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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time, classified as current.

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Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable.

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Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Liability, revenue recognized	$ 5,800
Contract receivables	259,015		$ 197,739
Contract liabilities	13,343		$ 13,906
Polymer
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	261,055	$ 289,071
Polymer \| Performance Products
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	138,092	145,730
Polymer \| Specialty Polymers
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	82,010	104,018
Liability, revenue recognized	300
Effect of exchange rate differences on cash	200
Polymer \| Cariflex
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	40,867	39,525
Polymer \| Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	86	(202)
Chemical
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	195,356	213,321
Chemical \| Adhesives
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	65,576	73,148
Chemical \| Performance Chemicals
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	116,753	122,941
Chemical \| Tires
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 13,027	$ 17,232