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Segment and Geographic Area Information Identifiable Assets and Goodwill by Reportable Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable assets | $ 8,161,207 |  | $ 9,597,954 |  | $ 5,202,437 |
Goodwill | 1,540,032 |  | 1,460,552 | [1],[2] | 243,262 | [2]
All Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable assets | 130,595 |  | 517,695 |  | 268,555 |
Goodwill | 6,586 |  | 0 | [1],[2] | 8,589 | [2]
Reportable Segments | Lithium and Advanced Materials |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable assets | 3,809,883 |  | 3,658,669 |  | 351,175 |
Goodwill | 1,348,261 |  | 1,267,505 | [1],[2] | 21,697 | [2]
Reportable Segments | Bromine Specialties |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable assets | 724,218 |  | 699,929 |  | 734,071 |
Goodwill | 20,319 |  | 20,319 | [1],[2] | 20,319 | [2]
Reportable Segments | Refining Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable assets | 913,923 |  | 937,445 |  | 1,100,361 |
Goodwill | 164,866 |  | 172,728 | [1],[2] | 192,657 | [2]
Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable assets | 2,582,588 | [3] | 575,314 |  | 2,748,275 | [3]
Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable assets | $ 0 |  | $ 3,208,902 |  | $ 0 |
[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] | As of December 31, 2016, Corporate included the net proceeds received from the sale of the Chemetall Surface Treatment business completed on December 14, 2016, less the repayment of the term loans and commercial paper using those proceeds. As of December 31, 2014, Corporate included net proceeds received from the issuance of the 2014 Senior Notes, which, together with borrowings from our Commercial Paper Notes, August 2014 Term Loan Agreement and Cash Bridge Facility, were used to finance the cash portion of the Merger Consideration, pay related fees and expenses and repay our senior notes which matured on February 1, 2015. See Note 2, “Acquisitions,” Note 3, “Divestitures,” and Note 14, “Long-Term Debt” for additional details about these transactions.

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