Note 8 - Debt (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended						0 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 07, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013	Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor Recapitalization and Refinancing [Member] Predecessor Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock and Accumulated Dividends [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock and Accumulated Dividends [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Quarterly Payment [Member] Tranche B Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Quarterly Payment [Member] Tranche C Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] Tranche C Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Tranche B Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Tranche B Term Loan [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Tranche B Term Loan [Member]	Apr. 12, 2007 Tranche B Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Tranche C Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Tranche C Term Loan [Member]	Apr. 12, 2007 Tranche C Term Loan [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 First Lien Facilities [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Apr. 12, 2007 First Lien Facilities [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Apr. 16, 2014 First Lien Facilities [Member] Chemtura [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member] Multi-currency [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 First Lien Term Loan [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 First Lien Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 Second Lien Term Loan [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 Second Lien Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Second Lien Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Subordinated Debt [Member] Redemption Premium [Member]	Jul. 08, 2013 Predecessor Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Subordinated Debt [Member] Redemption Premium [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Subordinated Debt [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Redemption Premium [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 Predecessor Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]	Jul. 08, 2013 Predecessor Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]	Apr. 16, 2014 Second Lien Facility [Member] Chemtura [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Second Lien Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Overdraft Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Oct. 31, 2009 Japanese Senior Secured Bank Debt [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2007 Japanese Senior Secured Bank Debt [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Feb. 28, 2007 Japanese Senior Secured Bank Debt [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Series B Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Note 8 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																	$ 360,000,000				$ 50,000,000	$ 50,000	$ 600,000,000	$ 25,000,000	$ 25,000,000																	$ 120,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																360,000,000				250,000									755,000,000					360,000,000											5,569,000	2,519,000	15,000,000
Long-term Debt			747,450,000	751,225,000																									805,000,000	747,450,000	751,225,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																											4.00%	4.00%	4.00%					7.75%										6.25%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																										3.00%	3.00%	3.00%					6.75%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal																													1,878,000	1,888,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date																									Jun. 07, 2018				Jun. 07, 2020					Dec. 07, 2020
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount																													1,887,000			1,775,000		3,600,000
Guaranteed Credit Facilities, Stock of the Company's First Tier Foreign Subsidiaries, Percentage	65.00%
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt						105,864,000																																		105,864,000
Early Repayment of Senior Debt						100,481,000								1,762,000					138,737,000																			100,481,000		249,519,000
Repayments of Senior Debt																																				3,182,000	3,182,000		9,357,000
Interest Expense, Debt																																								2,201,000	2,201,000
Repayments Of Debt And Other Uses			1,232,080,000				500,000,000	500,000,000
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage																																																9.00%	9.50%
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues																																																	44,977,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt		18,788,000										(18,788,000)	(18,788,000)
Bond Retirement Premiums Included in Loss in Recapitalization and Refinancing		12,539,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost		6,249,000
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross		13,003,000			13,000,000
Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs Term		7 years
Repayments of Long-term Debt									1,628,000	206,479,000	6,810,000				10,277,000																												373,000,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Interest														7,577,000				3,775,000	15,089,000																1,628,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount			989,000
Line of Credit Facility, Minimum Amount Outstanding Subject to Covenant Terms																																																		12,500,000
Short-term Debt			0	0
Overdraft Facility, Maximum Capacity			23,028,000	22,075,000
Expenses and Losses, Reporting Currency Denominated, Value																		7,084,000	3,261,000
Revenues and Gains, Reporting Currency Denominated, Value																		$ 4,074,000	$ 4,398,000