Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 233,599	$ 213,734
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts (2016 – $14,078; 2015 – $3,390)		441,266	397,912
Other accounts receivable		50,250	74,989
Inventories	[1]	504,984	439,513
Other current assets		72,027	62,922
Assets held for sale		255,577	641,932
Total current assets		1,557,703	1,831,002
Property, plant and equipment, at cost		3,890,254	3,700,472
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		1,545,287	1,379,377
Net property, plant and equipment		2,344,967	2,321,095
Investments		468,765	435,584
Noncurrent assets held for sale		2,975,016	2,971,455
Other assets		185,943	194,398
Goodwill	[2]	1,484,182	1,460,552	[3]
Other intangibles, net of amortization	[4]	380,368	383,868
Total assets		9,396,944	9,597,954
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		241,511	239,572
Accrued expenses		240,652	313,259
Current portion of long-term debt		400,892	674,994
Dividends payable		34,077	32,306
Liabilities held for sale		135,735	329,598
Income taxes payable		23,967	26,956
Total current liabilities		1,076,834	1,616,685
Long-term debt		3,048,440	3,142,163
Postretirement benefits		49,157	49,647
Pension benefits		292,853	299,983
Noncurrent liabilities held for sale		466,687	464,207
Other noncurrent liabilities		228,270	239,104
Deferred income taxes		783,270	384,852
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Albemarle Corporation shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value, issued and outstanding – 112,466 in 2016 and 112,219 in 2015		1,124	1,122
Additional paid-in capital		2,078,169	2,059,151
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(334,431)	(421,288)
Retained earnings		1,554,160	1,615,407
Total Albemarle Corporation shareholders’ equity		3,299,022	3,254,392
Noncontrolling interests		152,411	146,921
Total equity		3,451,433	3,401,313
Total liabilities and equity		$ 9,396,944	$ 9,597,954

[1] As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $74.5 million and $162.8 million, respectively, of inventories were classified as Assets held for sale in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. See Note 3, “Divestitures,” for additional information.

[2] As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $1.5 billion of Goodwill was classified as Assets held for sale in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. See Note 3, “Divestitures,” for additional information.

[3] The December 31, 2015 balances have been recast to reflect a change in segments. See Note 12, “Segment Information,” for further details.

[4] As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively, of Other intangibles, net of amortization were classified as Assets held for sale in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. See Note 3 “Divestitures,” for additional information.