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Related Party Transactions
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
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):
Three Months Ended
June 30,		Six Months Ended
June 30,
2023202220232022
Sales to unconsolidated affiliates$3,673 $7,214 $10,773 $14,869 
Purchases from unconsolidated affiliates(a)(b)
$1,114,944 $314,886 $2,187,488 $531,440 
(a)Purchases from unconsolidated affiliates primarily relate to spodumene purchased from the Company’s Windfield joint venture.
(b)Cost of goods sold on the consolidated statements of income included purchases from related unconsolidated affiliates of $421.0 million and $97.6 million during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $774.2 million and $158.6 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Our consolidated balance sheets include accounts receivable due from and payable to unconsolidated affiliates in the ordinary course of business as follows (in thousands):
June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Receivables from unconsolidated affiliates$14,724 $21,495 
Payables to unconsolidated affiliates(a)
$1,092,398 $518,377 
(a)Payables to unconsolidated affiliates primarily relate spodumene purchased from the Company’s Windfield joint venture under normal payment terms.