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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Activity in Recorded Environmental Liabilities Activity | We had the following activity in our recorded environmental liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 34,919 |  |  | $ | 31,436 |  |  | $ | 9,235 |
Expenditures | (1,818 | ) |  | (2,667 | ) |  | (4,039 | )
Acquisition of Rockwood | — |  |  | — |  |  | 34,626 |
Divestitures | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,826 | )
Accretion of discount | 896 |  |  | 793 |  |  | 902 |
Additions and revisions of estimates | 3,344 |  |  | 4,004 |  |  | 150 |
Reclass to liabilities held for sale(a) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5,253 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other | 2,467 |  |  | 1,353 |  |  | (2,359 | )
Balance, end of year | 39,808 |  |  | 34,919 |  |  | 31,436 |
Less amounts reported in Accrued expenses | 2,290 |  |  | 2,324 |  |  | 1,443 |
Amounts reported in Other noncurrent liabilities | $ | 37,518 |  |  | $ | 32,595 |  |  | $ | 29,993 |
(a) | Represents environmental liabilities of the metal sulfides and minerals-based flame retardants and specialty chemicals businesses. See Note 3, “Divestitures,” for additional information.
Schedule of Change in Asset Retirement Obligation | The following is a reconciliation of our beginning and ending asset retirement obligation balances for 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 36,296 |  |  | $ | 37,230 |
Additions and revisions of estimates | 3,859 |  |  | — |
Accretion of discount | 1,532 |  |  | 1,354 |
Liabilities settled | (789 | ) |  | (370 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other | (448 | ) |  | (1,918 | )
Balance, end of year | $ | 40,450 |  |  | $ | 36,296 |
Future Non-Cancelable Minimum Lease Payments for Next Five Years and Thereafter | The following schedule details the future non-cancelable minimum lease payments for the next five years and thereafter (in thousands):
| Operating Leases
2018 | $ | 27,576 |
2019 | $ | 25,609 |
2020 | $ | 24,184 |
2021 | $ | 23,722 |
2022 | $ | 21,476 |
Thereafter | $ | 20,220 |
Letters of Credit and Guarantee Agreements | The following table summarizes our letters of credit and guarantee agreements (in thousands):
| 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | Thereafter
Letters of credit and other guarantees | $ | 40,347 |  |  | $ | 5,830 |  |  | $ | 1,672 |  |  | $ | 975 |  |  | $ | 1,074 |  |  | $ | 13,581 |

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