Accrued Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following at December 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2016		2015
Employee benefits, payroll and related taxes	$	92,478	$	91,970
Obligations in connection with acquisitions(a)	47,082		128,881
Other(b)	182,605		92,408
Total(c)	$	322,165	$	313,259

(a) As of December 31, 2016 included accruals related to net working capital amounts arising from the acquisition of the lithium business of Jiangxi Jiangli New Materials Science and Technology Co. Ltd. The balance as of December 31, 2015 included 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.

(c) As of December 31, 2015, $112.1 million of Accrued expenses were classified as Liabilities held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 3, “Divestitures,” for additional information.