Accrued Expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

Accrued Expenses:

Accrued expenses consist of the following at December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2015		2014
Employee benefits, payroll and related taxes	$	125,236	$	49,072
Obligations in connection with Rockwood acquisition(a)	128,881		—
Other(b)	148,262		117,102
Total	$	402,379	$	166,174

(a) Includes accruals related to certain litigation matters and businesses divested by Rockwood prior to the Acquisition Closing Date.

(b) No individual component exceeds 5% of total current liabilities.