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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Operating Segment | The following is segment data for the three years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:
(In thousands) |  | Surfactants |  |  | Polymers |  |  | Specialty Products |  |  | Segment Totals |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 1,205,849 |  |  | $ | 491,488 |  |  | $ | 78,830 |  |  | $ | 1,776,167 |
Operating income |  |  | 104,080 |  |  |  | 80,942 |  |  |  | 4,397 |  |  |  | 189,419 |
Assets |  |  | 758,524 |  |  |  | 293,790 |  |  |  | 72,604 |  |  |  | 1,124,918 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 79,171 |  |  |  | 31,309 |  |  |  | 6,387 |  |  |  | 116,867 |
Depreciation and amortization expenses |  |  | 42,122 |  |  |  | 19,541 |  |  |  | 3,659 |  |  |  | 65,322 |
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 1,296,638 |  |  | $ | 550,966 |  |  | $ | 79,609 |  |  | $ | 1,927,213 |
Operating income |  |  | 60,778 |  |  |  | 60,690 |  |  |  | 10,487 |  |  |  | 131,955 |
Assets |  |  | 741,677 |  |  |  | 320,640 |  |  |  | 67,588 |  |  |  | 1,129,905 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 70,796 |  |  |  | 22,409 |  |  |  | 5,618 |  |  |  | 98,823 |
Depreciation and amortization expenses |  |  | 41,483 |  |  |  | 18,433 |  |  |  | 2,792 |  |  |  | 62,708 |
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 1,317,164 |  |  | $ | 483,361 |  |  | $ | 80,261 |  |  | $ | 1,880,786 |
Operating income |  |  | 100,201 |  |  |  | 54,536 |  |  |  | 10,902 |  |  |  | 165,639 |
Assets |  |  | 710,521 |  |  |  | 292,015 |  |  |  | 68,413 |  |  |  | 1,070,949 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 66,266 |  |  |  | 18,804 |  |  |  | 6,370 |  |  |  | 91,440 |
Depreciation and amortization expenses |  |  | 36,400 |  |  |  | 16,351 |  |  |  | 2,631 |  |  |  | 55,382 |
Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Financial Statements | Below are reconciliations of segment data to the consolidated financial statements:
(In thousands) |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Operating income - segment totals |  | $ | 189,419 |  |  | $ | 131,955 |  |  | $ | 165,639 |
Business restructuring and asset impairments (a) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,009 | ) |  |  | (1,040 | )
Unallocated corporate expenses (b) |  |  | (66,629 | ) |  |  | (37,252 | ) |  |  | (55,446 | )
Total operating income |  |  | 122,790 |  |  |  | 90,694 |  |  |  | 109,153 |
Interest expense, net |  |  | (14,533 | ) |  |  | (11,441 | ) |  |  | (10,358 | )
Loss from equity in joint ventures |  |  | (6,985 | ) |  |  | (5,008 | ) |  |  | (5,336 | )
Other, net |  |  | 1,584 |  |  |  | 1,290 |  |  |  | 2,171 |
Consolidated income before income taxes |  | $ | 102,856 |  |  | $ | 75,535 |  |  | $ | 95,630 |
Assets - segment totals |  | $ | 1,124,918 |  |  | $ | 1,129,905 |  |  | $ | 1,070,949 |
Unallocated corporate assets (c) |  |  | 114,743 |  |  |  | 32,109 |  |  |  | 96,253 |
Consolidated assets |  | $ | 1,239,661 |  |  | $ | 1,162,014 |  |  | $ | 1,167,202 |
Capital expenditures - segment totals |  | $ | 116,867 |  |  | $ | 98,823 |  |  | $ | 91,440 |
Unallocated corporate expenditures |  |  | 2,482 |  |  |  | 2,996 |  |  |  | 1,425 |
Consolidated capital expenditures |  | $ | 119,349 |  |  | $ | 101,819 |  |  | $ | 92,865 |
Depreciation and amortization expenses – segment totals |  | $ | 65,322 |  |  | $ | 62,708 |  |  | $ | 55,382 |
Unallocated corporate depreciation expenses |  |  | 1,663 |  |  |  | 1,096 |  |  |  | 1,018 |
Consolidated depreciation and amortization expenses |  | $ | 66,985 |  |  | $ | 63,804 |  |  | $ | 56,400 |
| (a) | See Note 22 regarding business restructuring and asset impairment costs. |
| (b) | Unallocated corporate expenses primarily comprise corporate administrative expenses (e.g., corporate finance, legal, human resources, information systems, deferred compensation and environmental remediation) that are not included in segment operating income and not used to evaluate segment performance. |
| (c) | The changes in unallocated corporate assets between 2013 and 2015 were primarily attributable to changes in the balance of U.S. cash and cash equivalents, which are not allocated to segments. |
Summary of company-wide geographic data | Below is certain Company-wide geographic data for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:
(In thousands) |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Net sales (a) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 1,069,526 |  |  | $ | 1,146,405 |  |  | $ | 1,103,181 |
France |  |  | 169,072 |  |  |  | 183,896 |  |  |  | 221,971 |
Poland |  |  | 150,654 |  |  |  | 175,862 |  |  |  | 122,215 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 89,757 |  |  |  | 103,696 |  |  |  | 104,470 |
All other countries |  |  | 297,158 |  |  |  | 317,354 |  |  |  | 328,949 |
Total |  | $ | 1,776,167 |  |  | $ | 1,927,213 |  |  | $ | 1,880,786 |
Long-lived assets (b) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 387,744 |  |  | $ | 360,921 |  |  | $ | 330,799 |
Germany |  |  | 30,268 |  |  |  | 36,156 |  |  |  | 42,309 |
Singapore |  |  | 39,181 |  |  |  | 41,909 |  |  |  | 44,315 |
Philippines |  |  | 16,671 |  |  |  | 17,793 |  |  |  | 18,817 |
Brazil |  |  | 26,721 |  |  |  | 25,991 |  |  |  | 22,920 |
China |  |  | 25,689 |  |  |  | 10,674 |  |  |  | 2,084 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 22,943 |  |  |  | 23,040 |  |  |  | 23,061 |
All other countries |  |  | 35,468 |  |  |  | 40,016 |  |  |  | 45,132 |
Total |  | $ | 584,685 |  |  | $ | 556,500 |  |  | $ | 529,437 |
| (a) | Net sales are attributed to countries based on selling location. |
| (b) | Includes net property, plant and equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets. |

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