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Amount of expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of tangible and intangible assets over their remaining economic lives, excluding amount unallocated to segments.

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Represents the number of filling facilities available for specialty products .

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Percentage of amount of chlorides released into the environment reduced when compared to potassium chloride.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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The expenses and losses recorded for each transaction with the acquiree that was recognized separately from the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities in the business combination.

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Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations before deduction of income tax expense (benefit) and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, and addition of income (loss) from equity method investments.

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The aggregate amount of income or expense from ancillary business-related activities (that is to say, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business).

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Facility	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]
Number of filing facilities \| Facility									2
Percentage decrease of chlorides released in environment									75.00%
Segment information [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 140,760	$ 138,509	$ 138,794	$ 135,141	$ 132,729	$ 140,128	$ 134,773	$ 144,862	$ 553,204	$ 552,492	$ 541,383
Earnings before income taxes	22,799	$ 20,771	$ 21,383	$ 17,981	20,623	$ 21,189	$ 22,167	$ 23,085	82,934	87,063	77,052
Unallocated equity compensation									0	(1,462)	0
Transaction, integration costs, and legal settlement									(815)	(324)	(652)
Interest and other income, net									(7,904)	(6,893)	(5,091)
Depreciation/Amortization									45,676	39,362	30,067
Assets	948,626				879,686				948,626	879,686	861,531
Capital expenditures									23,034	41,300	13,199
Human Nutrition & Health [Member] \| Reportable Segments [Member]
Segment information [Abstract]
Net sales									297,134	278,288	206,101
Earnings before income taxes									38,156	38,302	21,260
Depreciation/Amortization									33,796	30,537	20,873
Assets	709,337				642,929				709,337	642,929	656,130
Capital expenditures									14,470	21,361	3,475
Animal Nutrition and Health [Member] \| Reportable Segments [Member]
Segment information [Abstract]
Net sales									161,119	165,763	176,477
Earnings before income taxes									28,686	27,851	23,687
Depreciation/Amortization									7,243	6,573	6,026
Assets	121,860				107,459				121,860	107,459	90,650
Capital expenditures									6,577	17,854	7,383
Specialty Products [Member] \| Reportable Segments [Member]
Segment information [Abstract]
Net sales									70,126	54,236	54,053
Earnings before income taxes									22,862	23,995	21,316
Depreciation/Amortization									3,787	1,225	1,385
Assets	64,030				24,769				64,030	24,769	24,913
Capital expenditures									1,286	940	896
Industrial Products [Member] \| Reportable Segments [Member]
Segment information [Abstract]
Net sales									24,825	54,205	104,752
Earnings before income taxes									1,949	5,594	16,532
Depreciation/Amortization									850	1,027	1,783
Assets	10,477				16,191				10,477	16,191	32,330
Capital expenditures									701	1,145	1,445
Other Unallocated [Member]
Segment information [Abstract]
Assets	$ 42,922				$ 88,338				$ 42,922	$ 88,338	$ 57,508