Discontinued Operations - Depreciation, Amortization, and Capital Expenditures (Details) - Performance Fibers business $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 37,985
Capital expenditures	$ 60,443

Amount of depreciation and amortization expense attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5B
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51717284&loc=SL51721673-107760

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