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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract]  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:
The components and activity in Accumulated other comprehensive income (net of deferred income taxes) consisted of the following during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
 
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments(a)
 
Net
Prior Service
Benefit(b)
 
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) on
Marketable
Securities
 
Other
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2010
$
69,605

 
$
6,422

 
$
(3
)
 
$
(1,135
)
 
$
74,889

Current period change
(17,269
)
 
(2,156
)
 
1

 
257

 
(19,167
)
Tax benefit (expense)
3,909

 
794

 
(1
)
 
(95
)
 
4,607

Balance at December 31, 2011
56,245

 
5,060

 
(3
)
 
(973
)
 
60,329

Current period change
26,846

 
(6,533
)
 
(5
)
 
217

 
20,525

Tax benefit (expense)
2,026

 
2,462

 
2

 
(80
)
 
4,410

Balance at December 31, 2012
85,117

 
989

 
(6
)
 
(836
)
 
85,264

Current period change
29,539

 
(781
)
 
(3
)
 
217

 
28,972

Tax benefit (expense)
1,809

 
279

 
1

 
(80
)
 
2,009

Balance at December 31, 2013
$
116,465

 
$
487

 
$
(8
)
 
$
(699
)
 
$
116,245


(a)
Current period change for the year ended December 31, 2012 includes $12.3 million related to a non-cash write-off of foreign currency translation adjustments from Accumulated other comprehensive income in connection with our exit of the phosphorus flame retardants business (see Note 19) in accordance with current accounting guidance.
(b)
Current period change for the year ended December 31, 2012 includes $6.5 million related to a supplemental executive retirement plan settlement in connection with the retirement of our former CEO and executive chairman, and ($4.5) million related to various amendments to certain of our U.S. pension and defined contribution plans that were approved by our Board of Directors in the fourth quarter of 2012.

In accordance with accounting guidance issued by the FASB in February 2013 which became effective for us in the first quarter of 2013 on a prospective basis, below is information about amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
 
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
 
Net
Prior Service
Benefit
 
Unrealized
Loss on
Marketable
Securities
 
Other
 
Total
Accumulated other comprehensive income -
balance at December 31, 2012
$
85,117

 
$
989

 
$
(6
)
 
$
(836
)
 
$
85,264

Other comprehensive income (loss) before
reclassifications
31,704

 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

 
31,702

Amounts reclassified from accumulated
other comprehensive income
—

 
(502
)
 
—

 
137

 
(365
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of
tax
31,704

 
(502
)
 
(2
)
 
137

 
31,337

Other comprehensive income attributable to
noncontrolling interests
(356
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(356
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income -
balance at December 31, 2013
$
116,465

 
$
487

 
$
(8
)
 
$
(699
)
 
$
116,245