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Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in Goodwill
The following table summarizes the changes in goodwill by reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
 
Lithium and Advanced Materials
 
Bromine Specialties
 
Refining Solutions
 
All Other
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2014(a)
$
21,697

 
$
20,319

 
$
192,657

 
$
8,589

 
$
243,262

Acquisition of Rockwood
1,293,467

 
—

 
—

 
41,151

 
1,334,618

Reclass to assets held for sale(b)
—

 
—

 
—

 
(46,794
)
 
(46,794
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(47,659
)
 
—

 
(19,929
)
 
(2,946
)
 
(70,534
)
Balance at December 31, 2015(a)(c)
1,267,505

 
20,319

 
172,728

 
—

 
1,460,552

Acquisition of Rockwood(d)
(1,706
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,706
)
Other acquisitions(e)
113,555

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
113,555

Reclass from assets held for sale(f)
—

 
—

 
—

 
6,586

 
6,586

Foreign currency translation adjustments
(31,093
)
 
—

 
(7,862
)
 
—

 
(38,955
)
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
1,348,261

 
$
20,319

 
$
164,866

 
$
6,586

 
$
1,540,032



(a)
The December 31, 2015 and 2014 balances have been recast to reflect a change in segments. See Note 25, “Segment and Geographic Area Information,” for further details.
(b)
Represents Goodwill of the minerals-based flame retardants and specialty chemicals, fine chemistry services and metal sulfides businesses. See Note 3, “Divestitures,” for additional information.
(c)
As of December 31, 2015, $1.5 billion of Goodwill was classified as Assets held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 3, “Divestitures,” for additional information.
(d)
Represents final purchase price adjustments for the Rockwood acquisition recorded for the year ended December 31, 2016. Excludes $3.2 million of final purchase price adjustments for businesses reported as discontinued operations.
(e)
Represents preliminary purchase price adjustments for the Jiangxi Jiangli New Materials Science and Technology Co. Ltd. acquisition recorded for the year ended December 31, 2016. See Note 2, “Acquisitions,” for additional information.
(f)
Represents Goodwill of the fine chemistry services business, which was reported in Assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2015, but reclassified back to Goodwill during the year end December 31, 2016. See Note 3, “Divestitures,” for additional information.
Other Intangibles

Other intangibles consist of the following at December 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
 
Customer Lists and Relationships
 
Trade Names and Trademarks (a)
 
Patents and Technology
 
Other
 
Total
Gross Asset Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2014
$
48,479

 
$
17,555

 
$
40,398

 
$
23,441

 
$
129,873

Acquisition of Rockwood
386,330

 
—

 
58,230

 
—

 
444,560

Reclass to assets held for sale(b)
(16,608
)
 
—

 
(54,060
)
 
(1,454
)
 
(72,122
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other
(19,476
)
 
(632
)
 
(4,424
)
 
(4,208
)
 
(28,740
)
Balance at December 31, 2015
398,725

 
16,923

 
40,144

 
17,779

 
473,571

Reclass from assets held for sale(c)
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,454

 
1,454

Foreign currency translation adjustments and other
(10,832
)
 
(409
)
 
(1,710
)
 
(389
)
 
(13,340
)
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
387,893

 
$
16,514

 
$
38,434

 
$
18,844

 
$
461,685

Accumulated Amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2014
$
(22,931
)
 
$
(7,912
)
 
$
(32,831
)
 
$
(22,074
)
 
$
(85,748
)
Amortization
(11,441
)
 
(423
)
 
(4,654
)
 
(401
)
 
(16,919
)
Reclass to assets held for sale(b)
596

 
—

 
3,880

 
1,322

 
5,798

Foreign currency translation adjustments and other
1,120

 
249

 
1,597

 
4,200

 
7,166

Balance at December 31, 2015
(32,656
)
 
(8,086
)
 
(32,008
)
 
(16,953
)
 
(89,703
)
Amortization
(18,034
)
 
—

 
(574
)
 
(431
)
 
(19,039
)
Reclass from assets held for sale(c)
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,322
)
 
(1,322
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other
1,525

 
134

 
899

 
385

 
2,943

Balance at December 31, 2016
$
(49,165
)
 
$
(7,952
)
 
$
(31,683
)
 
$
(18,321
)
 
$
(107,121
)
Net Book Value at December 31, 2015(d)
$
366,069

 
$
8,837

 
$
8,136

 
$
826

 
$
383,868

Net Book Value at December 31, 2016
$
338,728

 
$
8,562

 
$
6,751

 
$
523

 
$
354,564


(a)
Balances as of December 31, 2015 and 2016 include only indefinite-lived intangible assets.
(b)
Represents Other intangibles and related amortization of the minerals-based flame retardants and specialty chemicals, fine chemistry services and metal sulfides businesses. See Note 3, “Divestitures,” for additional information.
(c)
Represents Other intangibles and related amortization of the fine chemistry services business, which was reported in Assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2015, but reclassified back to Other intangibles during the year end December 31, 2016. See Note 3, “Divestitures,” for additional information.
(d)
As of December 31, 2015, $1.4 billion of Other intangibles, net of amortization were classified as Assets held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 3 “Divestitures,” for additional information.
Total Estimated Amortization Expense of Other Intangibles for Next Five Fiscal Years
Total estimated amortization expense of other intangibles, excluding other intangibles in assets held for sale, for the next five fiscal years is as follows (in thousands):
 
Estimated Amortization Expense
2017
$
20,714

2018
$
22,019

2019
$
22,327

2020
$
21,671

2021
$
21,392