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092000 - Disclosure - Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations (Details)
(http://mineralstech.com/role/AccountingForAssetRetirementObligationsDetails)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000891014 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract]
 
 
Asset retirement liability, beginning of period
21,400,000  
23,000,000  
Accretion expense
2,500,000  
2,800,000  
Reversals
0  
(1,000,000) 
Payments
(1,600,000) 
(1,900,000) 
Foreign currency translation
(800,000) 
(1,500,000) 
Asset retirement liability, ending of period
21,500,000  
 
21,400,000  
 
Asset retirement obligation current portion
2,100,000  
 
Asset retirement obligation noncurrent portion
19,400,000