Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

Supplemental Information Related to Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Supplemental information related to the consolidated statements of cash flows is as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Cash paid during the year for:
Income taxes (net of refunds of $9,270, $7,333 and $6,035 in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively)(a)	$	143,404	$	162,408	$	56,174
Interest (net of capitalization)	$	96,948	$	153,271	$	33,604
Supplemental non-cash disclosures related to investing activities:
Capital expenditures included in Accounts payable	$	33,622	$	45,826	$	20,373

(a) Cash paid for income taxes during 2015 included approximately $111 million of taxes paid on repatriation of earnings from legacy Rockwood entities.