Reporting for Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Net Sales to External Customers by Segment

Net sales to external customers by segment are presented in the table below. Sales between segments were not material.

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2013		As adjusted 2012		2013		As adjusted 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)				(Dollars in thousands)
Pigments, Powders and Oxides	$	47,647	$	64,053	$	155,948	$	219,398
Performance Colors and Glass		94,059		86,398		298,633		294,806
Performance Coatings		151,873		137,228		445,969		447,065
Polymer Additives		71,599		79,881		229,266		251,055
Specialty Plastics		42,926		41,305		131,267		132,512
Total net sales	$	408,104	$	408,865	$	1,261,083	$	1,344,836

Each Segment's Gross Profit and Reconciliation to Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes from Continuing Operations

Each segment’s gross profit and a reconciliation to income (loss) before income taxes from continuing operations follows:

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2013			As adjusted 2012			2013			As adjusted 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)						(Dollars in thousands)
Pigments, Powders and Oxides	$	8,390		$	7,231		$	25,882		$	28,363
Performance Colors and Glass		28,713			21,086			87,203			77,220
Performance Coatings		36,410			23,858			100,237			85,328
Polymer Additives		6,251			8,907			20,616			26,871
Specialty Plastics		6,881			6,984			22,116			23,207
Other cost of sales		(2,398	)		(7,356	)		(4,916	)		(8,740	)
Total gross profit		84,247			60,710			251,138			232,249
Selling, general and administrative expenses		59,078			63,863			184,986			202,675
Restructuring and impairment charges		3,834			198,695			26,738			203,734
Other expense, net		7,817			8,325			15,386			23,204
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	13,518		$	(210,173	)	$	24,028		$	(197,364	)