 |  | 23,600 |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  | 23 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Utilization of inventory markup |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103,400 |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | $ 1,383,480 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other significant projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition and integration related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,300 | 8,400 |  | 6,600 |  |  |
Jiangxi Jiangli New Materials Science and Technology Co. Ltd. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other acquisitions |  | 145,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 29,000 |  | 29,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,000 |  |  |  |  | 29,000 |
Deferred tax assets |  | 1,600 |  | 1,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,600 |  |  |  |  | 1,600 |
Fair value of net working capital |  | $ 47,100 |  | $ 47,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,100 |  |  |  |  | $ 47,100 |
Goodwill | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 113,555 |  |  |  |  |  |
Shanghai Chemetall |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of remaining interest in Shanghai Chemetall |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57,600 |  |  |  |  |
Chemal GmbH |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,200 |  |  |  |  |
Nanjing Chemetall Surface Treatment Technologies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,800 |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock | Rockwood Holdings, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Appraisal shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 882,000
Acquisition and integration related costs | Rockwood Holdings, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition and integration related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 137,700 |  | $ 23,600 |  |  |
Patents and technology | Rockwood Holdings, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  | 20 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names and trademarks | Rockwood Holdings, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  | 20 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer lists and relationships | Rockwood Holdings, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  | 24 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | As of December 31, 2015, $1.5 billion of Goodwill was classified as Assets held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 3, “Divestitures,” for additional information.
[2] | The December 31, 2015 and 2014 balances have been recast to reflect a change in segments. See Note 25, “Segment and Geographic Area Information,” for further details.
[3] | See Note 2, “Acquisitions,” for additional information.
[4] | Represents preliminary purchase price adjustments for the Jiangxi Jiangli New Materials Science and Technology Co. Ltd. acquisition recorded for the year ended December 31, 2016. See Note 2, “Acquisitions,” for additional information.

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