x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
VIRGINIA | 54-1692118 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
4350 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 700 CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA | 28209 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated filer | ¨ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ | Smaller reporting company | ¨ | |||
Emerging growth company | ¨ |
Page Number(s) | ||
8-27 | ||
27-45 | ||
EXHIBITS |
Item 1. | Financial Statements (Unaudited). |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 777,748 | $ | 754,866 | $ | 2,453,251 | $ | 2,214,187 | |||||||
Cost of goods sold | 497,211 | 479,210 | 1,556,379 | 1,411,614 | |||||||||||
Gross profit | 280,537 | 275,656 | 896,872 | 802,573 | |||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 100,167 | 106,471 | 325,174 | 331,984 | |||||||||||
Research and development expenses | 16,610 | 21,763 | 53,670 | 63,423 | |||||||||||
Gain on sale of business | — | — | (218,705 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Operating profit | 163,760 | 147,422 | 736,733 | 407,166 | |||||||||||
Interest and financing expenses | (12,988 | ) | (15,792 | ) | (39,834 | ) | (98,895 | ) | |||||||
Other income (expenses), net | 3,793 | (1,986 | ) | (31,906 | ) | (3,399 | ) | ||||||||
Income before income taxes and equity in net income of unconsolidated investments | 154,565 | 129,644 | 664,993 | 304,872 | |||||||||||
Income tax expense | 33,167 | 18,495 | 133,630 | 53,596 | |||||||||||
Income before equity in net income of unconsolidated investments | 121,398 | 111,149 | 531,363 | 251,276 | |||||||||||
Equity in net income of unconsolidated investments (net of tax) | 22,081 | 19,044 | 61,727 | 55,263 | |||||||||||
Net income | 143,479 | 130,193 | 593,090 | 306,539 | |||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (13,734 | ) | (11,523 | ) | (29,124 | ) | (33,323 | ) | |||||||
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 129,745 | $ | 118,670 | $ | 563,966 | $ | 273,216 | |||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 1.21 | $ | 1.07 | $ | 5.16 | $ | 2.46 | |||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 1.20 | $ | 1.06 | $ | 5.11 | $ | 2.43 | |||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic | 107,315 | 110,476 | 109,223 | 111,049 | |||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted | 108,302 | 111,975 | 110,276 | 112,456 | |||||||||||
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock | $ | 0.335 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 1.005 | $ | 0.96 |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 143,479 | $ | 130,193 | $ | 593,090 | $ | 306,539 | |||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: | |||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation | (9,549 | ) | 56,179 | (95,515 | ) | 199,303 | |||||||||
Pension and postretirement benefits | 11 | (7 | ) | 37 | 2 | ||||||||||
Net investment hedge | (3,621 | ) | (9,681 | ) | 4,947 | (37,600 | ) | ||||||||
Interest rate swap | 642 | 529 | 1,926 | 1,587 | |||||||||||
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | (12,517 | ) | 47,020 | (88,605 | ) | 163,292 | |||||||||
Comprehensive income | 130,962 | 177,213 | 504,485 | 469,831 | |||||||||||
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (13,729 | ) | (11,653 | ) | (29,042 | ) | (34,146 | ) | |||||||
Comprehensive income attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 117,233 | $ | 165,560 | $ | 475,443 | $ | 435,685 |
September 30, | December 31, | ||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||
Assets | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 641,226 | $ | 1,137,303 | |||
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts (2018 – $6,300; 2017 – $10,425) | 550,788 | 534,326 | |||||
Other accounts receivable | 41,961 | 37,937 | |||||
Inventories | 727,381 | 592,781 | |||||
Other current assets | 98,221 | 136,064 | |||||
Assets held for sale | — | 39,152 | |||||
Total current assets | 2,059,577 | 2,477,563 | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, at cost | 4,571,779 | 4,124,335 | |||||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 1,746,414 | 1,631,025 | |||||
Net property, plant and equipment | 2,825,365 | 2,493,310 | |||||
Investments | 535,292 | 534,064 | |||||
Noncurrent assets held for sale | — | 139,813 | |||||
Other assets | 78,054 | 74,164 | |||||
Goodwill | 1,590,906 | 1,610,355 | |||||
Other intangibles, net of amortization | 398,001 | 421,503 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 7,487,195 | $ | 7,750,772 | |||
Liabilities And Equity | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 474,229 | $ | 418,537 | |||
Accrued expenses | 258,371 | 268,336 | |||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 286,188 | 422,012 | |||||
Dividends payable | 35,462 | 35,165 | |||||
Liabilities held for sale | — | 1,938 | |||||
Income taxes payable | 72,759 | 54,937 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 1,127,009 | 1,200,925 | |||||
Long-term debt | 1,411,605 | 1,415,360 | |||||
Postretirement benefits | 51,669 | 52,003 | |||||
Pension benefits | 278,682 | 294,611 | |||||
Noncurrent liabilities held for sale | — | 614 | |||||
Other noncurrent liabilities | 553,469 | 599,174 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | 378,484 | 370,389 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) | |||||||
Equity: | |||||||
Albemarle Corporation shareholders’ equity: | |||||||
Common stock, $.01 par value, issued and outstanding – 106,187 in 2018 and 110,547 in 2017 | 1,062 | 1,105 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 1,363,262 | 1,863,949 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (314,191 | ) | (225,668 | ) | |||
Retained earnings | 2,478,711 | 2,035,163 | |||||
Total Albemarle Corporation shareholders’ equity | 3,528,844 | 3,674,549 | |||||
Noncontrolling interests | 157,433 | 143,147 | |||||
Total equity | 3,686,277 | 3,817,696 | |||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 7,487,195 | $ | 7,750,772 |
(In Thousands, Except Share Data) | Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income | Retained Earnings | Total Albemarle Shareholders’ Equity | Noncontrolling Interests | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amounts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2018 | 110,546,674 | $ | 1,105 | $ | 1,863,949 | $ | (225,668 | ) | $ | 2,035,163 | $ | 3,674,549 | $ | 143,147 | $ | 3,817,696 | |||||||||||||||
Net income | 563,966 | 563,966 | 29,124 | 593,090 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss | (88,523 | ) | (88,523 | ) | (82 | ) | (88,605 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared | (109,219 | ) | (109,219 | ) | (14,756 | ) | (123,975 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative adjustment from adoption of income tax standard update (Note 17) | (11,199 | ) | (11,199 | ) | (11,199 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation and other | 14,015 | 14,015 | 14,015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 71,649 | 1 | 2,301 | 2,302 | 2,302 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares repurchased | (4,665,618 | ) | (47 | ) | (499,953 | ) | (500,000 | ) | (500,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock, net | 378,006 | 4 | (4 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares withheld for withholding taxes associated with common stock issuances | (144,208 | ) | (1 | ) | (17,046 | ) | (17,047 | ) | (17,047 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2018 | 106,186,503 | $ | 1,062 | $ | 1,363,262 | $ | (314,191 | ) | $ | 2,478,711 | $ | 3,528,844 | $ | 157,433 | $ | 3,686,277 | |||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2017 | 112,523,790 | $ | 1,125 | $ | 2,084,418 | $ | (412,412 | ) | $ | 2,121,931 | $ | 3,795,062 | $ | 147,542 | $ | 3,942,604 | |||||||||||||||
Net income | 273,216 | 273,216 | 33,323 | 306,539 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | 162,469 | 162,469 | 823 | 163,292 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared | (106,243 | ) | (106,243 | ) | (27,791 | ) | (134,034 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation and other | 12,477 | 12,477 | 12,477 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 159,432 | 2 | 7,009 | 7,011 | 7,011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares repurchased | (2,341,083 | ) | (23 | ) | (249,977 | ) | (250,000 | ) | (250,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock, net | 241,755 | 2 | (2 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termination of Tianqi Lithium Corporation option agreement | 13,144 | 13,144 | (13,144 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares withheld for withholding taxes associated with common stock issuances | (89,057 | ) | (1 | ) | (8,316 | ) | (8,317 | ) | (8,317 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2017 | 110,494,837 | $ | 1,105 | $ | 1,858,753 | $ | (249,943 | ) | $ | 2,288,904 | $ | 3,898,819 | $ | 140,753 | $ | 4,039,572 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | $ | 1,137,303 | $ | 2,269,756 | |||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||
Net income | 593,090 | 306,539 | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 150,511 | 144,087 | |||||
Gain on acquisition | — | (6,025 | ) | ||||
Gain on sale of business | (218,705 | ) | — | ||||
Stock-based compensation | 11,785 | 15,595 | |||||
Equity in net income of unconsolidated investments (net of tax) | (61,727 | ) | (55,263 | ) | |||
Dividends received from unconsolidated investments and nonmarketable securities | 32,794 | 11,900 | |||||
Pension and postretirement (benefit) expense | (2,708 | ) | 67 | ||||
Pension and postretirement contributions | (11,068 | ) | (9,607 | ) | |||
Unrealized gain on investments in marketable securities | (1,615 | ) | (2,007 | ) | |||
Loss on early extinguishment of debt | — | 52,801 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | 43,400 | 4,677 | |||||
Working capital changes | (131,813 | ) | (398,913 | ) | |||
Other, net | (27,003 | ) | 10,993 | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 376,941 | 74,844 | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (11,403 | ) | (45,406 | ) | |||
Capital expenditures | (471,675 | ) | (187,519 | ) | |||
Cash proceeds from divestitures, net | 413,479 | 6,857 | |||||
(Investments in) sales of marketable securities, net | (761 | ) | 450 | ||||
Repayments from joint ventures | — | 1,250 | |||||
Investments in equity and other corporate investments | (5,346 | ) | — | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (75,706 | ) | (224,368 | ) | |||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||
Repayments of long-term debt | — | (753,209 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt | — | 27,000 | |||||
Other (repayments) borrowings, net | (134,505 | ) | 79,203 | ||||
Fees related to early extinguishment of debt | — | (46,959 | ) | ||||
Dividends paid to shareholders | (108,922 | ) | (105,205 | ) | |||
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests | (14,756 | ) | (27,791 | ) | |||
Repurchases of common stock | (500,000 | ) | (250,000 | ) | |||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 2,302 | 7,011 | |||||
Withholding taxes paid on stock-based compensation award distributions | (17,047 | ) | (8,317 | ) | |||
Net cash used in financing activities | (772,928 | ) | (1,078,267 | ) | |||
Net effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents | (24,384 | ) | 3,374 | ||||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (496,077 | ) | (1,224,417 | ) | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 641,226 | $ | 1,045,339 |
• | All sales and other pass-through taxes are excluded from contract value; |
• | In utilizing the modified retrospective transition method, no adjustment would be necessary for contracts that do not cross over a reporting year; |
• | We will not consider the possibility of a contract having a significant financing component (which would effectively attribute a portion of the sales price to interest income) unless, if at contract inception, the expected payment terms (from time of delivery or other relevant criterion) are more than one year; |
• | If our right to customer payment is directly related to the value of our completed performance, we recognize revenue consistent with the invoicing right; and |
• | We expense as incurred all costs of obtaining a contract incremental to any costs/compensation attributable to individual product sales/shipments for contracts where the amortization period for such costs would otherwise be one year or less. |
December 31, | |||
2017 | |||
Assets | |||
Current assets | $ | 39,152 | |
Net, property, plant and equipment | 121,759 | ||
Goodwill | 14,422 | ||
Other intangibles, net of amortization | 3,632 | ||
Assets held for sale | $ | 178,965 | |
Liabilities | |||
Current liabilities | $ | 1,938 | |
Noncurrent liabilities | 614 | ||
Liabilities held for sale | $ | 2,552 |
Lithium | Bromine Specialties | Catalysts | All Other | Total | |||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2017(a)(b) | $ | 1,389,089 | $ | 20,319 | $ | 194,361 | $ | 6,586 | $ | 1,610,355 | |||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other | (15,766 | ) | — | (3,683 | ) | — | (19,449 | ) | |||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2018 | $ | 1,373,323 | $ | 20,319 | $ | 190,678 | $ | 6,586 | $ | 1,590,906 |
(a) | The December 31, 2017 balances have been recast to reflect a change in segments. See Note 10, “Segment Information,” for additional information. |
(b) | As of December 31, 2017, $14.4 million of Goodwill was classified as Assets held for sale in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. See Note 2, “Divestitures,” for additional information. |
Customer Lists and Relationships | Trade Names and Trademarks(a) | Patents and Technology | Other | Total | |||||||||||||||
Gross Asset Value | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | 439,312 | $ | 18,981 | $ | 61,618 | $ | 37,256 | $ | 557,167 | |||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other | (4,653 | ) | (284 | ) | (5,335 | ) | 6,579 | (3,693 | ) | ||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2018 | $ | 434,659 | $ | 18,697 | $ | 56,283 | $ | 43,835 | $ | 553,474 | |||||||||
Accumulated Amortization | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | (74,704 | ) | $ | (8,295 | ) | $ | (35,203 | ) | $ | (17,462 | ) | $ | (135,664 | ) | ||||
Amortization | (17,682 | ) | — | (1,100 | ) | (2,464 | ) | (21,246 | ) | ||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other | 1,003 | 41 | 919 | (526 | ) | 1,437 | |||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2018 | $ | (91,383 | ) | $ | (8,254 | ) | $ | (35,384 | ) | $ | (20,452 | ) | $ | (155,473 | ) | ||||
Net Book Value at December 31, 2017(b) | $ | 364,608 | $ | 10,686 | $ | 26,415 | $ | 19,794 | $ | 421,503 | |||||||||
Net Book Value at September 30, 2018 | $ | 343,276 | $ | 10,443 | $ | 20,899 | $ | 23,383 | $ | 398,001 |
(a) | Balances as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 include only indefinite-lived intangible assets. |
(b) | As of December 31, 2017, $3.6 million of Other intangibles, net of amortization were classified as Assets held for sale in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. See Note 2, “Divestitures,” for additional information. |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share | |||||||||||||||
Numerator: | |||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 129,745 | $ | 118,670 | $ | 563,966 | $ | 273,216 | |||||||
Denominator: | |||||||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 107,315 | 110,476 | 109,223 | 111,049 | |||||||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 1.21 | $ | 1.07 | $ | 5.16 | $ | 2.46 | |||||||
Diluted earnings per share | |||||||||||||||
Numerator: | |||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 129,745 | $ | 118,670 | $ | 563,966 | $ | 273,216 | |||||||
Denominator: | |||||||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 107,315 | 110,476 | 109,223 | 111,049 | |||||||||||
Incremental shares under stock compensation plans | 987 | 1,499 | 1,053 | 1,407 | |||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares for diluted earnings per share | 108,302 | 111,975 | 110,276 | 112,456 | |||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 1.20 | $ | 1.06 | $ | 5.11 | $ | 2.43 |
September 30, | December 31, | ||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||
Finished goods(a) | $ | 503,970 | $ | 404,239 | |||
Raw materials and work in process(b) | 165,874 | 132,891 | |||||
Stores, supplies and other | 57,537 | 55,651 | |||||
Total(c) | $ | 727,381 | $ | 592,781 |
(a) | Increase primarily due to the build-up of inventory in our Lithium and Catalysts segments resulting from higher forecasted sales. |
(b) | Increase primarily due to higher forecasted production levels in the fourth quarter from our Catalysts segment. Included $68.9 million and $59.6 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, of work in process related to lithium brine. |
(c) | As of December 31, 2017, $24.7 million of Inventories were classified as Assets held for sale in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. See Note 2, “Divestitures,” for additional information. |
September 30, | December 31, | ||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||
1.875% Senior notes, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $3,173 at September 30, 2018 and $3,971 at December 31, 2017 | $ | 457,909 | $ | 463,575 | |||
4.15% Senior notes, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $3,006 at September 30, 2018 and $3,372 at December 31, 2017 | 421,994 | 421,628 | |||||
4.50% Senior notes, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $664 at September 30, 2018 and $891 at December 31, 2017 | 174,551 | 174,325 | |||||
5.45% Senior notes, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $4,043 at September 30, 2018 and $4,159 at December 31, 2017 | 345,957 | 345,841 | |||||
Commercial paper notes | 285,500 | 421,321 | |||||
Variable-rate foreign bank loans | 7,080 | 5,298 | |||||
Other | 4,802 | 5,384 | |||||
Total long-term debt | 1,697,793 | 1,837,372 | |||||
Less amounts due within one year | 286,188 | 422,012 | |||||
Long-term debt, less current portion | $ | 1,411,605 | $ | 1,415,360 |
Beginning balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | 39,808 | |
Expenditures | (3,564 | ) | |
Accretion of discount | 669 | ||
Additions and changes in estimates | 16,236 | ||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (346 | ) | |
Ending balance at September 30, 2018 | 52,803 | ||
Less amounts reported in Accrued expenses | 5,012 | ||
Amounts reported in Other noncurrent liabilities | $ | 47,791 |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) | |||||||||||||||
Net sales: | |||||||||||||||
Lithium | $ | 270,928 | $ | 269,238 | $ | 886,523 | $ | 729,288 | |||||||
Bromine Specialties | 232,616 | 212,923 | 678,769 | 636,059 | |||||||||||
Catalysts | 251,139 | 244,594 | 796,822 | 756,407 | |||||||||||
All Other | 23,065 | 28,021 | 90,978 | 91,144 | |||||||||||
Corporate | — | 90 | 159 | 1,289 | |||||||||||
Total net sales | $ | 777,748 | $ | 754,866 | $ | 2,453,251 | $ | 2,214,187 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA: | |||||||||||||||
Lithium | $ | 113,629 | $ | 112,944 | $ | 386,260 | $ | 327,996 | |||||||
Bromine Specialties | 78,585 | 63,936 | 217,921 | 194,499 | |||||||||||
Catalysts | 62,602 | 60,394 | 205,534 | 197,570 | |||||||||||
All Other | 3,968 | 306 | 7,729 | 7,906 | |||||||||||
Corporate | (23,702 | ) | (28,197 | ) | (75,082 | ) | (88,271 | ) | |||||||
Total adjusted EBITDA | $ | 235,082 | $ | 209,383 | $ | 742,362 | $ | 639,700 |
Lithium | Bromine Specialties | Catalysts | Reportable Segments Total | All Other | Corporate | Consolidated Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 90,313 | $ | 67,967 | $ | 50,491 | $ | 208,771 | $ | 1,978 | $ | (81,004 | ) | $ | 129,745 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 23,370 | 10,618 | 12,111 | 46,099 | 1,990 | 1,618 | 49,707 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and other(a) | — | — | — | — | — | 3,724 | 3,724 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs(b) | — | — | — | — | — | 4,305 | 4,305 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest and financing expenses | — | — | — | — | — | 12,988 | 12,988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | — | — | — | 33,167 | 33,167 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating pension and OPEB items | — | — | — | — | — | (2,195 | ) | (2,195 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Legal accrual(c) | — | — | — | — | — | (1,017 | ) | (1,017 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Other(d) | (54 | ) | — | — | (54 | ) | — | 4,712 | 4,658 | ||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 113,629 | $ | 78,585 | $ | 62,602 | $ | 254,816 | $ | 3,968 | $ | (23,702 | ) | $ | 235,082 | ||||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 89,745 | $ | 53,760 | $ | 47,846 | $ | 191,351 | $ | (1,776 | ) | $ | (70,905 | ) | $ | 118,670 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 22,316 | 10,176 | 13,798 | 46,290 | 2,082 | 1,523 | 49,895 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Utilization of inventory markup(e) | 568 | — | — | 568 | — | — | 568 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment to gain on acquisition(f) | 1,408 | — | — | 1,408 | — | — | 1,408 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs(b) | — | — | — | — | — | 5,635 | 5,635 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest and financing expenses | — | — | — | — | — | 15,792 | 15,792 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | — | — | — | 18,495 | 18,495 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating pension and OPEB items | — | — | — | — | — | (1,028 | ) | (1,028 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Multiemployer plan shortfall contributions(g) | — | — | — | — | — | 1,646 | 1,646 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other(h) | (1,093 | ) | — | (1,250 | ) | (2,343 | ) | — | 645 | (1,698 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 112,944 | $ | 63,936 | $ | 60,394 | $ | 237,274 | $ | 306 | $ | (28,197 | ) | $ | 209,383 | ||||||||||||
Nine months ended September 30, 2018 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 315,939 | $ | 187,176 | $ | 387,038 | $ | 890,153 | $ | 1,659 | $ | (327,846 | ) | $ | 563,966 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 71,760 | 30,745 | 37,201 | 139,706 | 6,070 | 4,735 | 150,511 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and other(a) | — | — | — | — | — | 3,724 | 3,724 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of business(i) | — | — | (218,705 | ) | (218,705 | ) | — | — | (218,705 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs(b) | — | — | — | — | — | 13,016 | 13,016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest and financing expenses | — | — | — | — | — | 39,834 | 39,834 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | — | — | — | 133,630 | 133,630 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating pension and OPEB items | — | — | — | — | — | (6,596 | ) | (6,596 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Legal accrual(c) | — | — | — | — | — | 27,027 | 27,027 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Albemarle Foundation contribution(j) | — | — | — | — | — | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other(d) | (1,439 | ) | — | — | (1,439 | ) | — | 22,394 | 20,955 | ||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 386,260 | $ | 217,921 | $ | 205,534 | $ | 809,715 | $ | 7,729 | $ | (75,082 | ) | $ | 742,362 | ||||||||||||
Nine months ended September 30, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 249,178 | $ | 164,193 | $ | 158,806 | $ | 572,177 | $ | 1,622 | $ | (300,583 | ) | $ | 273,216 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 62,841 | 30,306 | 40,014 | 133,161 | 6,284 | 4,642 | 144,087 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Utilization of inventory markup(e) | 23,095 | — | — | 23,095 | — | — | 23,095 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and other(k) | — | — | — | — | — | 17,141 | 17,141 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on acquisition(f) | (6,025 | ) | — | — | (6,025 | ) | — | — | (6,025 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs(b) | — | — | — | — | — | 26,395 | 26,395 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest and financing expenses(l) | — | — | — | — | — | 98,895 | 98,895 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | — | — | — | 53,596 | 53,596 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating pension and OPEB items | — | — | — | — | — | (3,144 | ) | (3,144 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Multiemployer plan shortfall contributions(g) | — | — | — | — | — | 6,586 | 6,586 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other(h) | (1,093 | ) | — | (1,250 | ) | (2,343 | ) | — | 8,201 | 5,858 | |||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 327,996 | $ | 194,499 | $ | 197,570 | $ | 720,065 | $ | 7,906 | $ | (88,271 | ) | $ | 639,700 |
(a) | Expected severance payments as part of a business reorganization plan, recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses. The unpaid balance is recorded in Accrued expenses at September 30, 2018, and is expected to be paid out by the end of 2018. |
(b) | Included amounts for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 recorded in (1) Cost of goods sold of $0.9 million and $2.9 million, respectively; and (2) Selling, general and administrative expenses of $3.4 million and $10.2 million, respectively, relating to various significant projects. Included amounts for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 recorded in (1) Cost of goods sold of $1.8 million and $12.5 million, respectively; and (2) Selling, general and administrative expenses of $3.8 million and $13.9 million, respectively, relating to various significant projects, including the Jiangxi Jiangli New Materials Science and Technology Co. Ltd. (“Jiangli New Materials”) acquisition, which contains unusual compensation related costs negotiated specifically as a result of this acquisition that are outside of the Company’s normal compensation arrangements. |
(c) | Included in Other income (expenses), net. See Note 9, “Commitments and Contingencies,” for additional information. |
(d) | Included amounts for the three months ended September 30, 2018 recorded in: |
▪ | Cost of goods sold - $3.8 million for the write-off of fixed assets related to a major capacity expansion in our Jordanian joint venture. |
▪ | Selling, general and administrative expenses - $0.1 million gain related to a refund from Chilean authorities due to an overpayment made in a prior year, partially offset by a $1.2 million contribution, using a portion of the proceeds received from the Polyolefin Catalysts Divestiture, to schools in the state of Louisiana for qualified tuition purposes. This contribution is significant in size and is intended to provide long-term benefits for families in the Louisiana community. |
▪ | Other income (expenses), net - $0.2 million gain related to the revision of previously recorded expenses of disposed businesses. |
▪ | Cost of goods sold - $4.9 million for the write-off of fixed assets related to a major capacity expansion in our Jordanian joint venture. |
▪ | Selling, general and administrative expenses - $1.5 million gain related to a refund from Chilean authorities due to an overpayment made in a prior year, partially offset by a $1.2 million contribution, using a portion of the proceeds received from Polyolefin Catalysts Divestiture, to schools in the state of Louisiana for qualified tuition purposes. This contribution is significant in size and is intended to provide long-term benefits for families in the Louisiana community. |
▪ | Other income (expenses), net - $15.6 million of environmental charges related to a site formerly owned by Albemarle and $0.8 million related to the revision of previously recorded expenses of disposed businesses. |
(e) | In connection with the acquisition of Jiangli New Materials, the Company valued inventory purchased from Jiangli New Materials at fair value, which resulted in a markup of the underlying net book value of the inventory totaling approximately $23.1 million. The inventory |
(f) | Gain recorded in Other income (expenses), net related to the acquisition of the remaining 50% interest in the Sales de Magnesio Ltda. joint venture in Chile. |
(g) | Included shortfall contributions for our multiemployer plan financial improvement plan. See Note 11, “Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits,” for additional information. |
(h) | Included amounts for the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 recorded in: |
▪ | Cost of goods sold - $1.3 million reversal of deferred income related to an abandoned project at an unconsolidated investment. |
▪ | Other income (expenses), net - $1.1 million related to a reversal of a liability associated with the previous disposal of a property, partially offset by the revision of tax indemnification expenses of $0.7 million primarily related to the filing of tax returns for a previously disposed business. |
▪ | Cost of goods sold - $1.3 million reversal of deferred income related to an abandoned project at an unconsolidated investment. |
▪ | Selling, general and administrative expenses - $1.0 million related to a reversal of an accrual recorded as part of purchase accounting from a previous acquisition. |
▪ | Other income (expenses), net - $3.2 million of asset retirement obligation charges related to the revision of an estimate at a site formerly owned by Albemarle, losses of $4.1 million associated with the previous disposal of businesses and the revision of tax indemnification expenses of $1.9 million primarily related to the filing of tax returns and a competent authority agreement for a previously disposed business. This is partially offset by $1.1 million related to a reversal of a liability associated with the previous disposal of a property. |
(i) | See Note 2, “Divestitures,” for additional information. |
(j) | Included in Selling, general and administrative expenses is a charitable contribution, using a portion of the proceeds received from the Polyolefin Catalysts Divestiture, to the Albemarle Foundation, a non-profit organization that sponsors grants, health and social projects, educational initiatives, disaster relief, matching gift programs, scholarships and other charitable initiatives in locations where our employees live and operate. This contribution is in addition to the normal annual contribution made to the Albemarle Foundation by the Company, and is significant in size and nature in that it is intended to provide more long-term benefits in the communities where we live and operate. |
(k) | During 2017, we initiated action to reduce costs in each of our reportable segments at several locations, primarily at our Lithium sites in Germany. Based on the restructuring plans, we have recorded expenses of $2.9 million in Cost of goods sold, $8.4 million in Selling, general and administrative expenses and $5.8 million in Research and development expenses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, primarily related to expected severance payments. The unpaid balance is recorded in Accrued expenses at September 30, 2018, with the expectation that the majority of these plans will be completed by the end of 2018. |
(l) | During the first quarter of 2017, we repaid the 3.00% Senior notes in full, €307.0 million of the 1.875% Senior notes and $174.7 million of the 4.50% Senior notes, as well as related tender premiums of $45.2 million. As a result, included in Interest and financing expenses is a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $52.8 million, representing the tender premiums, fees, unamortized discounts and unamortized deferred financing costs from the redemption of these senior notes. |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Pension Benefits Cost (Credit): | |||||||||||||||
Service cost | $ | 1,238 | $ | 1,067 | $ | 3,765 | $ | 3,090 | |||||||
Interest cost | 7,967 | 8,375 | 24,010 | 24,983 | |||||||||||
Expected return on assets | (10,703 | ) | (9,960 | ) | (32,227 | ) | (29,799 | ) | |||||||
Amortization of prior service benefit | 25 | 29 | 71 | 102 | |||||||||||
Total net pension benefits credit | $ | (1,473 | ) | $ | (489 | ) | $ | (4,381 | ) | $ | (1,624 | ) | |||
Postretirement Benefits Cost (Credit): | |||||||||||||||
Service cost | $ | 29 | $ | 30 | $ | 88 | $ | 91 | |||||||
Interest cost | 542 | 585 | 1,626 | 1,755 | |||||||||||
Expected return on assets | (1 | ) | (28 | ) | (5 | ) | (83 | ) | |||||||
Amortization of prior service benefit | (12 | ) | (24 | ) | (36 | ) | (72 | ) | |||||||
Total net postretirement benefits cost | $ | 558 | $ | 563 | $ | 1,673 | $ | 1,691 | |||||||
Total net pension and postretirement benefits (credit) cost | $ | (915 | ) | $ | 74 | $ | (2,708 | ) | $ | 67 |
September 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||||
Recorded Amount | Fair Value | Recorded Amount | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) | |||||||||||||||
Long-term debt | $ | 1,704,894 | $ | 1,744,139 | $ | 1,845,309 | $ | 1,949,638 |
September 30, | December 31, | ||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||
Foreign currency forward contracts - Other accounts receivable | $ | 142 | $ | — | |||
Foreign currency forward contracts - Accrued expenses | $ | — | $ | 4,954 |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency forward contracts (losses) gains | $ | (203 | ) | $ | 803 | $ | (13,034 | ) | $ | 9,010 |
Level 1 | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities |
Level 2 | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, or unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability |
Level 3 | Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability |
September 30, 2018 | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Items (Level 1) | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Similar Items (Level 2) | Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | ||||||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||||||||
Investments under executive deferred compensation plan(a) | $ | 27,871 | $ | 27,871 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Private equity securities(b) | $ | 31 | $ | 31 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Private equity securities measured at net asset value(b)(c) | $ | 7,194 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Foreign currency forward contracts(d) | $ | 142 | $ | — | $ | 142 | $ | — | |||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||
Obligations under executive deferred compensation plan(a) | $ | 27,871 | $ | 27,871 | $ | — | $ | — |
December 31, 2017 | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Items (Level 1) | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Similar Items (Level 2) | Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | ||||||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||||||||
Investments under executive deferred compensation plan(a) | $ | 25,494 | $ | 25,494 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Private equity securities(b) | $ | 38 | $ | 38 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Private equity securities measured at net asset value(b)(c) | $ | 5,121 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||
Obligations under executive deferred compensation plan(a) | $ | 25,494 | $ | 25,494 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Foreign currency forward contracts(d) | $ | 4,954 | $ | — | $ | 4,954 | $ | — |
(a) | We maintain an Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (“EDCP”) that was adopted in 2001 and subsequently amended. The purpose of the EDCP is to provide current tax planning opportunities as well as supplemental funds upon the retirement or death of certain of our employees. The EDCP is intended to aid in attracting and retaining employees of exceptional ability by providing them with these benefits. We also maintain a Benefit Protection Trust (the “Trust”) that was created to provide a source of funds to assist in meeting the obligations of the EDCP, subject to the claims of our creditors in the event of our insolvency. Assets of the Trust are consolidated in accordance with authoritative guidance. The assets of the Trust consist primarily of mutual fund investments (which are accounted for as trading securities and are marked-to-market on a monthly basis through the consolidated statements of income) and cash and cash equivalents. As such, these assets and obligations are classified within Level 1. |
(b) | Primarily consists of private equity securities classified as available-for-sale and are reported in Investments in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The changes in fair value are reported in Other income (expenses), net, in our consolidated statements of income. |
(c) | Holdings in certain private equity securities are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient and have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. |
(d) | As a result of our global operating and financing activities, we are exposed to market risks from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which may adversely affect our operating results and financial position. When deemed appropriate, we minimize our risks from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations through the use of foreign currency forward contracts. Unless otherwise noted, these derivative financial instruments are not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. The foreign currency forward contracts are valued using broker quotations or market transactions in either the listed or over-the-counter markets. As such, these derivative instruments are classified within Level 2. |
Foreign Currency Translation | Pension and Postretirement Benefits(a) | Net Investment Hedge | Interest Rate Swap(b) | Total | |||||||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2018 | $ | (343,458 | ) | $ | 5 | $ | 55,119 | $ | (13,345 | ) | $ | (301,679 | ) | ||||||
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications | (9,549 | ) | — | (3,621 | ) | — | (13,170 | ) | |||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | — | 11 | — | 642 | 653 | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | (9,549 | ) | 11 | (3,621 | ) | 642 | (12,517 | ) | |||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2018 | $ | (353,002 | ) | $ | 16 | $ | 51,498 | $ | (12,703 | ) | $ | (314,191 | ) | ||||||
Three months ended September 30, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2017 | $ | (341,690 | ) | $ | 85 | $ | 60,459 | $ | (15,687 | ) | $ | (296,833 | ) | ||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 56,179 | — | (9,681 | ) | — | 46,498 | |||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | — | (7 | ) | — | 529 | 522 | |||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 56,179 | (7 | ) | (9,681 | ) | 529 | 47,020 | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (130 | ) | — | — | — | (130 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2017 | $ | (285,641 | ) | $ | 78 | $ | 50,778 | $ | (15,158 | ) | $ | (249,943 | ) | ||||||
Nine months ended September 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | (257,569 | ) | $ | (21 | ) | $ | 46,551 | $ | (14,629 | ) | $ | (225,668 | ) | |||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (95,515 | ) | — | 4,947 | — | (90,568 | ) | ||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | — | 37 | — | 1,926 | 1,963 | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | (95,515 | ) | 37 | 4,947 | 1,926 | (88,605 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | 82 | — | — | — | 82 | ||||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2018 | $ | (353,002 | ) | $ | 16 | $ | 51,498 | $ | (12,703 | ) | $ | (314,191 | ) | ||||||
Nine months ended September 30, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | (484,121 | ) | $ | 76 | $ | 88,378 | $ | (16,745 | ) | $ | (412,412 | ) | ||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 199,303 | — | (37,600 | ) | — | 161,703 | |||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | — | 2 | — | 1,587 | 1,589 | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 199,303 | 2 | (37,600 | ) | 1,587 | 163,292 | |||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (823 | ) | — | — | — | (823 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2017 | $ | (285,641 | ) | $ | 78 | $ | 50,778 | $ | (15,158 | ) | $ | (249,943 | ) |
(a) | The pre-tax portion of amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of amortization of prior service benefit, which is a component of pension and postretirement benefits credit. See Note 11, “Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits.” |
(b) | The pre-tax portion of amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss is included in interest expense. |
Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Translation | Pension and Postretirement Benefits | Net Investment Hedge | Interest Rate Swap | Foreign Currency Translation | Pension and Postretirement Benefits | Net Investment Hedge | Interest Rate Swap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax | $ | (9,550 | ) | $ | 13 | $ | (4,704 | ) | $ | 834 | $ | 56,156 | $ | — | $ | (15,266 | ) | $ | 834 | ||||||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) | 1 | (2 | ) | 1,083 | (192 | ) | 23 | (7 | ) | 5,585 | (305 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | $ | (9,549 | ) | $ | 11 | $ | (3,621 | ) | $ | 642 | $ | 56,179 | $ | (7 | ) | $ | (9,681 | ) | $ | 529 | |||||||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Translation | Pension and Postretirement Benefits | Net Investment Hedge | Interest Rate Swap | Foreign Currency Translation | Pension and Postretirement Benefits | Net Investment Hedge | Interest Rate Swap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax | $ | (95,517 | ) | $ | 43 | $ | 6,426 | $ | 2,502 | $ | 200,366 | $ | 10 | $ | (59,292 | ) | $ | 2,502 | |||||||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) | 2 | (6 | ) | (1,479 | ) | (576 | ) | (1,063 | ) | (8 | ) | 21,692 | (915 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | $ | (95,515 | ) | $ | 37 | $ | 4,947 | $ | 1,926 | $ | 199,303 | $ | 2 | $ | (37,600 | ) | $ | 1,587 |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Sales to unconsolidated affiliates | $ | 4,970 | $ | 7,309 | $ | 20,608 | $ | 23,753 | |||||||
Purchases from unconsolidated affiliates(a) | $ | 60,136 | $ | 51,983 | $ | 186,111 | $ | 148,502 |
(a) | Purchases from unconsolidated affiliates primarily relate to purchases from our Windfield joint venture. |
September 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||
Receivables from unconsolidated affiliates | $ | 2,734 | $ | 2,406 | |||
Payables to unconsolidated affiliates | $ | 54,227 | $ | 55,801 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||
Supplemental non-cash disclosure related to investing activities: | |||||||
Capital expenditures included in Accounts payable | $ | 107,385 | $ | 53,421 |
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
• | changes in economic and business conditions; |
• | changes in financial and operating performance of our major customers and industries and markets served by us; |
• | the timing of orders received from customers; |
• | the gain or loss of significant customers; |
• | competition from other manufacturers; |
• | changes in the demand for our products or the end-user markets in which our products are sold; |
• | limitations or prohibitions on the manufacture and sale of our products; |
• | availability of raw materials; |
• | increases in the cost of raw materials and energy, and our ability to pass through such increases to our customers; |
• | changes in our markets in general; |
• | fluctuations in foreign currencies; |
• | changes in laws and government regulation impacting our operations or our products; |
• | the occurrence of regulatory actions, proceedings, claims or litigation; |
• | the occurrence of cyber-security breaches, terrorist attacks, industrial accidents, natural disasters or climate change; |
• | hazards associated with chemicals manufacturing; |
• | the inability to maintain current levels of product or premises liability insurance or the denial of such coverage; |
• | political unrest affecting the global economy, including adverse effects from terrorism or hostilities; |
• | political instability affecting our manufacturing operations or joint ventures; |
• | changes in accounting standards; |
• | the inability to achieve results from our global manufacturing cost reduction initiatives as well as our ongoing continuous improvement and rationalization programs; |
• | changes in the jurisdictional mix of our earnings and changes in tax laws and rates; |
• | changes in monetary policies, inflation or interest rates that may impact our ability to raise capital or increase our cost of funds, impact the performance of our pension fund investments and increase our pension expense and funding obligations; |
• | volatility and uncertainties in the debt and equity markets; |
• | technology or intellectual property infringement, including through cyber-security breaches, and other innovation risks; |
• | decisions we may make in the future; |
• | the ability to successfully execute, operate and integrate acquisitions and divestitures; and |
• | the other factors detailed from time to time in the reports we file with the SEC. |
• | We completed our May 2018 accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreement, receiving and retiring a final settlement of 326,571 shares in September 2018. Under this agreement we received and retired a total of 2,680,704 shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. In addition, we entered into a separate $250 million ASR agreement in August 2018, receiving and retiring an initial delivery of 1,984,914 shares of our common stock pursuant to the terms of the second ASR agreement and our share repurchase program. This second ASR agreement is expected to be completed by the end of the fourth quarter of 2018. |
• | Our board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.335 per share on July 26, 2018, which was paid on October 1, 2018 to shareholders of record at the close of business as of September 14, 2018. |
• | Our net sales for the quarter were $777.7 million, up 3% from net sales of $754.9 million in the third quarter of 2017. |
• | Earnings per share were $1.20 (on a diluted basis), an increase from third quarter 2017 results of $1.06 per diluted share. |
• | Cash provided by operating activities was $153.1 million in the third quarter, an increase from $129.3 million in the third quarter of 2017. |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Percentage Change | |||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 vs. 2017 | ||||||||
(In thousands, except percentages and per share amounts) | ||||||||||
NET SALES | $ | 777,748 | $ | 754,866 | 3 | % | ||||
Cost of goods sold | 497,211 | 479,210 | 4 | % | ||||||
GROSS PROFIT | 280,537 | 275,656 | 2 | % | ||||||
GROSS PROFIT MARGIN | 36.1 | % | 36.5 | % | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 100,167 | 106,471 | (6 | )% | ||||||
Research and development expenses | 16,610 | 21,763 | (24 | )% | ||||||
OPERATING PROFIT | 163,760 | 147,422 | 11 | % | ||||||
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN | 21.1 | % | 19.5 | % | ||||||
Interest and financing expenses | (12,988 | ) | (15,792 | ) | (18 | )% | ||||
Other income (expenses), net | 3,793 | (1,986 | ) | (291 | )% | |||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN NET INCOME OF UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTMENTS | 154,565 | 129,644 | 19 | % | ||||||
Income tax expense | 33,167 | 18,495 | 79 | % | ||||||
Effective tax rate | 21.5 | % | 14.3 | % | ||||||
INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN NET INCOME OF UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTMENTS | 121,398 | 111,149 | 9 | % | ||||||
Equity in net income of unconsolidated investments (net of tax) | 22,081 | 19,044 | 16 | % | ||||||
NET INCOME | 143,479 | 130,193 | 10 | % | ||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (13,734 | ) | (11,523 | ) | 19 | % | ||||
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ALBEMARLE CORPORATION | $ | 129,745 | $ | 118,670 | 9 | % | ||||
PERCENTAGE OF NET SALES | 16.7 | % | 15.7 | % | ||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 1.21 | $ | 1.07 | 13 | % | ||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 1.20 | $ | 1.06 | 13 | % |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Percentage Change | |||||||||||||||
2018 | % | 2017 | % | 2018 vs. 2017 | ||||||||||||
(In thousands, except percentages) | ||||||||||||||||
Net sales: | ||||||||||||||||
Lithium | $ | 270,928 | 34.8 | % | $ | 269,238 | 35.7 | % | 1 | % | ||||||
Bromine Specialties | 232,616 | 29.9 | % | 212,923 | 28.2 | % | 9 | % | ||||||||
Catalysts | 251,139 | 32.3 | % | 244,594 | 32.4 | % | 3 | % | ||||||||
All Other | 23,065 | 3.0 | % | 28,021 | 3.7 | % | (18 | )% | ||||||||
Corporate | — | — | % | 90 | — | % | (100 | )% | ||||||||
Total net sales | $ | 777,748 | 100.0 | % | $ | 754,866 | 100.0 | % | 3 | % | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA: | ||||||||||||||||
Lithium | $ | 113,629 | 48.4 | % | $ | 112,944 | 53.9 | % | 1 | % | ||||||
Bromine Specialties | 78,585 | 33.4 | % | 63,936 | 30.5 | % | 23 | % | ||||||||
Catalysts | 62,602 | 26.6 | % | 60,394 | 28.9 | % | 4 | % | ||||||||
All Other | 3,968 | 1.7 | % | 306 | 0.2 | % | * | |||||||||
Corporate | (23,702 | ) | (10.1 | )% | (28,197 | ) | (13.5 | )% | (16 | )% | ||||||
Total adjusted EBITDA | $ | 235,082 | 100.0 | % | $ | 209,383 | 100.0 | % | 12 | % |
Lithium | Bromine Specialties | Catalysts | Reportable Segments Total | All Other | Corporate | Consolidated Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 90,313 | $ | 67,967 | $ | 50,491 | $ | 208,771 | $ | 1,978 | $ | (81,004 | ) | $ | 129,745 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 23,370 | 10,618 | 12,111 | 46,099 | 1,990 | 1,618 | 49,707 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and other(a) | — | — | — | — | — | 3,724 | 3,724 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs(b) | — | — | — | — | — | 4,305 | 4,305 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest and financing expenses | — | — | — | — | — | 12,988 | 12,988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | — | — | — | 33,167 | 33,167 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating pension and OPEB items | — | — | — | — | — | (2,195 | ) | (2,195 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Legal accrual(c) | — | — | — | — | — | (1,017 | ) | (1,017 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Other(d) | (54 | ) | — | — | (54 | ) | — | 4,712 | 4,658 | ||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 113,629 | $ | 78,585 | $ | 62,602 | $ | 254,816 | $ | 3,968 | $ | (23,702 | ) | $ | 235,082 | ||||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 89,745 | $ | 53,760 | $ | 47,846 | $ | 191,351 | $ | (1,776 | ) | $ | (70,905 | ) | $ | 118,670 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 22,316 | 10,176 | 13,798 | 46,290 | 2,082 | 1,523 | 49,895 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Utilization of inventory markup(e) | 568 | — | — | 568 | — | — | 568 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment to gain on acquisition(f) | 1,408 | — | — | 1,408 | — | — | 1,408 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs(b) | — | — | — | — | — | 5,635 | 5,635 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest and financing expenses | — | — | — | — | — | 15,792 | 15,792 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | — | — | — | 18,495 | 18,495 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating pension and OPEB items | — | — | — | — | — | (1,028 | ) | (1,028 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Multiemployer plan shortfall contributions(g) | — | — | — | — | — | 1,646 | 1,646 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other(h) | (1,093 | ) | — | (1,250 | ) | (2,343 | ) | — | 645 | (1,698 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 112,944 | $ | 63,936 | $ | 60,394 | $ | 237,274 | $ | 306 | $ | (28,197 | ) | $ | 209,383 |
(a) | Expected severance payments as part of a business reorganization plan, recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses. The unpaid balance is recorded in Accrued expenses at September 30, 2018, and is expected to be paid out by the end of 2018. |
(b) | Included amounts for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 recorded in (1) Cost of goods sold of $0.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively; and (2) Selling, general and administrative expenses of $3.4 million and $3.8 million, respectively, relating to various significant projects. |
(c) | Included in Other income (expenses), net is a gain of $1.4 million related to the revision of an accrual resulting from a jury rendered verdict against Albemarle related to certain business concluded under a 2014 sales agreement for products that Albemarle no longer manufactures, partially offset by a $0.4 million charge related to the revision of an accrual resulting from a settlement of a legal matter related to guarantees from a previously disposed business. |
(d) | Included amounts for the three months ended September 30, 2018 recorded in: |
• | Cost of goods sold - $3.8 million for the write-off of fixed assets related to a major capacity expansion in our Jordanian joint venture. |
• | Selling, general and administrative expenses - $0.1 million gain related to a refund from Chilean authorities due to an overpayment made in a prior year, partially offset by a $1.2 million contribution, using a portion of the proceeds received from the Polyolefin Catalysts Divestiture, to schools in the state of Louisiana for qualified tuition purposes. This contribution is significant in size and is intended to provide long-term benefits for families in the Louisiana community. |
• | Other income (expenses), net - $0.2 million gain related to the revision of previously recorded expenses of disposed businesses. |
(e) | In connection with the acquisition of Jiangxi Jiangli New Materials Science and Technology Co. Ltd. (“Jiangli New Materials”), the Company valued inventory purchased from Jiangli New Materials at fair value, which resulted in a markup of the underlying net book value of the inventory totaling approximately $23.1 million. The inventory markup was expensed over the estimated remaining selling period. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2017, $0.6 million was included in Cost of goods sold related to the utilization of the inventory markup. |
(f) | Gain recorded in Other income (expenses), net related to the acquisition of the remaining 50% interest in the Sales de Magnesio Ltda. joint venture in Chile. |
(g) | Included in Other income (expenses), net, is $1.6 million for additional capital reserve contributions to a multiemployer plan, which is subject to a financial improvement plan, to indemnify previously divested businesses. |
(h) | Included amounts for the three months ended September 30, 2017 recorded in: |
▪ | Cost of goods sold - $1.3 million reversal of deferred income related to an abandoned project at an unconsolidated investment. |
▪ | Other income (expenses), net - $1.1 million related to a reversal of a liability associated with the previous disposal of a property, partially offset by the revision of tax indemnification expenses of $0.7 million primarily related to the filing of tax returns for a previously disposed business. |
Nine Months Ended September 30, | Percentage Change | |||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 vs 2017 | ||||||||
(In thousands, except percentages and per share amounts) | ||||||||||
NET SALES | $ | 2,453,251 | $ | 2,214,187 | 11 | % | ||||
Cost of goods sold | 1,556,379 | 1,411,614 | 10 | % | ||||||
GROSS PROFIT | 896,872 | 802,573 | 12 | % | ||||||
GROSS PROFIT MARGIN | 36.6 | % | 36.2 | % | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 325,174 | 331,984 | (2 | )% | ||||||
Research and development expenses | 53,670 | 63,423 | (15 | )% | ||||||
Gain on sale of business | (218,705 | ) | — | * | ||||||
OPERATING PROFIT | 736,733 | 407,166 | 81 | % | ||||||
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN | 30.0 | % | 18.4 | % | ||||||
Interest and financing expenses | (39,834 | ) | (98,895 | ) | (60 | )% | ||||
Other expenses, net | (31,906 | ) | (3,399 | ) | * | |||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN NET INCOME OF UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTMENTS | 664,993 | 304,872 | 118 | % | ||||||
Income tax expense | 133,630 | 53,596 | 149 | % | ||||||
Effective tax rate | 20.1 | % | 17.6 | % | ||||||
INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN NET INCOME OF UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTMENTS | 531,363 | 251,276 | 111 | % | ||||||
Equity in net income of unconsolidated investments (net of tax) | 61,727 | 55,263 | 12 | % | ||||||
NET INCOME | 593,090 | 306,539 | 93 | % | ||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (29,124 | ) | (33,323 | ) | (13 | )% | ||||
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ALBEMARLE CORPORATION | $ | 563,966 | $ | 273,216 | 106 | % | ||||
PERCENTAGE OF NET SALES | 23.0 | % | 12.3 | % | ||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 5.16 | $ | 2.46 | 110 | % | ||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 5.11 | $ | 2.43 | 110 | % |
Nine Months Ended September 30, | Percentage Change | |||||||||||||||
2018 | % | 2017 | % | 2018 vs. 2017 | ||||||||||||
(In thousands, except percentages) | ||||||||||||||||
Net sales: | ||||||||||||||||
Lithium | $ | 886,523 | 36.1 | % | $ | 729,288 | 32.9 | % | 22 | % | ||||||
Bromine Specialties | 678,769 | 27.7 | % | 636,059 | 28.7 | % | 7 | % | ||||||||
Catalysts | 796,822 | 32.5 | % | 756,407 | 34.2 | % | 5 | % | ||||||||
All Other | 90,978 | 3.7 | % | 91,144 | 4.1 | % | — | % | ||||||||
Corporate | 159 | — | % | 1,289 | 0.1 | % | (88 | )% | ||||||||
Total net sales | $ | 2,453,251 | 100.0 | % | $ | 2,214,187 | 100.0 | % | 11 | % | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA: | ||||||||||||||||
Lithium | $ | 386,260 | 52.0 | % | $ | 327,996 | 51.3 | % | 18 | % | ||||||
Bromine Specialties | 217,921 | 29.4 | % | 194,499 | 30.4 | % | 12 | % | ||||||||
Catalysts | 205,534 | 27.7 | % | 197,570 | 30.8 | % | 4 | % | ||||||||
All Other | 7,729 | 1.0 | % | 7,906 | 1.3 | % | (2 | )% | ||||||||
Corporate | (75,082 | ) | (10.1 | )% | (88,271 | ) | (13.8 | )% | (15 | )% | ||||||
Total adjusted EBITDA | $ | 742,362 | 100.0 | % | $ | 639,700 | 100.0 | % | 16 | % |
Lithium | Bromine Specialties | Catalysts | Reportable Segments Total | All Other | Corporate | Consolidated Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 315,939 | $ | 187,176 | $ | 387,038 | $ | 890,153 | $ | 1,659 | $ | (327,846 | ) | $ | 563,966 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 71,760 | 30,745 | 37,201 | 139,706 | 6,070 | 4,735 | 150,511 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and other(a) | — | — | — | — | — | 3,724 | 3,724 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of business(b) | — | — | (218,705 | ) | (218,705 | ) | — | — | (218,705 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs(c) | — | — | — | — | — | 13,016 | 13,016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest and financing expenses | — | — | — | — | — | 39,834 | 39,834 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | — | — | — | 133,630 | 133,630 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating pension and OPEB items | — | — | — | — | — | (6,596 | ) | (6,596 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Multiemployer plan shortfall contributions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Legal accrual(d) | — | — | — | — | — | 27,027 | 27,027 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Albemarle Foundation contribution(e) | — | — | — | — | — | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other(f) | (1,439 | ) | — | — | (1,439 | ) | — | 22,394 | 20,955 | ||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 386,260 | $ | 217,921 | $ | 205,534 | $ | 809,715 | $ | 7,729 | $ | (75,082 | ) | $ | 742,362 | ||||||||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 249,178 | $ | 164,193 | $ | 158,806 | $ | 572,177 | $ | 1,622 | $ | (300,583 | ) | $ | 273,216 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 62,841 | 30,306 | 40,014 | 133,161 | 6,284 | 4,642 | 144,087 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Utilization of inventory markup(g) | 23,095 | — | — | 23,095 | — | — | 23,095 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and other(h) | — | — | — | — | — | 17,141 | 17,141 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on acquisition(i) | (6,025 | ) | — | — | (6,025 | ) | — | — | (6,025 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs(c) | — | — | — | — | — | 26,395 | 26,395 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest and financing expenses(j) | — | — | — | — | — | 98,895 | 98,895 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | — | — | — | 53,596 | 53,596 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating pension and OPEB items | — | — | — | — | — | (3,144 | ) | (3,144 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Multiemployer plan shortfall contributions(k) | — | — | — | — | — | 6,586 | 6,586 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other(l) | (1,093 | ) | — | (1,250 | ) | (2,343 | ) | — | 8,201 | 5,858 | |||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 327,996 | $ | 194,499 | $ | 197,570 | $ | 720,065 | $ | 7,906 | $ | (88,271 | ) | $ | 639,700 |
(a) | Expected severance payments as part of a business reorganization plan, recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses. The unpaid balance is recorded in Accrued expenses at September 30, 2018, and is expected to be paid out by the end of 2018. |
(b) | See “Gain on Sale of Business” on page 36 for a description of this gain. |
(c) | Included amounts for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 recorded in (1) Cost of goods sold of $2.9 million and $12.5 million, respectively; and (2) Selling, general and administrative expenses of $10.2 million and $13.9 million, respectively, relating to various significant projects. |
(d) | Included in Other expenses, net is a $16.2 million accrual resulting from a jury rendered verdict against Albemarle related to certain business concluded under a 2014 sales agreement for products that Albemarle no longer manufactures and a $10.8 million accrual resulting from a settlement of a legal matter related to guarantees from a previously disposed business. |
(e) | Included in Selling, general and administrative expenses is a charitable contribution, using a portion of the proceeds received from the Polyolefin Catalysts Divestiture, to the Albemarle Foundation, a non-profit organization that sponsors grants, health and social projects, educational initiatives, disaster relief, matching gift programs, scholarships and other charitable initiatives in locations where our employees live and operate. This contribution is in addition to the ordinary annual contribution made to the Albemarle Foundation by the Company, and is significant in size and nature in that it is intended to provide more long-term benefits in the communities where we live and operate. |
(f) | Included amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 recorded in: |
• | Cost of goods sold - $4.9 million for the write-off of fixed assets related to a major capacity expansion in our Jordanian joint venture. |
• | Selling, general and administrative expenses - $1.5 million gain related to a refund from Chilean authorities due to an overpayment made in a prior year, partially offset by a $1.2 million contribution, using a portion of the proceeds received from the Polyolefin Catalysts Divestiture, to schools in the state of Louisiana for qualified tuition purposes. This contribution is significant in size and is intended to provide long-term benefits for families in the Louisiana community. |
• | Other expenses, net - $15.6 million of environmental charges related to a site formerly owned by Albemarle and $0.8 million related to the revision of previously recorded expenses of disposed businesses. |
(g) | In connection with the acquisition of Jiangli New Materials, the Company valued inventory purchased from Jiangli New Materials at fair value, which resulted in a markup of the underlying net book value of the inventory totaling approximately $23.1 million. The inventory markup was expensed over the estimated remaining selling period. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, $23.1 million was included in Cost of goods sold related to the utilization of the inventory markup. |
(h) | During 2017, we initiated action to reduce costs in each of our reportable segments at several locations, primarily at our Lithium sites in Germany. Based on the restructuring plans, we have recorded expenses of $2.9 million in Cost of goods sold, $8.4 million in Selling, general and administrative expenses and $5.8 million in Research and development expenses, primarily related to restructuring costs. The unpaid balance is recorded in Accrued expenses at September 30, 2018, with the expectation that the majority of this plan will be completed by the end of 2018. |
(i) | Gain recorded in Other expenses, net related to the acquisition of the remaining 50% interest in the Sales de Magnesio Ltda. joint venture in Chile. |
(j) | During the first quarter of 2017, we repaid the 3.00% Senior notes in full, €307.0 million of the 1.875% Senior notes and $174.7 million of the 4.50% Senior notes, as well as related tender premiums of $45.2 million. As a result, included in Interest and financing expenses is a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $52.8 million, representing the tender premiums, fees unamortized discounts and unamortized deferred financing costs from the redemption of these senior notes. |
(k) | Included in Selling, general and administrative expenses is $2.0 million for additional capital reserve contributions to a multiemployer plan, which is subject to a financial improvement plan. In addition, additional capital reserve contributions for this multiemployer plan of $4.6 million, included in Other expenses, net, have been made to indemnify previously divested businesses. |
(l) | Included amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 recorded in: |
▪ | Cost of goods sold - $1.3 million reversal of deferred income related to an abandoned project at an unconsolidated investment. |
▪ | Selling, general and administrative expenses - $1.0 million related to a reversal of an accrual recorded as part of purchase accounting from a previous acquisition. |
▪ | Other expenses, net - $3.2 million of asset retirement obligation charges related to the revision of an estimate at a site formerly owned by Albemarle, losses of $4.1 million associated with the previous disposal of a businesses and the revision of tax indemnification expenses of $1.9 million primarily related to the filing of tax returns and a competent authority agreement for a previously disposed business. This is partially offset by $1.1 million related to a reversal of a liability associated with the previous disposal of a property. |
Issue Month/Year | Principal (in millions) | Interest Rate | Interest Payment Dates | Maturity Date | |||||
December 2014 | €393.0 | 1.875% | December 8 | December 8, 2021 | |||||
November 2014 | $425.0 | 4.15% | June 1 | December 1 | December 1, 2024 | ||||
November 2014 | $350.0 | 5.45% | June 1 | December 1 | December 1, 2044 | ||||
December 2010 | $175.3 | 4.50% | June 15 | December 15 | December 15, 2020 |
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. |
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures. |
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings. |
Item 1A. | Risk Factors. |
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. |
Period | Total Number of Shares Repurchased | Average Price Paid Per Share | Total Number of Shares Repurchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(a) | Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Repurchased Under the Plans or Programs | |||||||||
July 1, 2018 to July 31, 2018 | — | $ | — | — | 10,304,784 | ||||||||
August 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018(b) | 1,984,914 | 100.76 | 1,984,914 | 8,319,870 | |||||||||
September 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018(c) | 326,571 | 93.19 | 326,571 | 7,993,299 | |||||||||
Total | 2,311,485 | 2,311,485 |
(a) | Our stock repurchase plan, which was authorized by our Board of Directors, permits the Company to repurchase up to a maximum of 15,000,000 shares. The stock repurchase plan will expire when we have repurchased all shares authorized for repurchase thereunder, unless the stock repurchase plan is earlier terminated by action of our Board of Directors or further shares are authorized for repurchase. |
(b) | In the third quarter of 2018, we paid $250 million under the ASR agreement, receiving and retiring an initial delivery of 1,984,914 shares. This agreement is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2018. The Average Price Paid Per Share was calculated using the closing price per share of our common stock the date the ASR agreement was signed. See Item 1 Financial Statements - Note 5, “Earnings Per Share,” to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report. |
(c) | In the second quarter of 2018, we paid $250 million under the ASR agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, in September 2018 the ASR agreement was completed and we received and retired a final settlement of 326,751 shares. The Average Price Paid Per Share was calculated using the daily Rule 10b-18 volume-weighted average prices of our common stock over the term of the ASR agreement, less an agreed discount. See Item 1 Financial Statements - Note 5, “Earnings Per Share,” to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report. |
Item 6. | Exhibits. |
101 | Interactive Data File (Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018, furnished in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language)). |
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION | |||||
(Registrant) | |||||
Date: | November 7, 2018 | By: | /S/ SCOTT A. TOZIER | ||
Scott A. Tozier | |||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
(principal financial officer) |
1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Albemarle Corporation for the period ended September 30, 2018; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: | November 7, 2018 |
/s/ LUTHER C. KISSAM IV |
Luther C. Kissam IV |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Albemarle Corporation for the period ended September 30, 2018; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: | November 7, 2018 |
/s/ SCOTT A. TOZIER |
Scott A. Tozier |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
(1) | the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
(2) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
/s/ LUTHER C. KISSAM IV |
Luther C. Kissam IV |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
November 7, 2018 |
(1) | the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
(2) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
/s/ SCOTT A. TOZIER |
Scott A. Tozier |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
November 7, 2018 |
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Document And Entity Information [Abstract] [Abstract] | ||
Document Type | 10-Q | |
Amendment Flag | false | |
Document Period End Date | Sep. 30, 2018 | |
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2018 | |
Document Fiscal Period Focus | Q3 | |
Trading Symbol | ALB | |
Entity Registrant Name | ALBEMARLE CORP | |
Entity Central Index Key | 0000915913 | |
Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | |
Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | |
Entity Small Business | false | |
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 106,205,885 |
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Net income | $ 143,479 | $ 130,193 | $ 593,090 | $ 306,539 |
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Foreign currency translation | (9,549) | 56,179 | (95,515) | 199,303 |
Pension and postretirement benefits | 11 | (7) | 37 | 2 |
Net investment hedge | (3,621) | (9,681) | 4,947 | (37,600) |
Interest rate swap | 642 | 529 | 1,926 | 1,587 |
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | (12,517) | 47,020 | (88,605) | 163,292 |
Comprehensive income | 130,962 | 177,213 | 504,485 | 469,831 |
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (13,729) | (11,653) | (29,042) | (34,146) |
Comprehensive income attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ 117,233 | $ 165,560 | $ 475,443 | $ 435,685 |
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Trade accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts | $ 6,300 | $ 10,425 |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |
Common stock, issued (in shares) | 106,187 | 110,547 |
Common stock, outstanding (in shares) | 106,187 | 110,547 |
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Basis of Presentation | Basis of Presentation: In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Albemarle Corporation and our wholly-owned, majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries (collectively, “Albemarle,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “the Company”) contain all adjustments necessary for a fair statement, in all material respects, of our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, our consolidated statements of income and consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 and our consolidated statements of changes in equity and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. All adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 28, 2018. The December 31, 2017 condensed consolidated balance sheet data herein was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States (“U.S.”). The results of operations for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Certain reclassifications have been made to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto to conform to the current presentation. Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” and all related amendments using the modified retrospective method. There was no material impact to our results of operations or financial position upon adoption, and no adjustment was made to Retained earnings in our consolidated balance sheets because such adjustment was determined to be immaterial. In addition, new presentation requirements, including separate disclosure of net sales from sources other than customers on our consolidated statements of income and separate disclosures of contract assets or liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets, generally did not have a material impact. However, business circumstances, including the nature of customer contracts, can change and as such, we are expanding processes and controls to recognize such changes, and as necessary, consider whether any of these currently immaterial items might differ in the future. See Note 17, “Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements,” for additional information. Included in Trade accounts receivable at September 30, 2018 is approximately $538.4 million arising from contracts with customers. The remaining balance of Trade accounts receivable at September 30, 2018 primarily includes value-added taxes collected from customers on behalf of various taxing authorities. In addition, see below for a description of our updated revenue recognition accounting policy. Revenue Recognition Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring goods or providing services, and is recognized when performance obligations are satisfied under the terms of contracts with our customers. A performance obligation is deemed to be satisfied when control of the product or service is transferred to our customer. The transaction price of a contract, or the amount we expect to receive upon satisfaction of all performance obligations, is determined by reference to the contract’s terms and includes adjustments, if applicable, for any variable consideration, such as customer rebates, noncash consideration or consideration payable to the customer, although these adjustments are generally not material. Where a contract contains more than one distinct performance obligation, the transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation based on the standalone selling price of each performance obligation, although these situations do not occur frequently and are generally not built into our contracts. Any unsatisfied performance obligations are not material. Standalone selling prices are based on prices we charge to our customers, which in some cases is based on established market prices. Sales and other similar taxes collected from customers on behalf of third parties are excluded from revenue. Our payment terms are generally between 30 to 90 days, however, they vary by market factors, such as customer size, creditworthiness, geography and competitive environment. All of our revenue is derived from contracts with customers, and almost all of our contracts with customers contain one performance obligation for the transfer of goods where such performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time. Control of a product is deemed to be transferred to the customer upon shipment or delivery. Significant portions of our sales are sold free on board shipping point or on an equivalent basis, while delivery terms of other transactions are based upon specific contractual arrangements. Our standard terms of delivery are generally included in our contracts of sale, order confirmation documents and invoices, while the timing between shipment and delivery generally ranges between 1 and 45 days. Costs for shipping and handling activities, whether performed before or after the customer obtains control of the goods, are accounted for as fulfillment costs. The Company currently utilizes the following practical expedients, as permitted by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers:
Certain products we produce are made to our customer’s specifications where such products have no alternative use or would need significant rework costs in order to be sold to another customer. In management’s judgment, control of these arrangements is transferred to the customer at a point in time (upon shipment or delivery) and not over the time they are produced. Therefore revenue is recognized upon shipment or delivery of these products. Costs incurred to obtain contracts with customers are not significant and are expensed immediately as the amortization period would be one year or less. When the Company incurs pre-production or other fulfillment costs in connection with an existing or specific anticipated contract and such costs are recoverable through margin or explicitly reimbursable, such costs are capitalized and amortized to Cost of goods sold on a systematic basis that is consistent with the pattern of transfer to the customer of the goods or services to which the asset relates, which is less than one year. We record bad debt expense in specific situations when we determine the customer is unable to meet its financial obligation. |
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Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block] | Divestitures: On December 14, 2017, the Company signed a definitive agreement to sell the polyolefin catalysts and components portion of its Performance Catalyst Solutions (“PCS”) business (“Polyolefin Catalysts Divestiture”) to W.R. Grace & Co., with the sale closing on April 3, 2018. We received net cash proceeds of approximately $413.5 million and have recorded a gain of $218.7 million before income taxes during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 related to the sale of this business. The transaction includes Albemarle’s Product Development Center located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and operations at its Yeosu, South Korea site. The sale does not include the Company’s organometallics or curatives portion of its PCS business. The Polyolefin Catalysts Divestiture reflects the Company’s commitment to investing in the future growth of its high priority businesses and returning capital to shareholders. In the fourth quarter of 2017, we determined that the assets held for sale criteria in accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, were met for this business. As such, the assets and liabilities of this business were included in Assets held for sale and Liabilities held for sale, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017. The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities that were classified as held for sale at December 31, 2017, are as follows (in thousands):
The results of operations of the business classified as held for sale is included in the consolidated statements of income. This business did not qualify for discontinued operations treatment because the Company’s management does not consider the sale as representing a strategic shift that had or will have a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we received the final working capital settlement of $6.9 million related to the sale of the Chemetall Surface Treatment business to BASF SE, which closed on December 14, 2016. |
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Goodwill and Other Intangibles | Goodwill and Other Intangibles: The following table summarizes the changes in goodwill by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (in thousands):
The following table summarizes the changes in other intangibles and related accumulated amortization for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (in thousands):
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Income Taxes | Income Taxes: The effective income tax rate for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 was 21.5% and 20.1%, respectively, compared to 14.3% and 17.6% for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rate fluctuates based on, among other factors, its level and location of income. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% and our effective income tax rate for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 was impacted by a variety of factors, primarily stemming from the location in which income was earned. Income tax expense for the three-month period ended September 30, 2018 includes discrete tax expenses of $1.9 million from stock-based compensation arrangements and $1.7 million related to the accounting for the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) as noted below, partially offset by discrete tax benefits of $2.0 million from foreign accrual to return adjustments and $1.2 million from the release of foreign valuation allowances. Income tax expense for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018 includes discrete tax expenses of $42.0 million for the Polyolefin Catalysts Divestiture as described in Note 2, “Divestitures,” and $7.3 million for adjustments to foreign valuation allowances, partially offset by discrete tax benefits of $8.0 million for tax accounting method changes, $4.8 million for adjustments related to the accounting for the TCJA as noted below, $5.4 million from stock-based compensation arrangements and $2.0 million from foreign accrual to return adjustments. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 35% and our effective income tax rate for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 was primarily due to the impact of earnings from outside the U.S., and is mainly attributable to our share of the income of our Jordan Bromine Company Limited (“JBC”) joint venture, a Free Zones company under the laws of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Income tax expense for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017 included discrete tax expenses from foreign rate changes of $14.8 million and a $5.1 million out-of-period adjustment due to changes in our deferred tax liabilities for basis differences in Chilean fixed assets, partially offset by discrete tax benefits of $10.8 million from the release of valuation allowances due to a foreign restructuring plan that was initiated during the second quarter of 2017 and $6.9 million from stock-based compensation arrangements. In connection with the TCJA, we recorded a provisional amount of income tax expense of $429.2 million related to the one-time transition tax and income tax benefit of $62.3 million related to the remeasurement of deferred tax balances for the year ended December 31, 2017. In accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 118, the effects of the TCJA may be adjusted within a one-year measurement period from the enactment date for the items that were previously reported as provisional, or where a provisional estimate could not be made. The income tax provision for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018 reflects a discrete tax benefit of $2.8 million related to an adjustment of our estimate of the one-time transition tax and a discrete tax benefit of $2.0 million related to other provisions of the TCJA. In addition, the effective income tax rate for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018, includes a $1.1 million and $7.2 million, respectively, net tax expense, primarily related to global intangible low-taxed income enacted by the TCJA. For the global intangible low-taxed income provisions of the TCJA, we have not yet elected an accounting policy with respect to either recognizing deferred taxes for basis differences expected to impact global intangible low-taxed income, or to record such as period costs if and when incurred. We also continue to evaluate our indefinite reinvestment assertion as a result of the TCJA. We will continue to assess forthcoming guidance and accounting interpretations on the effects of the TCJA and expect to finalize our analysis within the measurement period in accordance with the SEC guidance. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company's uncertain tax positions did not materially change, however, it is reasonably possible the positions could increase within the next 12 months due to ongoing tax audits in Germany. |
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Earnings Per Share | Earnings Per Share: Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 are calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
On February 23, 2018, the Company increased the regular quarterly dividend by 5% to $0.335 per share. On July 26, 2018, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.335 per share, which was paid on October 1, 2018 to shareholders of record at the close of business as of September 14, 2018. On October 30, 2018, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.335 per share, which is payable on January 2, 2019 to shareholders of record at the close of business as of December 14, 2018. Under our existing Board authorized share repurchase program, during 2018, the Company entered into two separate accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreements with financial institutions. Under each ASR agreement, the Company paid $250 million from available cash on hand. Under the terms of the first ASR agreement, which was completed on September 28, 2018, the Company received and retired a total of 2,680,704 shares, calculated based on the daily Rule 10b-18 volume-weighted average prices of the Company’s common stock over the term of the ASR agreement, less an agreed discount. Under the terms of the second ASR agreement, the Company received and retired an initial delivery of 1,984,914 shares of our common stock with a fair market value of $200 million. The Company determined that the ASR agreement met the criteria to be accounted for as a forward contract indexed to its stock and was therefore treated as an equity instrument. The total number of shares to ultimately be delivered under this ASR agreement will be determined upon completion of the second ASR agreement, which is expected to be by the end of the fourth quarter of 2018, and will generally be based on the daily Rule 10b-18 volume-weighted average prices of the Company’s common stock over the term of the second ASR agreement, less an agreed discount. Although the second ASR agreement can be settled, at the Company’s option, in cash or in shares of common stock, the Company intends to settle in shares of common stock. In total, through September 30, 2018, we received and retired 4,665,618 shares under these agreements, which reduced the Company’s weighted average shares outstanding for purposes of calculating basic and diluted earnings per share for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018. No more than 15,000,000 shares can be repurchased under the Company’s authorized share repurchase program. As of September 30, 2018, there were 7,993,299 remaining shares available for repurchase under the Company’s authorized share repurchase program due to shares previously repurchased under this program to date. |
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Inventories | Inventories: The following table provides a breakdown of inventories at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):
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Investments | Investments: The Company holds a 49% equity interest in Windfield Holdings Pty. Ltd. (“Windfield”), where the ownership parties share risks and benefits disproportionate to their voting interests. As a result, the Company considers Windfield to be a variable interest entity (“VIE”), however this investment is not consolidated as the Company is not the primary beneficiary. The carrying amount of our 49% equity interest in Windfield, which is our most significant VIE, was $350.3 million and $355.2 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company’s aggregate net investment in all other entities which it considers to be VIEs for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary was $8.0 million and $8.7 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Our unconsolidated VIEs are reported in Investments on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company does not guarantee debt for, or have other financial support obligations to, these entities, and its maximum exposure to loss in connection with its continuing involvement with these entities is limited to the carrying value of its investments. As part of the original Windfield joint venture agreement, Tianqi Lithium Corporation ("Tianqi") was granted an option to purchase from 20% to 30% of the equity interests in Rockwood Lithium GmbH, a wholly-owned German subsidiary of Albemarle, and its subsidiaries. In February 2017, Albemarle and Tianqi terminated the option agreement, and as a result, we retained 100% of the ownership interest in Rockwood Lithium GmbH and its subsidiaries. Following the termination of the option agreement, the $13.1 million fair value of the option agreement originally recorded in Noncontrolling interests was reversed and recorded as an adjustment to Additional paid-in capital. |
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Long-term Debt | Long-Term Debt: Long-term debt at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following (in thousands):
Current portion of long-term debt at September 30, 2018 consisted primarily of commercial paper notes with a weighted-average interest rate of approximately 2.39% and a weighted-average maturity of 31 days. During the first nine months of 2018, we repaid a net amount of $135.8 million of commercial paper notes using cash on hand. On June 21, 2018, we entered into a revolving, unsecured credit agreement (“2018 Credit Agreement”) to replace our revolving, unsecured credit agreement dated as of February 7, 2014, as amended. The 2018 Credit Agreement currently provides for borrowings of up to $1.0 billion and matures on June 21, 2023. Borrowings under the 2018 Credit Agreement bear interest at variable rates based on an average London inter-bank offered rate (“LIBOR”) for deposits in the relevant currency plus an applicable margin which ranges from 0.910% to 1.500%, depending on the Company’s credit rating from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, Moody’s Investors Services and Fitch Ratings. The applicable margin on the facility was 1.125% as of September 30, 2018. There were no borrowings outstanding under the 2018 Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2018. The carrying value of our 1.875% Euro-denominated senior notes has been designated as an effective hedge of our net investment in certain foreign subsidiaries where the Euro serves as the functional currency, and gains or losses on the revaluation of these senior notes to our reporting currency are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss. During the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018, (losses) gains of ($3.6) million and $4.9 million (net of income taxes), respectively, and during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017, losses of $9.7 million and $37.6 million (net of income taxes), respectively, were recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss in connection with the revaluation of these senior notes to our reporting currency. |
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Commitments and Contingencies | Commitments and Contingencies: Environmental We had the following activity in our recorded environmental liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as follows (in thousands):
Environmental remediation liabilities included discounted liabilities of $42.8 million and $28.1 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, discounted at rates with a weighted-average of 3.7% and 3.6%, respectively, with the undiscounted amount totaling $85.0 million and $68.2 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. For certain locations where the Company is operating groundwater monitoring and/or remediation systems, prior owners or insurers have assumed all or most of the responsibility. The amounts recorded represent our future remediation and other anticipated environmental liabilities. These liabilities typically arise during the normal course of our operational and environmental management activities or at the time of acquisition of the site, and are based on internal analysis as well as input from outside consultants. As evaluations proceed at each relevant site, changes in risk assessment practices, remediation techniques and regulatory requirements can occur, therefore such liability estimates may be adjusted accordingly. The timing and duration of remediation activities at these sites will be determined when evaluations are completed. Although it is difficult to quantify the potential financial impact of these remediation liabilities, management estimates (based on the latest available information) that there is a reasonable possibility that future environmental remediation costs associated with our past operations, could be an additional $10 million to $25 million before income taxes, in excess of amounts already recorded. We believe that any sum we may be required to pay in connection with environmental remediation matters in excess of the amounts recorded would likely occur over a period of time and would likely not have a material adverse effect upon our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows on a consolidated annual basis although any such sum could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows in a particular quarterly reporting period. Litigation We are involved from time to time in legal proceedings of types regarded as common in our business, including administrative or judicial proceedings seeking remediation under environmental laws, such as the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, commonly known as CERCLA or Superfund, products liability, breach of contract liability and premises liability litigation. Where appropriate, we may establish financial reserves for such proceedings. We also maintain insurance to mitigate certain of such risks. Costs for legal services are generally expensed as incurred. Following receipt of information regarding potential improper payments being made by third party sales representatives of our Refining Solutions business, within our Catalysts segment, we promptly retained outside counsel and forensic accountants to investigate potential violations of the Company’s Code of Conduct, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other potentially applicable laws. Based on this internal investigation, we have voluntarily self-reported potential issues relating to the use of third party sales representatives in our Refining Solutions business, within our Catalysts segment, to the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and SEC, and are cooperating with the DOJ and SEC in their review of these matters. In connection with our internal investigation, we have implemented, and are continuing to implement, appropriate remedial measures. At this time, we are unable to predict the duration, scope, result or related costs associated with any investigations by the DOJ or SEC. We also are unable to predict what, if any, action may be taken by the DOJ or SEC or what penalties or remedial actions they may seek. Any determination that our operations or activities are not in compliance with existing laws or regulations, however, could result in the imposition of fines, penalties, disgorgement, equitable relief or other losses. We do not believe, however, that any fines, penalties, disgorgement, equitable relief or other losses would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or liquidity. In the first quarter of 2018, a jury rendered a verdict against Albemarle in a legal matter related to certain business concluded under a 2014 sales agreement for products that Albemarle no longer manufactures. As a result, we have recorded a charge of $16.2 million in Other income (expenses), net during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. In addition, in 2018, we recorded a charge of $10.8 million in Other income (expenses), net resulting from a settlement of a legal matter related to guarantees from a previously disposed business. Both matters have been resolved and paid during the three months ended September 30, 2018. Indemnities We are indemnified by third parties in connection with certain matters related to acquired and divested businesses. Although we believe that the financial condition of those parties who may have indemnification obligations to the Company is generally sound, in the event the Company seeks indemnity under any of these agreements or through other means, there can be no assurance that any party who may have obligations to indemnify us will adhere to their obligations and we may have to resort to legal action to enforce our rights under the indemnities. The Company may be subject to indemnity claims relating to properties or businesses it divested, including properties or businesses of acquired businesses that were divested prior to the completion of the acquisition. In the opinion of management, and based upon information currently available, the ultimate resolution of any indemnification obligations owed to the Company or by the Company is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The Company had approximately $27.0 million and $42.7 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, recorded in Other noncurrent liabilities related to the indemnification of certain income and non-income tax liabilities associated with the Chemetall Surface Treatment entities sold. Other We have contracts with certain of our customers, which serve as guarantees on product delivery and performance according to customer specifications that can cover both shipments on an individual basis as well as blanket coverage of multiple shipments under certain customer supply contracts. The financial coverage provided by these guarantees is typically based on a percentage of net sales value. |
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Reportable Segments | Segment Information: In the first quarter of 2018, the PCS product category merged with our former Refining Solutions reportable segment to form a global business focused on catalysts. As a result, our three reportable segments include: (1) Lithium; (2) Bromine Specialties; and (3) Catalysts. Each segment has a dedicated team of sales, research and development, process engineering, manufacturing and sourcing, and business strategy personnel and has full accountability for improving execution through greater asset and market focus, agility and responsiveness. This business structure aligns with the markets and customers we serve through each of the segments. The structure also facilitates the continued standardization of business processes across the organization, and is consistent with the manner in which information is presently used internally by the Company’s chief operating decision maker to evaluate performance and make resource allocation decisions. Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments is shown in the following tables. Results for 2017 have been recast to reflect the change in segments noted above. The “All Other” category includes only the fine chemistry services business that does not fit into any of our core businesses. The Corporate category is not considered to be a segment and includes corporate-related items not allocated to the operating segments. Pension and OPEB service cost (which represents the benefits earned by active employees during the period) and amortization of prior service cost or benefit are allocated to the reportable segments, All Other, and Corporate, whereas the remaining components of pension and OPEB benefits cost or credit (“Non-operating pension and OPEB items”) are included in Corporate. Segment data includes intersegment transfers of raw materials at cost and allocations for certain corporate costs. The Company’s chief operating decision maker uses adjusted EBITDA (as defined below) to assess the ongoing performance of the Company’s business segments and to allocate resources. The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as adjusted on a consistent basis for certain non-recurring or unusual items in a balanced manner and on a segment basis. These non-recurring or unusual items may include acquisition and integration related costs, utilization of inventory markup, gains or losses on sales of businesses, restructuring charges, facility divestiture charges, non-operating pension and OPEB items and other significant non-recurring items. In addition, management uses adjusted EBITDA for business planning purposes and as a significant component in the calculation of performance-based compensation for management and other employees. The Company has reported adjusted EBITDA because management believes it provides transparency to investors and enables period-to-period comparability of financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, U.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP, or any other financial measure reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
See below for a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA, the non-GAAP financial measure, from Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP (in thousands):
Included amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 recorded in:
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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits | Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits: The components of pension and postretirement benefits cost (credit) for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were as follows (in thousands):
As a result of the adoption of new accounting guidance effective January 1, 2018, on a retrospective basis, all components of net benefit cost (credit), other than service cost, are to be shown outside of operations on the consolidated statements of income. We recast these components of net benefit cost (credit), which resulted in a reduction of $0.1 million and $0.4 million in Cost of goods sold, respectively, and $0.9 million and $2.7 million in Selling, general and administrative expenses, respectively, with an offsetting increase of $1.0 million and $3.1 million in Other income (expenses), net, respectively, for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017. There was no impact to Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation. During the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018, we made contributions of $3.1 million and $9.0 million, respectively, to our qualified and nonqualified pension plans. During the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017, we made contributions of $2.6 million and $7.7 million, respectively, to our qualified and nonqualified pension plans. We paid $0.8 million and $2.0 million in premiums to the U.S. postretirement benefit plan during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018, respectively. During the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017, we paid $0.7 million and $1.9 million, respectively, in premiums to the U.S. postretirement benefit plan. Multiemployer Plan Effective July 1, 2016, the Pensionskasse Dynamit Nobel Versicherungsverein auf Gegenseitigkeit, Troisdorf multiemployer plan is subject to a financial improvement plan which expires on December 31, 2022, with the final contribution in the second quarter of 2023. This financial improvement plan calls for increased capital reserves to avoid future underfunding risk. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, we made contributions for our employees covered under this plan of approximately $2.0 million, recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses, as a result of this financial improvement plan. In addition, during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017, we made contributions relating to this financial improvement plan to indemnify previously divested businesses of approximately $1.6 million and $4.6 million, respectively, recorded in Other income (expenses), net. There were no contributions made under the financial improvement plan during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018. |
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments | Fair Value of Financial Instruments: In assessing the fair value of financial instruments, we use methods and assumptions that are based on market conditions and other risk factors existing at the time of assessment. Fair value information for our financial instruments is as follows: Long-Term Debt—the fair values of our senior notes are estimated using Level 1 inputs and account for the difference between the recorded amount and fair value of our long-term debt. The carrying value of our remaining long-term debt reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets approximates fair value as substantially all of such debt bears interest based on prevailing variable market rates currently available in the countries in which we have borrowings.
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts—we enter into foreign currency forward contracts in connection with our risk management strategies in an attempt to minimize the financial impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These derivative financial instruments are used to manage risk and are not used for trading or other speculative purposes. The fair values of our foreign currency forward contracts are estimated based on current settlement values. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had outstanding foreign currency forward contracts with notional values totaling $531.0 million and $357.4 million, respectively, hedging our exposure to various currencies including the Euro and Chinese Renminbi. Our foreign currency forward contracts outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. The following table summarizes the fair value of our foreign currency forward contracts included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):
Gains and losses on foreign currency forward contracts are recognized in Other income (expenses), net; further, fluctuations in the value of these contracts are generally expected to be offset by changes in the value of the underlying exposures being hedged, which are also reported in Other income (expenses), net. The following table summarizes these net (losses) gains recognized in our consolidated statements of income during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):
In addition, for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, we recorded losses (gains) of $13.0 million and ($9.0) million, respectively, related to the change in the fair value of our foreign currency forward contracts, and net cash (settlements) receipts of ($18.1) million and $8.9 million, respectively, in Other, net, in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. The counterparties to our foreign currency forward contracts are major financial institutions with which we generally have other financial relationships. We are exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by these counterparties. However, we do not anticipate nonperformance by the counterparties. |
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Fair Value Measurement | Fair Value Measurement: Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The inputs used to measure fair value are classified into the following hierarchy:
We endeavor to utilize the best available information in measuring fair value. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The following tables set forth our financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income | Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income: The components and activity in Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (net of deferred income taxes) consisted of the following during the periods indicated below (in thousands):
The amount of income tax benefit (expense) allocated to each component of Other comprehensive (loss) income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 is provided in the following tables (in thousands):
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Related Party Transactions | Related Party Transactions: Our consolidated statements of income include sales to and purchases from unconsolidated affiliates in the ordinary course of business as follows (in thousands):
Our condensed consolidated balance sheets include accounts receivable due from and payable to unconsolidated affiliates in the ordinary course of business as follows (in thousands):
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Supplemental Information Related to Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | Supplemental Cash Flow Information: Supplemental information related to the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows is as follows (in thousands):
Other, net within Cash flows from operating activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included $33.9 million representing the reclassification of the current portion of the one-time transition tax resulting from the enactment of the TCJA, from Other noncurrent liabilities to Income taxes payable within current liabilities. |
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements | Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements: In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued accounting guidance designed to enhance comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets. The core principle of the guidance is that revenue recognized from a transaction or event that arises from a contract with a customer should reflect the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for goods or services provided. To achieve that core principle the new guidance sets forth a five-step revenue recognition model that will need to be applied consistently to all contracts with customers, except those that are within the scope of other topics in the ASC. Also required are new disclosures to help users of financial statements better understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows from contracts with customers. The new disclosures include qualitative and quantitative information about contracts with customers, significant judgments made in applying the revenue guidance, and assets recognized related to the costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. During 2016, the FASB issued amendments to this new guidance that provides clarification, technical corrections and practical expedients. Topics of potential relevance to the Company include principal versus agent considerations, collectability, presentation of sales tax from customers, contract modifications at transition and accounting transition. These new requirements became effective on January 1, 2018 and did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements. We adopted the new standard using the modified retrospective method. We have implemented appropriate changes to the business processes, controls and control activities to support recognition, presentation and disclosure under the new standard for the first quarter of 2018, however, we have not made any significant changes to our existing systems as a result of this new standard. In February 2016, the FASB issued accounting guidance that requires assets and liabilities arising from leases to be recorded on the balance sheet. Additional disclosures are required regarding the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows from leases. This new guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and is to be applied using a modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. In July 2018, the FASB issued an amendment which would allow entities to initially apply this new standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative effect adjustment to the the opening balance of retained earnings. The Company expects to adopt this standard on January 1, 2019 using this transition method. We have made significant progress in evaluating our existing lease contracts and accounting policies to determine the impact this standard will have on the condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The implementation of this standard will result in the addition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on our balance sheet, however, we have not determined the materiality at this time. We have made the decision to adopt several practical expedients as allowed by this new standard, such as the short-term lease exemption and the relief package. We continue to assess the remaining practical expedients. In addition, we are implementing new software to support the adoption of this new standard, as well as continuing to review the impact on our current business processes. We continue to make progress on implementing changes to controls that support recognition and disclosure under this new standard. In October 2016, the FASB issued accounting guidance that eliminated the deferral of tax effects of intra-entity asset transfers other than inventory. As a result, the tax expense from the intercompany sale of assets, other than inventory, and associated changes to deferred taxes will be recognized when the sale occurs even though the pre-tax effects of the transaction have not been recognized as they are eliminated in consolidation. This guidance was effective using the modified retrospective method as of January 1, 2018, which resulted in a $11.2 million cumulative adjustment to decrease Retained earnings and is not reflected in periods prior to this date. In November 2016, the FASB issued accounting guidance that requires restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents to be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning and end of period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. This guidance became effective on January 1, 2018 and did not have a significant impact on our financial statements. In January 2017, the FASB issued accounting guidance to clarify the definition of a business for determining whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. This guidance became effective on January 1, 2018 and did not have a significant impact on our financial statements. In January 2017, the FASB issued accounting guidance to simplify the accounting for goodwill impairment. The guidance removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a reporting unit to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill by assigning the fair value of a reporting unit to all of its assets and liabilities as if that reporting unit has been acquired in a business combination. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. All other goodwill impairment guidance will remain unchanged. Entities will continue to have the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine if a quantitative impairment test is necessary. This guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and is to be applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for goodwill impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. We do not expect this guidance to have a significant impact on our financial statements. In March 2017, the FASB issued accounting guidance that changes the presentation of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost (“net benefit cost”) in the income statement. This new guidance requires service cost to be presented as part of operating income (expense) and all other components of net benefit cost are to be shown outside of operations. This guidance became effective on January 1, 2018 and did not have a significant impact on our financial statements. The prior year consolidated statements of income have been recast to conform to the current presentation required by this guidance. See Note 11, “Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits,” for additional details. In May 2017, the FASB issued accounting guidance to clarify when to account for a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award as a modification. Under the new guidance, modification accounting is required only if the fair value, the vesting conditions, or the classification of the award (as equity or liability) changes as a result of the change in terms or conditions. This new guidance became effective on January 1, 2018 and did not have a significant impact on our financial statements. In August 2017, the FASB issued accounting guidance to better align an entity’s risk management activities with hedge accounting, simplify the application of hedge accounting, and increase transparency as to the scope and results of hedging programs. This guidance will make more financial and nonfinancial hedging strategies eligible for hedge accounting. It also amends the presentation and disclosure requirements and changes how companies assess effectiveness. This new guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and is to be applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. We currently do not expect this guidance to have a significant impact on our financial statements. In February 2018, the FASB issued accounting guidance that will give companies the option to reclassify stranded tax effects caused by the TCJA from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings. This new guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. Entities will have the option to apply this guidance retrospectively or to record the reclassification as of the beginning of the period of adoption. We are currently assessing the impact of this new guidance on our financial statements. In March 2018, the FASB issued additional guidance pursuant to the issuance of SAB 118, that provides clarification for a company’s ability to comply with the accounting requirements for the income tax effects of the TCJA in the period of enactment, effective immediately. SAB 118 allows disclosure that timely determination of some or all of the income tax effects from the TCJA are incomplete by the due date of the financial statements and if possible to provide a reasonable estimate. We have accounted for the tax effects of the TCJA under the guidance of SAB 118, on a provisional basis. Our accounting for certain income tax effects is incomplete, but we have determined reasonable estimates for those effects and have recorded provisional amounts in our condensed consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued accounting guidance that, among other things, eliminates certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Under the new guidance, entities will no longer be required to disclose (a) the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and (b) the policy for timing of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy. As allowed by its provisions, we early-adopted this new guidance in the third quarter of 2018. The adoption of this new guidance did not have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued accounting guidance that, among other things, eliminates certain disclosure requirements for defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans. Under the new guidance, entities will no longer be required to disclose the amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year. As allowed by its provisions, we early-adopted this new guidance in the third quarter of 2018. The adoption of this new guidance does not amend interim disclosure requirements and will not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. In August 2018, the FASB issued accounting guidance that requires implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract to be capitalized. Entities will be required to recognize the capitalized implementation costs to expense over the noncancellable term of the cloud computing arrangement. This new guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the impact this guidance will have on our financial statements. |
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements | In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued accounting guidance designed to enhance comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets. The core principle of the guidance is that revenue recognized from a transaction or event that arises from a contract with a customer should reflect the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for goods or services provided. To achieve that core principle the new guidance sets forth a five-step revenue recognition model that will need to be applied consistently to all contracts with customers, except those that are within the scope of other topics in the ASC. Also required are new disclosures to help users of financial statements better understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows from contracts with customers. The new disclosures include qualitative and quantitative information about contracts with customers, significant judgments made in applying the revenue guidance, and assets recognized related to the costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. During 2016, the FASB issued amendments to this new guidance that provides clarification, technical corrections and practical expedients. Topics of potential relevance to the Company include principal versus agent considerations, collectability, presentation of sales tax from customers, contract modifications at transition and accounting transition. These new requirements became effective on January 1, 2018 and did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements. We adopted the new standard using the modified retrospective method. We have implemented appropriate changes to the business processes, controls and control activities to support recognition, presentation and disclosure under the new standard for the first quarter of 2018, however, we have not made any significant changes to our existing systems as a result of this new standard. In February 2016, the FASB issued accounting guidance that requires assets and liabilities arising from leases to be recorded on the balance sheet. Additional disclosures are required regarding the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows from leases. This new guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and is to be applied using a modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. In July 2018, the FASB issued an amendment which would allow entities to initially apply this new standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative effect adjustment to the the opening balance of retained earnings. The Company expects to adopt this standard on January 1, 2019 using this transition method. We have made significant progress in evaluating our existing lease contracts and accounting policies to determine the impact this standard will have on the condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The implementation of this standard will result in the addition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on our balance sheet, however, we have not determined the materiality at this time. We have made the decision to adopt several practical expedients as allowed by this new standard, such as the short-term lease exemption and the relief package. We continue to assess the remaining practical expedients. In addition, we are implementing new software to support the adoption of this new standard, as well as continuing to review the impact on our current business processes. We continue to make progress on implementing changes to controls that support recognition and disclosure under this new standard. In October 2016, the FASB issued accounting guidance that eliminated the deferral of tax effects of intra-entity asset transfers other than inventory. As a result, the tax expense from the intercompany sale of assets, other than inventory, and associated changes to deferred taxes will be recognized when the sale occurs even though the pre-tax effects of the transaction have not been recognized as they are eliminated in consolidation. This guidance was effective using the modified retrospective method as of January 1, 2018, which resulted in a $11.2 million cumulative adjustment to decrease Retained earnings and is not reflected in periods prior to this date. In November 2016, the FASB issued accounting guidance that requires restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents to be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning and end of period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. This guidance became effective on January 1, 2018 and did not have a significant impact on our financial statements. In January 2017, the FASB issued accounting guidance to clarify the definition of a business for determining whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. This guidance became effective on January 1, 2018 and did not have a significant impact on our financial statements. In January 2017, the FASB issued accounting guidance to simplify the accounting for goodwill impairment. The guidance removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a reporting unit to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill by assigning the fair value of a reporting unit to all of its assets and liabilities as if that reporting unit has been acquired in a business combination. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. All other goodwill impairment guidance will remain unchanged. Entities will continue to have the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine if a quantitative impairment test is necessary. This guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and is to be applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for goodwill impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. We do not expect this guidance to have a significant impact on our financial statements. In March 2017, the FASB issued accounting guidance that changes the presentation of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost (“net benefit cost”) in the income statement. This new guidance requires service cost to be presented as part of operating income (expense) and all other components of net benefit cost are to be shown outside of operations. This guidance became effective on January 1, 2018 and did not have a significant impact on our financial statements. The prior year consolidated statements of income have been recast to conform to the current presentation required by this guidance. See Note 11, “Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits,” for additional details. In May 2017, the FASB issued accounting guidance to clarify when to account for a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award as a modification. Under the new guidance, modification accounting is required only if the fair value, the vesting conditions, or the classification of the award (as equity or liability) changes as a result of the change in terms or conditions. This new guidance became effective on January 1, 2018 and did not have a significant impact on our financial statements. In August 2017, the FASB issued accounting guidance to better align an entity’s risk management activities with hedge accounting, simplify the application of hedge accounting, and increase transparency as to the scope and results of hedging programs. This guidance will make more financial and nonfinancial hedging strategies eligible for hedge accounting. It also amends the presentation and disclosure requirements and changes how companies assess effectiveness. This new guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and is to be applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. We currently do not expect this guidance to have a significant impact on our financial statements. In February 2018, the FASB issued accounting guidance that will give companies the option to reclassify stranded tax effects caused by the TCJA from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings. This new guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. Entities will have the option to apply this guidance retrospectively or to record the reclassification as of the beginning of the period of adoption. We are currently assessing the impact of this new guidance on our financial statements. In March 2018, the FASB issued additional guidance pursuant to the issuance of SAB 118, that provides clarification for a company’s ability to comply with the accounting requirements for the income tax effects of the TCJA in the period of enactment, effective immediately. SAB 118 allows disclosure that timely determination of some or all of the income tax effects from the TCJA are incomplete by the due date of the financial statements and if possible to provide a reasonable estimate. We have accounted for the tax effects of the TCJA under the guidance of SAB 118, on a provisional basis. Our accounting for certain income tax effects is incomplete, but we have determined reasonable estimates for those effects and have recorded provisional amounts in our condensed consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued accounting guidance that, among other things, eliminates certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Under the new guidance, entities will no longer be required to disclose (a) the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and (b) the policy for timing of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy. As allowed by its provisions, we early-adopted this new guidance in the third quarter of 2018. The adoption of this new guidance did not have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued accounting guidance that, among other things, eliminates certain disclosure requirements for defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans. Under the new guidance, entities will no longer be required to disclose the amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year. As allowed by its provisions, we early-adopted this new guidance in the third quarter of 2018. The adoption of this new guidance does not amend interim disclosure requirements and will not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. In August 2018, the FASB issued accounting guidance that requires implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract to be capitalized. Entities will be required to recognize the capitalized implementation costs to expense over the noncancellable term of the cloud computing arrangement. This new guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the impact this guidance will have on our financial statements. |
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Changes in Goodwill | The following table summarizes the changes in goodwill by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (in thousands):
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Other Intangibles | The following table summarizes the changes in other intangibles and related accumulated amortization for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (in thousands):
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Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earning Per Share | Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 are calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
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Breakdown of Inventories | The following table provides a breakdown of inventories at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):
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Long-term Debt | Long-term debt at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following (in thousands):
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Activity in Recorded Environmental Liabilities | We had the following activity in our recorded environmental liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as follows (in thousands):
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See below for a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA, the non-GAAP financial measure, from Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP (in thousands):
Included amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 recorded in:
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Domestic and Foreign Pension and Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans | The components of pension and postretirement benefits cost (credit) for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were as follows (in thousands):
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Fair Value of Long-Term Debt | The carrying value of our remaining long-term debt reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets approximates fair value as substantially all of such debt bears interest based on prevailing variable market rates currently available in the countries in which we have borrowings.
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Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value | The following table summarizes the fair value of our foreign currency forward contracts included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):
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Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) | The following table summarizes these net (losses) gains recognized in our consolidated statements of income during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):
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Financial Assets and Liabilities Accounted for at Fair Value on Recurring Basis | The following tables set forth our financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):
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Components and Activity in Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Net of Deferred Income Taxes | The components and activity in Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (net of deferred income taxes) consisted of the following during the periods indicated below (in thousands):
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Amount of Income Tax Benefit (Expense) Allocated to Component of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The amount of income tax benefit (expense) allocated to each component of Other comprehensive (loss) income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 is provided in the following tables (in thousands):
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Related Party Transactions (Tables) |
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Schedule of Related Party Transactions | Our consolidated statements of income include sales to and purchases from unconsolidated affiliates in the ordinary course of business as follows (in thousands):
Our condensed consolidated balance sheets include accounts receivable due from and payable to unconsolidated affiliates in the ordinary course of business as follows (in thousands):
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Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables) |
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Supplemental Cash Flow Information | Supplemental information related to the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows is as follows (in thousands):
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Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
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Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Trade accounts receivable arising from contracts with customers | $ 538.4 |
Minimum | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Payment terms | 30 days |
Timing between shipment and delivery | 1 day |
Maximum | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Payment terms | 90 days |
Timing between shipment and delivery | 45 days |
Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
Finished goods | $ 503,970 | $ 404,239 |
Raw materials and work in process | 165,874 | 132,891 |
Stores, supplies and other | 57,537 | 55,651 |
Total inventories | $ 727,381 | $ 592,781 |
Inventories - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Inventory [Line Items] | ||
Inventories classified as assets held for sale | $ 24.7 | |
Lithium | ||
Inventory [Line Items] | ||
Work in process related to Lithium | $ 68.9 | $ 59.6 |
Investments - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Feb. 28, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Schedule of Investments [Line Items] | ||||
Termination of Tianqi Lithium Corporation option agreement | $ 13,100 | $ 0 | ||
Windfield Holdings | ||||
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] | ||||
Equity method investment, ownership percentage | 49.00% | |||
Carrying value of unconsolidated investment | $ 350,300 | $ 355,200 | ||
Other variable interest entities | ||||
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] | ||||
Carrying value of unconsolidated investment | $ 8,000 | $ 8,700 | ||
Rockwood Lithium GmbH | ||||
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] | ||||
Ownership percentage | 100.00% | |||
Minimum | Rockwood Lithium GmbH | ||||
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] | ||||
Ownership percentage | 20.00% | |||
Maximum | Rockwood Lithium GmbH | ||||
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] | ||||
Ownership percentage | 30.00% |
Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
Total long-term Debt | $ 1,697,793 | $ 1,837,372 |
Current portion of long-term debt | 286,188 | 422,012 |
Long-term debt | 1,411,605 | 1,415,360 |
Senior Notes | 1.875% Senior Notes | ||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
Total long-term Debt | 457,909 | 463,575 |
Senior Notes | 4.15% Senior Notes | ||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
Total long-term Debt | 421,994 | 421,628 |
Senior Notes | 4.50% Senior Notes | ||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
Total long-term Debt | 174,551 | 174,325 |
Senior Notes | 5.45% Senior Notes | ||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
Total long-term Debt | 345,957 | 345,841 |
Commercial paper notes | ||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
Total long-term Debt | 285,500 | 421,321 |
Variable-rate foreign bank loans | ||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
Total long-term Debt | 7,080 | 5,298 |
Other long-term debt | ||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
Total long-term Debt | $ 4,802 | $ 5,384 |
Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) |
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||
Repayments of commercial paper notes | $ 135,800,000 | ||||||
Net investment hedge (losses) gains | $ (3,621,000) | $ (9,681,000) | $ 4,947,000 | $ (37,600,000) | |||
Commercial paper notes | |||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||
Weighted average interest rate | 2.39% | 2.39% | |||||
Debt instrument maturity period | 31 days | ||||||
1.875% Senior Notes | |||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||
Debt instrument, interest rate | 1.875% | 1.875% | 1.875% | 1.875% | |||
Revolving Credit Facility | |||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 1,000,000,000.0 | ||||||
Interest rate margin | 1.125% | ||||||
Revolving credit facility, borrowings outstanding | $ 0 | $ 0 | |||||
Minimum | Revolving Credit Facility | |||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||
Interest rate margin | 0.91% | ||||||
Maximum | Revolving Credit Facility | |||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||
Interest rate margin | 1.50% |
Long-Term Debt - Interest Rates (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
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1.875% Senior Notes | |||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs | $ 3,173 | $ 3,971 | |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 1.875% | 1.875% | 1.875% |
4.15% Senior Notes | |||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs | $ 3,006 | $ 3,372 | |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 4.15% | 4.15% | |
4.50% Senior Notes | |||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs | $ 664 | $ 891 | |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 4.50% | 4.50% | 4.50% |
5.45% Senior Notes | |||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs | $ 4,043 | $ 4,159 | |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 5.45% | 5.45% |
Commitments and Contingencies - Activity in Recorded Environmental Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
9 Months Ended | |
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
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Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies [Roll Forward] | ||
Balance at beginning of period | $ 39,808 | |
Expenditures | (3,564) | |
Accretion of discount | 669 | |
Additions and changes in estimates | 16,236 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (346) | |
Balance at end of period | $ 39,808 | $ 52,803 |
Less amounts reported in Accrued expenses | 5,012 | |
Amounts reported in Other noncurrent liabilities | $ 47,791 |
Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | |||
Environmental remediation liabilities - discounted | $ 42,800 | $ 42,800 | $ 28,100 |
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies - weighted-average discount rate | 3.70% | 3.70% | 3.60% |
Environmental remediation liabilities - undiscounted | $ 85,000 | $ 85,000 | $ 68,200 |
Legal accrual | (1,017) | 27,027 | |
Tax indemnification liability | $ 27,000 | 27,000 | $ 42,700 |
Minimum | |||
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | |||
Potential revision on future environmental remediation costs before tax | 10,000 | ||
Maximum | |||
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | |||
Potential revision on future environmental remediation costs before tax | 25,000 | ||
2014 Sales Contract | |||
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | |||
Legal accrual | 16,200 | ||
Guarantee From Previously Disposed Business | |||
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | |||
Legal accrual | $ 10,800 |
Segment Information - Additional Information (Details) |
9 Months Ended |
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Segment Reporting [Abstract] | |
Number of reportable segments | 3 |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
Total long-term debt, excluding debt issuance costs | $ 1,704,894 | $ 1,845,309 |
Total long-term debt, fair value, excluding debt issuance costs | $ 1,744,139 | $ 1,949,638 |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Additional Information (Details) - Forward contracts - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] | |||||
Derivative, notional amount | $ 531,000 | $ 531,000 | $ 357,400 | ||
Other accounts receivable | |||||
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] | |||||
Fair value foreign currency forward contracts, asset | 142 | 142 | 0 | ||
Accrued expenses | |||||
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] | |||||
Fair value foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities | 0 | 0 | $ 4,954 | ||
Other expenses, net | |||||
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] | |||||
Recognized (losses) gains of foreign currency forward contracts | $ (203) | $ 803 | (13,034) | $ 9,010 | |
Other, net | |||||
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] | |||||
Change in the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts | 13,000 | (9,000) | |||
Cash settlements | $ (18,100) | ||||
Cash receipts | $ 8,900 |
Related Party Transactions (Details) - Unconsolidated Affiliates - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||||
Sales to unconsolidated affiliates | $ 4,970 | $ 7,309 | $ 20,608 | $ 23,753 | |
Purchases from unconsolidated affiliates(a) | 60,136 | $ 51,983 | 186,111 | $ 148,502 | |
Receivables from unconsolidated affiliates | 2,734 | 2,734 | $ 2,406 | ||
Payables to unconsolidated affiliates | $ 54,227 | $ 54,227 | $ 55,801 |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
9 Months Ended | |
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
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Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract] | ||
Capital expenditures included in Accounts payable | $ 107,385 | $ 53,421 |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information Supplemental Cash Flow Information - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018
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Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] | |
Transition tax on foreign earnings, current | $ 33.9 |
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements (Details) $ in Millions |
Jan. 01, 2018
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Retained Earnings | Accounting Standards Update 2016-16 | |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] | |
Cumulative effect of new accounting principle adopted | $ (11.2) |
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