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Rationalizations Rationalization Costs Incurred (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 5 Months Ended | 7 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Aug. 14, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | $ 45 | $ 1,035 | $ 1,035 | $ 18,421 |
Charges incurred | 154 | 40 |  | 613 |
Change in estimates | (67) | (227) |  | (153) |
Payments and settlements | (17) | (1,102) |  | (16,494) |
Effect of change in currency exchange rates | (59) | (155) |  | (1,658) |
Restructuring Reserve | 190 | 45 | 190 | 1,035 | $ 18,421
2015 Advanced Graphite Materials Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 4,686 | 0 | 0 |  |
Charges incurred | 647 | 5,053 |  |  |
Change in estimates |  | 38 |  |  |
Payments and settlements | (3,418) | (329) |  |  |
Effect of change in currency exchange rates |  | 0 |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 1,915 | 4,686 | 1,915 | 0 |
2014 Engineered Solutions Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 77 | 1,655 | 1,655 | 0 |
Charges incurred |  | 50 |  | 2,611 |
Change in estimates | (5) | (713) |  | (40) |
Payments and settlements | (72) | (916) |  | (916) |
Effect of change in currency exchange rates |  | 1 |  | 0 |
Restructuring Reserve | 0 | 77 | 0 | 1,655 | 0
2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 2,081 | 6,873 | 6,873 | 0 |
Charges incurred |  | (33) |  | 8,159 |
Change in estimates | (47) | 67 |  | (21) |
Payments and settlements | (1,127) | (4,611) | (12,000) | (1,155) |
Effect of change in currency exchange rates | (57) | (81) |  | (152) |
Restructuring Reserve | 944 | 2,081 | $ 944 | 6,873 | 0
Predecessor [Member] | 2015 Advanced Graphite Materials Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  | 6,585 |  |  |
Predecessor [Member] | 2014 Engineered Solutions Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  | 280 |  | 19,766 |
Predecessor [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  | 2,195 |  | 11,813 |
Predecessor [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  | 9 |  | 737 |
Predecessor [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  | 460 |  | 4,786 |
Predecessor [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  | 1,726 |  | 6,290 |
Predecessor [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | 2015 Advanced Graphite Materials Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss |  | 404 |  |  |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  | 434 |  |  |
Predecessor [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | 2014 Engineered Solutions Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 0 |  | 2,802 |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss |  | 571 |  | 13,225 |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  | 372 |  | 1,046 |
Predecessor [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  |  | 20 |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  | 1 |  | 178 |
Predecessor [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  |  | 20 |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  | 1 |  | 0 |
Predecessor [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  |  | 0 |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  | 0 |  | 178 |
Predecessor [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  |  | 0 |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Predecessor [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 432 |  | 23,215 | 28,326
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss |  | (33) |  | 1,446 | 8,782
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  | 1,985 |  | 5,607 | 8,378
Predecessor [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 0 |  | 827 | 0
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss |  | 0 |  | 485 | 896
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  | 270 |  | 233 | 2,274
Predecessor [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 432 |  | 22,388 | 28,326
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss |  | (33) |  | 961 | 7,886
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  | 1,715 |  | 5,374 | 6,104
Predecessor [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other |  |  |  |  | $ 0
Predecessor [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] | 2014 Engineered Solutions Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Severance and related charges (recorded in Rationalizations) |  | (713) |  | 2,498 |
Contract terminations and other (recorded in Rationalizations) |  | 50 |  | 195 |
Predecessor [Member] | Research and Development Expense [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 940 |  | 2,312 |
Predecessor [Member] | Research and Development Expense [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Predecessor [Member] | Research and Development Expense [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Predecessor [Member] | Research and Development Expense [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  | 940 |  | 2,312 |
Predecessor [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | 2015 Advanced Graphite Materials Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Other (recorded in Cost of sales) |  | 755 |  |  |
Predecessor [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  |  | 608 |
Other (recorded in Cost of sales) |  | 1,354 |  | 515 |
Predecessor [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  |  | 0 |
Other (recorded in Cost of sales) |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Predecessor [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  |  | 0 |
Other (recorded in Cost of sales) |  | 400 |  | 0 |
Predecessor [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation |  |  |  | 608 |
Other (recorded in Cost of sales) |  | 954 |  | 515 |
Successor [Member] | 2015 Advanced Graphite Materials Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs | 2,812 |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2014 Engineered Solutions Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs | (309) |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs | 338 |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs | 0 |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs | (23) |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs | 361 |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | 2015 Advanced Graphite Materials Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss | (47) |  |  |  |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other | 855 |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | 2014 Engineered Solutions Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated depreciation | 0 |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss | (80) |  |  |  |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other | (229) |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss | (307) |  |  |  |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other | 400 |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss | (29) |  |  |  |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other | 71 |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Inventory Loss | (278) |  |  |  |
Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other | 329 |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] | 2014 Engineered Solutions Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Severance and related charges (recorded in Rationalizations) | 0 |  |  |  |
Contract terminations and other (recorded in Rationalizations) | 0 |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | 2015 Advanced Graphite Materials Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Other (recorded in Cost of sales) | 1,213 |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Other (recorded in Cost of sales) | 290 |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Other (recorded in Cost of sales) | 0 |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Other (recorded in Cost of sales) | 0 |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Other (recorded in Cost of sales) | 290 |  |  |  |
Employee Severance [Member] | Predecessor [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] | 2015 Advanced Graphite Materials Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Severance and related charges (recorded in Rationalizations) |  | 4,838 |  |  |
Contract terminations and other (recorded in Rationalizations) |  | 154 |  |  |
Employee Severance [Member] | Predecessor [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Severance and related charges (recorded in Rationalizations) |  | (100) |  | 8,096 |
Contract terminations and other (recorded in Rationalizations) |  |  |  | 84 |
Employee Severance [Member] | Predecessor [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Severance and related charges (recorded in Rationalizations) |  | 8 |  | 644 |
Contract terminations and other (recorded in Rationalizations) |  |  |  | 73 |
Employee Severance [Member] | Predecessor [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Severance and related charges (recorded in Rationalizations) |  | 60 |  | 4,608 |
Contract terminations and other (recorded in Rationalizations) |  |  |  | 0 |
Employee Severance [Member] | Predecessor [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Severance and related charges (recorded in Rationalizations) |  | $ (168) |  | 2,844 |
Contract terminations and other (recorded in Rationalizations) |  |  |  | $ 11 |
Employee Severance [Member] | Successor [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] | 2015 Advanced Graphite Materials Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Severance and related charges (recorded in Rationalizations) | 769 |  |  |  |
Contract terminations and other (recorded in Rationalizations) | 22 |  |  |  |
Employee Severance [Member] | Successor [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Severance and related charges (recorded in Rationalizations) | 48 |  |  |  |
Employee Severance [Member] | Successor [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Engineered Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Severance and related charges (recorded in Rationalizations) | 0 |  |  |  |
Employee Severance [Member] | Successor [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Industrial Materials [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Severance and related charges (recorded in Rationalizations) | (23) |  |  |  |
Employee Severance [Member] | Successor [Member] | Rationalizations [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Severance and related charges (recorded in Rationalizations) | $ 71 |  |  |  |

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