CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | ||||
| Sales | $ 391,829 | $ 369,979 | $ 1,114,027 | $ 741,446 |
| Cost of goods sold | 289,270 | 274,680 | 821,342 | 557,748 |
| Gross profit | 102,559 | 95,299 | 292,685 | 183,698 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 36,169 | 36,003 | 105,907 | 74,017 |
| Other operating expense, net | 19,833 | 15,042 | 47,156 | 40,630 |
| Operating income | 46,557 | 44,254 | 139,622 | 69,051 |
| Equity in net (income) loss from affiliated companies | (10,257) | 4,616 | (24,879) | 9,309 |
| Interest expense | 49,079 | 48,610 | 144,041 | 94,362 |
| Debt extinguishment costs | 453 | 0 | 453 | 11,858 |
| Other expense, net | 5,126 | 4,170 | 21,739 | 7,194 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interest | 2,156 | (13,142) | (1,732) | (53,672) |
| Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | 5,172 | (3,536) | 5,269 | 36,013 |
| Net loss | (3,016) | (9,606) | (7,001) | (89,685) |
| Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 329 | 411 | 407 | 725 |
| Net loss attributable to PQ Group Holdings Inc. | $ (3,345) | $ (10,017) | $ (7,408) | $ (90,410) |
| Net loss per common share: | ||||
| Basic loss per share (usd per share) | $ (0.03) | $ (0.10) | $ (0.07) | $ (1.10) |
| Diluted loss per share (usd per share) | $ (0.03) | $ (0.10) | $ (0.07) | $ (1.10) |
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||||
| Basic (shares) | 104,096,837 | 103,783,719 | 104,020,180 | 81,986,221 |
| Diluted (shares) | 104,096,837 | 103,783,719 | 104,020,180 | 81,986,221 |
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