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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Operating Segment | The following is segment data for the three years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
(In thousands) |  | Surfactants |  |  | Polymers |  |  | Specialty Products |  |  | Segment Totals |
2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 1,602,819 |  |  | $ | 642,471 |  |  | $ | 80,478 |  |  | $ | 2,325,768 |
Operating income |  |  | 72,399 |  |  |  | 60,770 |  |  |  | 11,476 |  |  |  | 144,645 |
Assets |  |  | 1,586,148 |  |  |  | 537,193 |  |  |  | 70,508 |  |  |  | 2,193,849 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 231,341 |  |  |  | 19,971 |  |  |  | 9,310 |  |  |  | 260,622 |
Depreciation and amortization expenses |  |  | 64,377 |  |  |  | 32,426 |  |  |  | 5,789 |  |  |  | 102,592 |
2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 1,882,745 |  |  | $ | 789,080 |  |  | $ | 101,445 |  |  | $ | 2,773,270 |
Operating income |  |  | 162,746 |  |  |  | 82,897 |  |  |  | 29,895 |  |  |  | 275,538 |
Assets |  |  | 1,579,242 |  |  |  | 565,726 |  |  |  | 96,193 |  |  |  | 2,241,161 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 259,442 |  |  |  | 35,679 |  |  |  | 4,926 |  |  |  | 300,047 |
Depreciation and amortization expenses |  |  | 55,262 |  |  |  | 31,399 |  |  |  | 5,807 |  |  |  | 92,468 |
2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 1,562,795 |  |  | $ | 713,440 |  |  | $ | 69,731 |  |  | $ | 2,345,966 |
Operating income |  |  | 165,999 |  |  |  | 73,591 |  |  |  | 14,178 |  |  |  | 253,768 |
Assets |  |  | 1,245,207 |  |  |  | 556,799 |  |  |  | 78,100 |  |  |  | 1,880,106 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 154,953 |  |  |  | 29,077 |  |  |  | 4,976 |  |  |  | 189,006 |
Depreciation and amortization expenses |  |  | 51,375 |  |  |  | 30,598 |  |  |  | 5,836 |  |  |  | 87,809 |
Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Financial Statements | Below are reconciliations of segment data to the consolidated financial statements:
(In thousands) |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Operating income - segment totals |  | $ | 144,645 |  |  | $ | 275,538 |  |  | $ | 253,768 |
Goodwill and other intangibles impairment (3)(4) |  |  | (2,038 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Business restructuring, assets impairment and loss on asset disposition (1) |  |  | (11,968 | ) |  |  | (308 | ) |  |  | (3,353 | )
Unallocated corporate expenses (2) |  |  | (72,026 | ) |  |  | (67,894 | ) |  |  | (79,634 | )
Total operating income |  |  | 58,613 |  |  |  | 207,336 |  |  |  | 170,781 |
Interest expense, net |  |  | (12,103 | ) |  |  | (9,809 | ) |  |  | (5,753 | )
Other, net |  |  | 1,881 |  |  |  | (8,824 | ) |  |  | 7,509 |
Consolidated income before income taxes |  | $ | 48,391 |  |  | $ | 188,703 |  |  | $ | 172,537 |
Assets - segment totals |  | $ | 2,193,849 |  |  | $ | 2,241,161 |  |  | $ | 1,880,106 |
Unallocated corporate assets |  |  | 169,505 |  |  |  | 192,011 |  |  |  | 185,506 |
Consolidated assets |  | $ | 2,363,354 |  |  | $ | 2,433,172 |  |  | $ | 2,065,612 |
Capital expenditures - segment totals |  | $ | 260,622 |  |  | $ | 300,047 |  |  | $ | 189,006 |
Unallocated corporate expenditures |  |  | (287 | ) |  |  | 1,506 |  |  |  | 5,476 |
Consolidated capital expenditures |  | $ | 260,335 |  |  | $ | 301,553 |  |  | $ | 194,482 |
Depreciation and amortization expenses – segment totals |  | $ | 102,592 |  |  | $ | 92,468 |  |  | $ | 87,809 |
Unallocated corporate depreciation expenses |  |  | 2,746 |  |  |  | 2,182 |  |  |  | 3,067 |
Consolidated depreciation and amortization expenses |  | $ | 105,338 |  |  | $ | 94,650 |  |  | $ | 90,876 |
(1) See Note 22, Business Restructuring, Assets Impairment and Asset Disposition, of the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements (included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K) regarding business restructuring and asset disposition costs. (2) Unallocated corporate expenses are primarily comprised of corporate administrative expenses (e.g., corporate finance, legal, human resources, information technology, deferred compensation and environmental remediation) that are not included in segment operating income and not used to evaluate segment performance. (3) See Note 4, Goodwill and Other Intangibles Assets, of the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements (included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K) regarding goodwill and other intangibles impairment. (4) 2023 Goodwill and other intangibles impairment expenses and 2023, 2022 and 2021 business restructuring, assets impairment and loss on asset disposition expenses were excluded from segment results.
Summary of company-wide geographic data | Below is certain Company-wide geographic data for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
(In thousands) |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Net sales (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 1,312,866 |  |  | $ | 1,579,194 |  |  | $ | 1,297,650 |
France |  |  | 202,038 |  |  |  | 227,421 |  |  |  | 179,746 |
Poland |  |  | 171,889 |  |  |  | 195,781 |  |  |  | 198,883 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 174,574 |  |  |  | 229,836 |  |  |  | 208,780 |
Brazil |  |  | 124,661 |  |  |  | 175,004 |  |  |  | 136,799 |
Mexico |  |  | 144,163 |  |  |  | 148,858 |  |  |  | 127,944 |
All other countries |  |  | 195,577 |  |  |  | 217,176 |  |  |  | 196,164 |
Total |  | $ | 2,325,768 |  |  | $ | 2,773,270 |  |  | $ | 2,345,966 |
Long-lived assets (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 1,007,337 |  |  | $ | 896,867 |  |  | $ | 668,362 |
Netherlands |  |  | 80,335 |  |  |  | 79,007 |  |  |  | 85,931 |
Germany |  |  | 41,878 |  |  |  | 42,512 |  |  |  | 41,438 |
Singapore |  |  | 17,617 |  |  |  | 20,899 |  |  |  | 23,507 |
Brazil |  |  | 39,512 |  |  |  | 38,493 |  |  |  | 35,294 |
China |  |  | 25,704 |  |  |  | 28,717 |  |  |  | 30,991 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 33,857 |  |  |  | 33,389 |  |  |  | 38,634 |
Mexico |  |  | 73,449 |  |  |  | 52,917 |  |  |  | 45,384 |
All other countries |  |  | 36,989 |  |  |  | 34,444 |  |  |  | 39,034 |
Total |  | $ | 1,356,678 |  |  | $ | 1,227,245 |  |  | $ | 1,008,575 |
(1) Net sales are attributed to countries based on the location of the Company legal entity making the sale. (2) Includes net property, plant and equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets.

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