Related Party And Affiliate Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related Party And Affiliate Transactions	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party And Affiliate Transactions	Related Party and Affiliate Transactions The Company leases office space for management and administrative services from an affiliate of the Company's principal stockholder. For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company incurred lease payments of approximately $2,148, $2,001 and $1,614, respectively. The amount payable to this affiliate was $196 and $179 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Cypress Interstate Pipeline L.L.C., a natural gas liquids pipeline joint venture company in which the Company owns a 50% equity stake, transports natural gas liquid feedstocks to the Company's Lake Charles complex through its pipeline. For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company incurred pipeline fees of approximately $14,110, $14,206 and $13,328, respectively, payable to this joint venture for usage of the pipeline. The amount payable to this joint venture was $991 at December 31, 2015. There were no outstanding amounts due to this joint venture at December 31, 2014. EPS Ethylene Pipeline Süd GmbH & Co. KG, an ethylene pipeline company in which the Company owns a 10% equity stake, transports ethylene feedstocks to the Company's Gendorf, Germany production facility through its pipeline. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company incurred pipeline fees of approximately $1,022 and $548, respectively, for usage of the pipeline. There were no outstanding amounts due to this related party at December 31, 2015. The amount payable to this related party was $12 at December 31, 2014. The Company owns a 15% and an 11% equity stake in InfraServ Knapsack GmbH & Co. KG and InfraServ Gendorf GmbH & Co. KG, respectively. The Company has service agreements with these entities, including contracts to provide electricity and technical services to certain of the Company's production facilities in Germany. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company incurred charges aggregating approximately $115,961 and $55,400, respectively, for these services. The amounts payable to these related parties were $22,931 and $14,161 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Dividends received from equity method investments were $5,610, $5,459 and $5,114 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. One of our directors serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. and as a Senior Vice President of the Air Liquide Group. The Company purchased oxygen, nitrogen and utilities and leased cylinders from various affiliates of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. ("Air Liquide") aggregating approximately $10,345, $13,862 and $16,407 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The amount payable to Air Liquide was $762 at December 31, 2015. There were no outstanding amounts due to Air Liquide at December 31, 2014.

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.