XML 48 R32.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.6.0.2

Customer Claim Losses | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2016
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Customer Claim Losses | 23. Customer Claim Losses In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company reached negotiated settlements for two customer claims which alleged that product manufactured by the Company caused performance problems with the customers’ products. The combined amount of the negotiated settlements was $7,367,000, which was recorded as a reduction of net sales in the year ended December 31, 2016. Both claims related to the Company’s Surfactant segment. The Company is in discussions with its insurance carriers to determine whether these losses are covered under the Company’s insurance policies. No expected benefits from insurance recovery were recorded for these incidents in 2016.

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The entire disclosure for legal proceedings, legal contingencies, litigation, regulatory and environmental matters and other contingencies. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_LegalMattersAndContingenciesTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration