$KWR
QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP Stock $kwr

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2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000008136213000005 Filed on March 06, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
Revenue	$708.2M	$173.3M	$182.3M
YoY Change	3.66%	21.93%	32.43%
Cost Of Revenue	$469.5M	$116.6M	$122.8M
YoY Change	1.94%	23.78%	38.57%
Gross Profit	$238.7M	$56.66M	$59.49M
YoY Change	7.21%	18.3%	21.33%
Gross Profit Margin	33.71%	32.7%	32.63%
Selling, General & Admin	$175.5M	$45.30M	$41.98M
YoY Change	6.52%	26.89%	20.99%
% of Gross Profit	73.51%	79.94%	70.57%
Research & Development	$19.99M
YoY Change	6.28%
% of Gross Profit	8.38%
Depreciation & Amortization	-$3.764M	$3.700M	$3.700M
YoY Change	29.61%	32.14%	48.0%
% of Gross Profit	-1.58%	6.53%	6.22%
Operating Expenses	$195.5M	$45.30M	$41.98M
YoY Change	6.5%	26.89%	20.99%
Operating Profit	$63.22M	$11.36M	$17.50M
YoY Change	9.17%	-6.85%	85.6%
Interest Expense	$4.283M	-$800.0K	$1.166M
YoY Change	-8.21%	0.0%	-13.31%
% of Operating Profit	6.77%	-7.04%	6.66%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$3.415M	$1.000M	$2.740M
YoY Change	-32.38%	100.0%	-956.25%
Pretax Income	$26.52M	$11.50M	$19.34M
YoY Change	10.17%	1.77%	139.39%
Income Tax	$15.58M	$1.300M	$5.640M
% Of Pretax Income	58.73%	11.3%	29.16%
Net Earnings	$50.24M	$9.800M	$13.81M
YoY Change	4.18%	42.03%	101.33%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.09%	5.66%	7.57%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$3.64	$0.80	$1.09
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$3.63	$0.80	$1.07
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	12.87M shares		12.62M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	12.93M shares		12.77M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$32.50M	$16.90M	$20.60M
YoY Change	92.31%	-34.5%	-23.99%
Cash & Equivalents	$32.50M	$32.55M	$20.58M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$18.60M	$17.20M	$15.70M
YoY Change	8.14%	36.51%	13.77%
Inventory	$72.50M	$74.76M	$78.90M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$154.2M	$150.7M	$147.4M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$277.8M	$259.5M	$262.6M
YoY Change	7.05%	20.45%	21.02%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$85.10M	$82.92M	$80.19M
YoY Change	2.65%	8.34%	22.24%
Goodwill		$58.15M	$57.76M
YoY Change		10.22%
Intangibles		$32.88M	$26.32M
YoY Change		36.84%
Long-Term Investments	$16.60M	$7.942M	$7.937M
YoY Change	17.73%	-13.84%	-20.63%
Other Assets	$65.10M	$35.36M	$42.16M
YoY Change	0.62%	-16.93%	-46.77%
Total Long-Term Assets	$258.8M	$251.6M	$237.2M
YoY Change	2.82%	5.99%	12.16%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$277.8M	$259.5M	$262.6M
Total Long-Term Assets	$258.8M	$251.6M	$237.2M
Total Assets	$536.6M	$511.2M	$499.8M
YoY Change	4.97%	12.87%	16.65%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$67.60M	$65.03M	$73.62M
YoY Change	4.0%	6.27%	22.9%
Accrued Expenses	$19.00M	$18.63M	$14.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	-0.93%	-24.73%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.500M	$600.0K	$800.0K
YoY Change	150.0%	-33.33%	-11.11%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$107.8M	$106.6M	$111.7M
YoY Change	1.13%	5.39%	12.58%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$30.00M	$46.70M	$43.40M
YoY Change	-35.76%	-36.77%	-25.69%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$102.8M	$54.82M	$78.03M
YoY Change	14.99%	7.15%	3.77%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$132.8M	$101.5M	$121.4M
YoY Change	-2.42%	-18.8%	-9.11%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$107.8M	$106.6M	$111.7M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$132.8M	$101.5M	$121.4M
Total Liabilities	$255.5M	$249.8M	$240.6M
YoY Change	-0.51%	-4.78%	-3.45%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$180.7M	$169.3M
YoY Change		25.19%
Common Stock		$102.6M	$101.4M
YoY Change		106.24%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$281.1M	$254.4M	$251.5M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$536.6M	$511.2M	$499.8M
YoY Change	4.97%	13.73%	16.65%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$50.24M	$9.800M	$13.81M
YoY Change	4.18%	42.03%	101.33%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	-$3.764M	$3.700M	$3.700M
YoY Change	29.61%	32.14%	48.0%
Cash From Operating Activities	$62.89M	$15.20M	$4.300M
YoY Change	219.81%	-15.56%	-53.26%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$12.74M	-$3.200M	-$2.300M
YoY Change	5.1%	3.23%	-17.86%
Acquisitions	$5.635M
YoY Change	-77.88%
Other Investing Activities	-$4.000M	-$13.70M	-$9.900M
YoY Change	-82.76%	-52.1%	57.14%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$16.73M	-$17.00M	-$12.10M
YoY Change	-52.68%	-46.2%	32.97%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$12.62M
YoY Change	8.89%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$0.00
YoY Change	-100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$30.54M	-400.0K	7.000M
YoY Change	-433.67%	-103.15%	-245.83%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$62.89M	15.20M	4.300M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$16.73M	-17.00M	-12.10M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$30.54M	-400.0K	7.000M
Net Change In Cash	$15.62M	-2.200M	-800.0K
YoY Change	-338.73%	144.44%	-82.98%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$62.89M	$15.20M	$4.300M
Capital Expenditures	$12.74M	-$3.200M	-$2.300M
Free Cash Flow	$50.16M	$18.40M	$6.600M
YoY Change	564.43%	-12.8%	-45.0%

Facts In Submission

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CY2012	kwr	Fair Value Inputs Weighted Average Probabilities FairValueInputsWeightedAverageProbabilities	As of December 31, 2012, the probabilities applied to the payout scenarios ranged from 20% to 50%, depending on the Company’s estimate of the likelihood of each payout scenario.
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Net1 DerivativeLiabilityFairValueNet1	0	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet	395000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet	708000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Reclassified From Accumulated Oci Into Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet	-392000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Reclassified From Accumulated Oci Into Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet	-660000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Reclassified From Accumulated Oci Into Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet	-1590000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Description NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleDescription	In 1986, the market for general liability insurance became highly volatile and there was limited product liability insurance for chemical companies to purchase. In response, the Company joined together with fifteen other chemical companies, each putting forward $0.5 million as capital, to form a captive insurance company, Primex, Ltd. (“Primex”). Primex was incorporated in Barbados and operates under the provisions of the Exempt Insurance Act of 1983, and provides excess liability insurance coverage only to its shareholders who are in chemical and chemical related manufacturing industries. Primex utilizes leading service providers for insurance, actuarial, accounting and legal services. Since 1986, many of the original investors have exited Primex, either through acquisitions or divestitures. To date, companies that have ceased to purchase insurance from Primex have sold their share shares back to Primex. Each current shareholder has one representative on Primex’s board of directors, each having an equal vote on operational and financial matters. As a result of one of those shareholders exiting Primex in 2012, the Company reassessed its ability to significantly influence the operating and financial policies of Primex. Based on its ownership percentage and other factors, the Company determined that during 2012 the Company obtained the ability to significantly influence Primex and, as a result, needed to change its method of accounting for Primex from the cost method to the equity method. In accordance with the guidance of the FASB, the equity method of accounting must be applied on a retrospective basis, and all periods presented must be recast to reflect the change in the method of accounting. Consequently, the Company has recast its Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2011, the Consolidated Statements of Income, Other Comprehensive Income and Cash Flows for the years ending December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2011 and the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the years ending December 31, 2009, December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2011 and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The change in the method of accounting results in an increase of previously reported net income and earnings per share for the years ending December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 of $2,323, or $0.19 per diluted share ,and $313, or $0.03 per diluted share, respectively.
CY2010	kwr	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Equity Income NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnEquityIncome	313000	USD
CY2010Q4	kwr	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Investments In Associated Companies NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnInvestmentsInAssociatedCompanies	3938000	USD
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CY2010Q4	kwr	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Total Assets NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnTotalAssets	3438000	USD
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CY2011Q4	kwr	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Investments In Associated Companies NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnInvestmentsInAssociatedCompanies	6131000	USD
CY2011Q4	kwr	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Other Assets NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnOtherAssets	-500000	USD
CY2011Q4	kwr	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Cumulative Effect Of Change On Retained Earnings NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleCumulativeEffectOfChangeOnRetainedEarnings	4778000	USD
CY2011Q4	kwr	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Cumulative Effect Of Change On Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleCumulativeEffectOfChangeOnAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	853000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Cumulative Effect Of Change On Equity Or Net Assets1 NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleCumulativeEffectOfChangeOnEquityOrNetAssets1	5631000	USD
CY2011Q4	kwr	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Total Assets NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnTotalAssets	5631000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Immaterial Error Correction ImmaterialErrorCorrection	During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company identified errors in reserves for pension and certain other items at its Tecniquimia Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. affiliate. The affiliate adjusted for these items in the fourth quarter of 2010, which had the effect of reducing equity in net income of associated companies and net income by $564 in the fourth quarter and year-to-date periods of 2010. The Company believes this adjustment was not material to its Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2007, December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009 or December 31, 2010 and, therefore, did not restate any prior period amounts.
CY2011	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Net Income NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnNetIncome	2323000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Quantifying Misstatement In Current Year Financial Statements Amount QuantifyingMisstatementInCurrentYearFinancialStatementsAmount	564000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Acquired Receivables Estimated Uncollectible BusinessCombinationAcquiredReceivablesEstimatedUncollectible	416000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	147000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	58000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	0	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	660000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Interest Included In Payments CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsInterestIncludedInPayments	48000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation AssetRetirementObligation	334000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	3318000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	3485000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	1429000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	11825000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	10767000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	4409000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2022000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Foreign IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign	2237000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Research IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch	0	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	409000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-794000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	26520000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	35306000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Research IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies	-1130000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Deductions Qualified Production Activities IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities	932000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	127000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Meals And Entertainment IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseMealsAndEntertainment	152000	USD
CY2010	kwr	Income Tax Reconciliation Non Taxable Remeasurement Gain IncomeTaxReconciliationNonTaxableRemeasurementGain	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	323000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-45000	USD
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CY2012	kwr	Income Tax Reconciliation Non Taxable Remeasurement Gain IncomeTaxReconciliationNonTaxableRemeasurementGain	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-385000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	22032000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-3207000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Repatriation Of Foreign Earnings IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings	815000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Foreign IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign	2493000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Research IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch	1348000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies	701000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Deductions Qualified Production Activities IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	250000	USD
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CY2011	kwr	Income Tax Reconciliation Non Taxable Remeasurement Gain IncomeTaxReconciliationNonTaxableRemeasurementGain	951000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	106000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	20782000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-3692000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Repatriation Of Foreign Earnings IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings	735000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Foreign IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign	15198000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	16175000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-2546000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Repatriation Of Foreign Earnings IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings	15645000	USD
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CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	10686000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	1597000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	-411000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	1733000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	-1837000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Foreign Currency Translation UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation	206000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	12410000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	-1828000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Foreign Currency Translation UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation	-643000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	10464000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	2249000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	-1578000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	1652000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	2966000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesExpense	502000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest On Income Taxes Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense	529000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	3427000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Pension Plans With Accumulated Benefit Obligations In Excess Of Plan Assets Aggregate Accumulated Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation	145836000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Estimated Future Employer Contributions In Next Fiscal Year DefinedBenefitPlanEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear	6610000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Purchase Price Of Common Stock Percent SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardPurchasePriceOfCommonStockPercent	0.85
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CY2012	kwr	Director Stock Ownership Cash Retainer DirectorStockOwnershipCashRetainer	Currently, each Director who owns less than 7,500 shares of Company Common Stock is required to receive 75% of the annual retainer in Common Stock and 25% of the annual retainer in cash. Each Director who owns 7,500 or more shares of Company Common Stock may elect to receive payment of a percentage (up to 100%) of their annual retainer in shares of common stock.
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CY2012	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings Allocated To Participating Securities UndistributedEarningsAllocatedToParticipatingSecurities	526000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	31468000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Other Depreciation And Amortization OtherDepreciationAndAmortization	10889000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Depreciation And Amortization OtherDepreciationAndAmortization	9736000	USD
CY2012Q4	kwr	Operating Income Loss Segment Reporting OperatingIncomeLossSegmentReporting	126971000	USD
CY2011Q4	kwr	Operating Income Loss Segment Reporting OperatingIncomeLossSegmentReporting	119505000	USD
CY2010Q4	kwr	Operating Income Loss Segment Reporting OperatingIncomeLossSegmentReporting	105443000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	52758000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	1786000	USD
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CY2011	kwr	Nonoperating Charges NonoperatingCharges	-58689000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	-2904000	USD
CY2010	kwr	Nonoperating Charges NonoperatingCharges	-50744000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	-1119000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Property Plant And Equipment BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	7177000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill	9816000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Goodwill Amount BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillAmount	7893000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Other Noncurrent Assets BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationOtherNoncurrentAssets	1356000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Assets Acquired BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationAssetsAcquired	41326000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Current Liabilities BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationCurrentLiabilities	3225000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Other Noncurrent Liabilities BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	6869000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Contingent Consideration At Fair Value BusinessAcquisitionContingentConsiderationAtFairValue	2623000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Liabilities Assumed BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationLiabilitiesAssumed	12717000	USD
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CY2011Q4	kwr	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Equity Acquired BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationEquityAcquired	987000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Purchase Price BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityPurchasePrice	25018000	USD
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CY2011Q4	kwr	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization Formulations FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortizationFormulations	3090000	USD
CY2011Q4	kwr	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization Customer Lists FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortizationCustomerLists	6386000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Goodwill Translation Adjustments GoodwillTranslationAdjustments	-769000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Trademarks Gross FiniteLivedTrademarksGross	4685000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross OtherFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	5309000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Customer Lists Gross FiniteLivedCustomerListsGross	30435000	USD
CY2011Q4	kwr	Finite Lived Formulations And Product Technology Gross FiniteLivedFormulationsAndProductTechnologyGross	5278000	USD
CY2012Q4	kwr	Finite Lived Formulations And Product Technology Gross FiniteLivedFormulationsAndProductTechnologyGross	5278000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Customer Lists Gross FiniteLivedCustomerListsGross	32356000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Trademarks Gross FiniteLivedTrademarksGross	6760000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	49861000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross OtherFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	5467000	USD
CY2012Q4	kwr	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization Customer Lists FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortizationCustomerLists	8192000	USD
CY2012Q4	kwr	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization Trademarks FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortizationTrademarks	2548000	USD
CY2012Q4	kwr	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization Formulations FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortizationFormulations	3423000	USD
CY2012Q4	kwr	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization Other FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortizationOther	3989000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	18152000	USD
CY2011Q4	kwr	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization Trademarks FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortizationTrademarks	1991000	USD
CY2011Q4	kwr	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization Other FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortizationOther	3557000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Two FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	2938000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	2938000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Four FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour	2464000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive	2016000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Trademarks IndefiniteLivedTrademarks	1100000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Trademarks IndefiniteLivedTrademarks	1100000	USD
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CY2012Q4	kwr	Uncertaintaxpositionassetsnoncurrent Uncertaintaxpositionassetsnoncurrent	3058000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Cash Surrender Value Of Life Insurance CashSurrenderValueOfLifeInsurance	1653000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Plan Assets DeferredCompensationPlanAssets	915000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent	2434000	USD
CY2011Q4	kwr	Uncertaintaxpositionassetsnoncurrent Uncertaintaxpositionassetsnoncurrent	1842000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Cash Surrender Value Of Life Insurance CashSurrenderValueOfLifeInsurance	1508000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Plan Assets DeferredCompensationPlanAssets	945000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents Noncurrent RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent	27720000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Income Other Domestic Deposits InterestIncomeOtherDomesticDeposits	69000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Income Other Domestic Deposits InterestIncomeOtherDomesticDeposits	80000	USD
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CY2012Q4	kwr	Restricted Insurance Settlements RestrictedInsuranceSettlements	26398000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Environmental Loss Contingencies Noncurrent AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent	456000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Contingent Consideration At Fair Value Noncurrent BusinessAcquisitionContingentConsiderationAtFairValueNoncurrent	4651000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Uncertain Tax Positions Noncurrent LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent	16328000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Contingent Consideration At Fair Value Noncurrent BusinessAcquisitionContingentConsiderationAtFairValueNoncurrent	5869000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Uncertain Tax Positions Noncurrent LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent	16285000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Environmental Loss Contingencies Noncurrent AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent	934000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Sundry Liabilities Noncurrent OtherSundryLiabilitiesNoncurrent	4010000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	4927000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	4003000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	3472000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	2941000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	1466000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	2000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Accrual At Carrying Value LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue	230000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Accrual At Carrying Value LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue	493000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	5282000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	5112000	USD
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	16983000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	11026000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	159865000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.96
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.80
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	10370000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	56664000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	13942000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	182313000	USD
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CY2011Q2	kwr	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Total Assets NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnTotalAssets	4748000	USD
CY2011Q2	kwr	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Cumulative Effect Of Change On Retained Earnings NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleCumulativeEffectOfChangeOnRetainedEarnings	3594000	USD
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CY2011Q1	kwr	Effect Of Uncertain Tax Position Adjustments Earnings Per Share Diluted EffectOfUncertainTaxPositionAdjustmentsEarningsPerShareDiluted	0.11
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CY2012Q2	kwr	Effect Of Cfo Transition Costs Earnings Per Share Diluted EffectOfCfoTransitionCostsEarningsPerShareDiluted	0.03
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CY2011Q2	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Net Income NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnNetIncome	713000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Diluted Earnings Per Share NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnDilutedEarningsPerShare	0.06
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Net Income NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnNetIncome	584000	USD
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CY2011Q3	kwr	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Investments In Associated Companies NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnInvestmentsInAssociatedCompanies	4919000	USD
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CY2012Q1	kwr	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Equity Income NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnEquityIncome	419000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Net Income NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnNetIncome	419000	USD
CY2012Q1	kwr	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Investments In Associated Companies NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnInvestmentsInAssociatedCompanies	7620000	USD
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CY2012Q1	kwr	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Effect Of Change On Total Assets NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfChangeOnTotalAssets	7120000	USD
CY2012Q1	kwr	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Cumulative Effect Of Change On Retained Earnings NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleCumulativeEffectOfChangeOnRetainedEarnings	5197000	USD
CY2012Q1	kwr	New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Cumulative Effect Of Change On Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleCumulativeEffectOfChangeOnAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	1923000	USD
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