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Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
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Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies | Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies A. Organization GrafTech International Ltd. (the "Company") is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and providers of high quality synthetic and natural graphite and carbon based products. References herein to “GTI,” “we,” “our,” or “us” refer collectively to GrafTech International Ltd. and its subsidiaries. We have seven major product categories: graphite electrodes, refractory products, needle coke products, advanced electronics technologies, advanced graphite materials, advanced composite materials and advanced materials. On February 26, 2016, the Company announced it plans to realign its two business segments. Industrial Materials will now be comprised of graphite electrodes and needle coke products. Engineered Solutions will now be comprised of advanced graphite materials, advanced composite materials, advanced electronic technologies, and refractory products. Refractory products was previously included in the Industrial Materials business segment. Advanced materials products will now be a part of the business segment where these products are produced. This realignment of the business segments will allow the Company to better direct its resources and simplify its operations. The Industrial Materials business segment will continue to focus on being the lowest cost producer providing the best quality of graphite electrodes in a very challenging market. The Engineered Solutions business segment will continue to leverage the intellectual property of carbon and graphite material science to innovate and commercialize advanced technologies and new products in high growth markets. The Company also announced that it plans to review strategic alternatives for its Engineered Solutions business segment. In 2015, the segment, on a pro forma basis as newly defined, had sales of $154 million or 22% of the total Company's sales. There can be no assurance that the review of strategic alternatives will result in a transaction. If a transaction were to occur, the Company would conduct a complete review and assessment of its corporate services and structure to bring them into alignment with its new size and sharper focus. We are currently in the early stages of this process and the Engineered Solutions business segment does not qualify as discontinued operations as of March 31, 2016. B. Basis of Presentation The interim Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, they have been prepared in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The December 31, 2015 financial position data included herein was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the “Annual Report”) but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements, including the accompanying notes, contained in the Annual Report. The unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (all of which are of a normal, recurring nature) which management considers necessary for a fair statement of financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results which may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year. C. Predecessor and Successor Reporting On August 17, 2015, the Company was acquired by affiliates of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (see Note 2 "Preferred Share Issuance and Merger"). We elected to account for the acquisition under the acquisition method of accounting. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the assets and liabilities of GTI were adjusted to their fair market value as of August 15, 2015, as this was the day that Brookfield effectively took control of the Company. Our consolidated statements of operations subsequent to the Merger include amortization expense relating to the fair value adjustments and depreciation expense based on the fair value of the Company's property, plant and equipment that had previously been carried at historical cost less accumulated depreciation. Therefore, the Company's financial information prior to the Merger is not comparable to the financial information subsequent to the Merger. As a result, the financial statements and certain note presentations are separated into two distinct periods, the period before the consummation of the Merger (labeled "Predecessor") and the period after the date of Merger (labeled "Successor"), to indicate the application of the different basis of accounting between the periods presented. D. New Accounting Standards In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This ASU supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification 605—Revenue Recognition and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Codification. This ASU requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This ASU was expected to be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. On July 9, 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. We are in the process of assessing the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows. In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-3, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the associated debt liability. The standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 with early adoption permitted. We had no capitalized bank fees as of December 31, 2015. We adopted this ASU as of January 1, 2016, and resulted in no significant impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Under this new guidance, a company will now recognize most leases on its balance sheet as lease liabilities with corresponding right-of-use assets. This ASU is effective for us beginning after January 1, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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