Accrued Expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

Accrued Expenses:

Accrued expenses consist of the following at December 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2021		2020
Employee benefits, payroll and related taxes	$	100,718	$	102,711
Settlement for legacy Rockwood legal matter(a)	332,500		—
Wodgina Project acquisition consideration obligation(b)	132,400		137,092
Other(c)	197,675		200,960
Total	$	763,293	$	440,763

(a)Remaining balance to be paid to Huntsman for settlement of a legacy Rockwood legal dispute prior to the acquisition of Rockwood in 2015. See Note 17, “Commitments and Contingencies,” for further details.

(b)Represents the 40% interest in the Kemerton assets, which are under construction, expected to be transferred to MRL in the next twelve months as part of the consideration paid for the Wodgina Project acquisition. See Note 2, “Acquisitions,” for further details.

(c)Other accrued expenses represent balances such as operating lease liabilities, environmental reserves, asset retirement obligations, pension obligations, interest, utilities, other taxes, among other liabilities, expected to be paid within the next 12 months. No individual component exceeds 5% of total current liabilities.