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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table
Pay Versus Performance
 
Year
  
Summary

Compensation

Table Total for

PEO Flanagan
(1)

($)
    
Compensation

Actually Paid

to PEO

Flanagan
(1)(2)

($)
    
Summary

Compensation

Table Total for

Former PEO

Kessler
(3)

($)
    
Compensation

Actually Paid

to Former

PEO Kessler
(3)(2)

($)
    
Summary

Compensation

Table Total

for

Former PEO

Rintoul
(4)

($)
    
Compensation

Actually

Paid

to Former

PEO

Rintoul
(4)(2)

($)
    
Average

Summary

Compensation

Table Total for

Non-PEO

Named

Executive

Officers
(5)

($)
    
Average

Compensation

Actually Paid to

Non-PEO

Named

Executive

Officers
(5)
(6)

($)
    
Value of Initial Fixed $100
Investment Based On:
    
Net

(Loss)

Income

(in 000s)

($)
    
Adjusted

EBITDA
(7)

(in 000s)

($)
  
 
GrafTech

Total

Stockholder

Return
    
NYSE Arca

Steel Index

(TR)

Total

Stockholder

Return
  
2023
     1,535,021       808,453       3,521,684       674,631       N/A       N/A       1,423,584       727,028     $ 19     $ 238       (255,250 )      20,484  
2022
     N/A       N/A       1,407,268       1,153,710       1,406,150       1,405,993       1,538,305       1,097,819     $ 42     $ 179       382,962       536,464  
2021
     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       3,445,257       4,377,435       6,471,272       6,656,296     $ 104     $ 156       388,330       669,940  
2020
     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       2,433,525       2,691,429       1,146,426       1,248,844     $ 93     $ 121       434,374       658,946  
 
(1)
Mr. Flanagan was appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer and President as of November 15, 2023. Mr. Flanagan previously served as our Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President Finance and Treasurer since November 29, 2021. Our principle executive officer is referred to as the “PEO” in this disclosure. Mr. Flanagan was one of our PEOs during 2023.
(2)
“Compensation actually paid” to our Interim CEO and each of our former CEOs in each of 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 (each, a “Covered Year”), as applicable, reflects the respective amounts set forth in the table above, adjusted as set forth in the table below, as determined in accordance with SEC rules. The dollar amounts reflected in the table above do not necessarily reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to our Interim CEO or each of our former CEOs during the applicable year. For information regarding the decisions made by our Human Resources and Compensation Committee in regards to the Interim CEO’s and each of our former CEOs’ compensation for each fiscal year, please see the “
Compensation Discussion
 & Analysis
” sections of the proxy statements reporting pay for the fiscal years covered in the table above.
 
    
2020
    
2021
    
2022
    
2023
  
    
Rintoul
    
Rintoul
    
Rintoul
    
Kessler
    
Flanagan
    
Kessler
  
SCT Total Compensation
   
$
2,433,525
 
  
$
3,445,257
 
  
$
1,406,150
 
  
$
1,407,268
 
  
$
1,535,021
 
  
$
3,521,684
  
Less: Stock Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year
    $ (765,850 )    $ (1,170,960 )      —      $ (446,112 )    $ (612,905 )    $ (2,005,011 ) 
Less: Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year
    $ (259,307 )    $ (662,909 )      —      $ (244,961 )    $ (130,866 )    $ (545,275 ) 
Plus: Covered
Year-End
Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in the Covered Year
    $ 1,426,122     $ 903     $ 255     $ 437,515     $ 153,054     $ 421,261  
Change in Fair Value (from Prior
Year-End
to Covered
Year-End)
of Outstanding Unvested Stock and Option Awards Granted Prior to Covered Year
    $ 85,601       —      $ (412 )      —      $ (148,367 )      —   
Change in Fair Value (from Prior
Year-End
to Vesting Date) of Stock and Option Awards Granted Prior to Covered Year that Vested in the Covered Year
    $ (145,001 )    $ 675,793       —        —      $ 12,515     $ 70,374  
Fair Value as of Vesting Date for Stock and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Covered Year
    $ (83,661 )    $ 2,089,351       —        —        —        —   
Less: Prior
Year-End
Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards Forfeited in the Covered Year
      —        —        —        —        —      $ (788,402 ) 
Compensation Actually Paid
   
$
2,691,429
 
  
$
4,377,435
 
  
$
1,405,993
 
  
$
1,153,710
 
  
$
808,453
 
  
$
674,631
  
 
(3)
Mr. Kessler was one of our PEOs during each of 2023 and 2022. Mr. Kessler resigned from the Company as our Chief Executive Officer and President as of November 15, 2023.
(4)
Mr. David J. Rintoul was our PEO during 2020 and 2021, and one of our PEOs during 2022. Mr. Rintoul resigned from the Company as our Chief Executive Officer and President on June 30, 2022.
(5)
The identity of the
non-PEO
NEOs for each of 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:
 
Year
   
Non-PEO NEOs
2020
    Quinn J. Coburn, Jeremy S. Halford, Iñigo Perez Ortiz, Gina K. Gunning
2021
    Timothy K. Flanagan, Quinn J. Coburn, Jeremy S. Halford, Iñigo Perez Ortiz, Gina K. Gunning
2022
    Timothy K. Flanagan, Jeremy S. Halford, Iñigo Perez Ortiz, Gina K. Gunning
2023
    Catherine Hedoux-Delgado, Jeremy S. Halford, Iñigo Perez Ortiz, Gina K. Gunning
 
(6)
Average “compensation actually paid” for our
non-PEO
NEOs in each of 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 reflects the respective amounts set forth in the table above, adjusted as set forth in the table below, as determined in accordance with SEC rules. The dollar amounts reflected in the table above do not necessarily reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to our
non-PEO
NEOs during the applicable year. For information regarding the decisions made by our Human Resources and Compensation Committee in regards to the
non-PEO
NEOs’ compensation for each fiscal year, please see the “
Compensation Discussion
 & Analysis
” sections of the proxy statements reporting pay for the fiscal years covered in the table above.
 
    
2020
     
2021
     
2022
     
2023
  
    
Non-PEO NEOs
     
Non-PEO NEOs
     
Non-PEO NEOs
     
Non-PEO NEOs
  
SCT Total Compensation
   
$
1,146,426
 
   
$
6,471,272
 
   
$
1,538,305
 
   
$
1,423,584
 
Less: Stock Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year
    $ (238,765 )     $ (334,400 )     $ (525,690 )     $ (547,345 ) 
Less: Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year
    $ (80,843 )     $ (194,973 )     $ (228,750 )     $ (168,122 ) 
Plus: Covered
Year-End
Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in the Covered Year
    $ 442,880        —       $ 331,139      $ 138,925  
Change in Fair Value (from Prior
Year-End
to Covered
Year-End)
of Outstanding Unvested Stock and Option Awards Granted Prior to Covered Year
    $ 5,333      $ (1,126 )     $ (10,251 )     $ (130,762 ) 
Change in Fair Value (from Prior
Year-End
to Vesting Date) of Stock and Option Awards Granted Prior to Covered Year that Vested in the Covered Year
    $ (26,400 )     $ 108,379      $ (6,934 )     $ 10,748  
Fair Value as of Vesting Date for Stock and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Covered Year
    $ 213      $ 617,144        —         —   
Less: Prior
Year-End
Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards Forfeited in the Covered Year
      —         —         —         —   
Compensation Actually Paid
   
$
1,248,844
 
   
$
6,656,296
 
   
$
1,097,819
 
   
$
727,028
 
 
(7)
A
non-GAAP
financial measure. See Appendix A to this Proxy Statement for additional information, including how we define this financial measure and a reconciliation to Net (Loss) Income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Please see the “
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
” section above for more information about adjusted EBITDA, including how we use it in our executive compensation program.
     
Company Selected Measure Name adjusted EBITDA      
Named Executive Officers, Footnote
(5)
The identity of the
non-PEO
NEOs for each of 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:
 
Year
   
Non-PEO NEOs
2020
    Quinn J. Coburn, Jeremy S. Halford, Iñigo Perez Ortiz, Gina K. Gunning
2021
    Timothy K. Flanagan, Quinn J. Coburn, Jeremy S. Halford, Iñigo Perez Ortiz, Gina K. Gunning
2022
    Timothy K. Flanagan, Jeremy S. Halford, Iñigo Perez Ortiz, Gina K. Gunning
2023
    Catherine Hedoux-Delgado, Jeremy S. Halford, Iñigo Perez Ortiz, Gina K. Gunning
      
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote
(2)
“Compensation actually paid” to our Interim CEO and each of our former CEOs in each of 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 (each, a “Covered Year”), as applicable, reflects the respective amounts set forth in the table above, adjusted as set forth in the table below, as determined in accordance with SEC rules. The dollar amounts reflected in the table above do not necessarily reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to our Interim CEO or each of our former CEOs during the applicable year. For information regarding the decisions made by our Human Resources and Compensation Committee in regards to the Interim CEO’s and each of our former CEOs’ compensation for each fiscal year, please see the “
Compensation Discussion
 & Analysis
” sections of the proxy statements reporting pay for the fiscal years covered in the table above.
 
    
2020
    
2021
    
2022
    
2023
  
    
Rintoul
    
Rintoul
    
Rintoul
    
Kessler
    
Flanagan
    
Kessler
  
SCT Total Compensation
   
$
2,433,525
 
  
$
3,445,257
 
  
$
1,406,150
 
  
$
1,407,268
 
  
$
1,535,021
 
  
$
3,521,684
  
Less: Stock Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year
    $ (765,850 )    $ (1,170,960 )      —      $ (446,112 )    $ (612,905 )    $ (2,005,011 ) 
Less: Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year
    $ (259,307 )    $ (662,909 )      —      $ (244,961 )    $ (130,866 )    $ (545,275 ) 
Plus: Covered
Year-End
Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in the Covered Year
    $ 1,426,122     $ 903     $ 255     $ 437,515     $ 153,054     $ 421,261  
Change in Fair Value (from Prior
Year-End
to Covered
Year-End)
of Outstanding Unvested Stock and Option Awards Granted Prior to Covered Year
    $ 85,601       —      $ (412 )      —      $ (148,367 )      —   
Change in Fair Value (from Prior
Year-End
to Vesting Date) of Stock and Option Awards Granted Prior to Covered Year that Vested in the Covered Year
    $ (145,001 )    $ 675,793       —        —      $ 12,515     $ 70,374  
Fair Value as of Vesting Date for Stock and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Covered Year
    $ (83,661 )    $ 2,089,351       —        —        —        —   
Less: Prior
Year-End
Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards Forfeited in the Covered Year
      —        —        —        —        —      $ (788,402 ) 
Compensation Actually Paid
   
$
2,691,429
 
  
$
4,377,435
 
  
$
1,405,993
 
  
$
1,153,710
 
  
$
808,453
 
  
$
674,631
  
      
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 1,423,584 $ 1,538,305 $ 6,471,272 $ 1,146,426
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 727,028 1,097,819 6,656,296 1,248,844
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote
(6)
Average “compensation actually paid” for our
non-PEO
NEOs in each of 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 reflects the respective amounts set forth in the table above, adjusted as set forth in the table below, as determined in accordance with SEC rules. The dollar amounts reflected in the table above do not necessarily reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to our
non-PEO
NEOs during the applicable year. For information regarding the decisions made by our Human Resources and Compensation Committee in regards to the
non-PEO
NEOs’ compensation for each fiscal year, please see the “
Compensation Discussion
 & Analysis
” sections of the proxy statements reporting pay for the fiscal years covered in the table above.
 
    
2020
     
2021
     
2022
     
2023
  
    
Non-PEO NEOs
     
Non-PEO NEOs
     
Non-PEO NEOs
     
Non-PEO NEOs
  
SCT Total Compensation
   
$
1,146,426
 
   
$
6,471,272
 
   
$
1,538,305
 
   
$
1,423,584
 
Less: Stock Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year
    $ (238,765 )     $ (334,400 )     $ (525,690 )     $ (547,345 ) 
Less: Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year
    $ (80,843 )     $ (194,973 )     $ (228,750 )     $ (168,122 ) 
Plus: Covered
Year-End
Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in the Covered Year
    $ 442,880        —       $ 331,139      $ 138,925  
Change in Fair Value (from Prior
Year-End
to Covered
Year-End)
of Outstanding Unvested Stock and Option Awards Granted Prior to Covered Year
    $ 5,333      $ (1,126 )     $ (10,251 )     $ (130,762 ) 
Change in Fair Value (from Prior
Year-End
to Vesting Date) of Stock and Option Awards Granted Prior to Covered Year that Vested in the Covered Year
    $ (26,400 )     $ 108,379      $ (6,934 )     $ 10,748  
Fair Value as of Vesting Date for Stock and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Covered Year
    $ 213      $ 617,144        —         —   
Less: Prior
Year-End
Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards Forfeited in the Covered Year
      —         —         —         —   
Compensation Actually Paid
   
$
1,248,844
 
   
$
6,656,296
 
   
$
1,097,819
 
   
$
727,028
 
      
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure
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Tabular List, Table
Tabular List of Performance Measures
Listed below are the performance measures that in our assessment represent the most important performance measures used by us to link compensation actually paid to our named executive officers for 2023 to Company performance.
 
Performance Measure
   
Nature
   
Explanation
Adjusted EBITDA    Financial Measure    A
non-GAAP
financial measure. See Appendix A to this Proxy Statement for additional information, including how we define this financial measure and a reconciliation to Net (Loss) Income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Adjusted Free Cash Flow    Financial Measure    A
non-GAAP
financial measure. See Appendix A to this Proxy Statement for additional information, including how we define this financial measure and a reconciliation to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Relative Total Shareholder Return    Financial Measure    Our PSUs are based on our relative total shareholder return achievement, with total shareholder return (measured by stock performance price and any dividends reinvested) for us compared against that for a peer group.
      
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 19 42 104 93
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 238 179 156 121
Net Income (Loss) $ (255,250,000) $ 382,962,000 $ 388,330,000 $ 434,374,000
Company Selected Measure Amount 20,484,000 536,464,000 669,940,000 658,946,000
Measure:: 1        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Name Adjusted EBITDA      
Non-GAAP Measure Description A
non-GAAP
financial measure. See Appendix A to this Proxy Statement for additional information, including how we define this financial measure and a reconciliation to Net (Loss) Income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. 		     
Measure:: 2        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Name Adjusted Free Cash Flow      
Measure:: 3        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Name Relative Total Shareholder Return      
Flanagan [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 1,535,021      
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 808,453      
PEO Name Mr. Flanagan      
Kessler [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 3,521,684 $ 1,407,268    
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 674,631 1,153,710    
PEO Name Mr. Kessler      
David J. Rintoul [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
PEO Total Compensation Amount   1,406,150 $ 3,445,257 $ 2,433,525
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount   1,405,993 4,377,435 2,691,429
PEO Name Mr. David J. Rintoul      
PEO | Flanagan [Member] | Stock Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (612,905)      
PEO | Flanagan [Member] | Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (130,866)      
PEO | Flanagan [Member] | Covered Year End Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 153,054      
PEO | Flanagan [Member] | Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year End to Covered Year End) of Outstanding Unvested Stock and Option Awards Granted Prior to Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (148,367)      
PEO | Flanagan [Member] | Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year End to Vesting Date) of Stock and Option Awards Granted Prior to Covered Year that Vested in the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 12,515      
PEO | Kessler [Member] | Stock Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (2,005,011) (446,112)    
PEO | Kessler [Member] | Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (545,275) (244,961)    
PEO | Kessler [Member] | Covered Year End Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 421,261 437,515    
PEO | Kessler [Member] | Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year End to Vesting Date) of Stock and Option Awards Granted Prior to Covered Year that Vested in the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 70,374      
PEO | Kessler [Member] | Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards Forfeited in the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (788,402)      
PEO | David J. Rintoul [Member] | Stock Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     (1,170,960) (765,850)
PEO | David J. Rintoul [Member] | Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     (662,909) (259,307)
PEO | David J. Rintoul [Member] | Covered Year End Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount   255 903 1,426,122
PEO | David J. Rintoul [Member] | Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year End to Covered Year End) of Outstanding Unvested Stock and Option Awards Granted Prior to Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount   (412)   85,601
PEO | David J. Rintoul [Member] | Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year End to Vesting Date) of Stock and Option Awards Granted Prior to Covered Year that Vested in the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     675,793 (145,001)
PEO | David J. Rintoul [Member] | Fair Value as of Vesting Date for Stock and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     2,089,351 (83,661)
Non-PEO NEO | Stock Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (547,345) (525,690) (334,400) (238,765)
Non-PEO NEO | Option Award Values Reported in SCT for the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (168,122) (228,750) (194,973) (80,843)
Non-PEO NEO | Covered Year End Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 138,925 331,139   442,880
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year End to Covered Year End) of Outstanding Unvested Stock and Option Awards Granted Prior to Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (130,762) (10,251) (1,126) 5,333
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year End to Vesting Date) of Stock and Option Awards Granted Prior to Covered Year that Vested in the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ 10,748 $ (6,934) 108,379 (26,400)
Non-PEO NEO | Fair Value as of Vesting Date for Stock and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Covered Year [Member]        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     $ 617,144 $ 213