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Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details) - Income Tax (Benefit) Expense Differed from the Amounts Computed By Applying The U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rates to Pretax Income (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended 10 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2012
Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details) - Income Tax (Benefit) Expense Differed from the Amounts Computed By Applying The U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rates to Pretax Income [Line Items]        
Income tax (benefit) expense $ (5.8)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 13.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (6.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 24.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Successor [Member]        
Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details) - Income Tax (Benefit) Expense Differed from the Amounts Computed By Applying The U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rates to Pretax Income [Line Items]        
U.S. Federal Statutory tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
  35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
 
Taxes computed at U.S. statutory rate (70.5)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
  (10.8)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
 
State income taxes, net of Federal benefit 0.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
  0.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
 
Preferred dividend valuation 60.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsDividends
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
     
Tax on foreign operations 0.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
  (7.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
 
Net change in reserve (0.7)pah_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNetChangeInReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
  1.5pah_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNetChangeInReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
 
Change in valuation allowances (0.9)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
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= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
  0.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
 
Provision for tax on undistributed foreign earnings 0.8pah_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationProvisionForTaxOnUndistributedForeignEarnings
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
  (3.7)pah_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationProvisionForTaxOnUndistributedForeignEarnings
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
 
Change of tax rate     (0.5)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
 
Non-deductible Transaction Costs 4.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
  6.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
 
Purchase Price Contigency     6.6pah_IncomeTaxReconciliationPurchasePriceContigency
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= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
 
Other, net 0.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
  0.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
 
Income tax (benefit) expense (5.8)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
  (6.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
 
Effective tax rate 2.89%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
  21.65%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
 
Predecessor [Member]        
Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details) - Income Tax (Benefit) Expense Differed from the Amounts Computed By Applying The U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rates to Pretax Income [Line Items]        
U.S. Federal Statutory tax rate   35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
  35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
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= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
Taxes computed at U.S. statutory rate   9.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
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  24.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
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State income taxes, net of Federal benefit   (2.2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
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  (0.4)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
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Tax on foreign operations   0.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign
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  (11.6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesForeign
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
Net change in reserve   (0.1)pah_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNetChangeInReserve
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= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
  5.7pah_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNetChangeInReserve
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Change in valuation allowances   3.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
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  6.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
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= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
Provision for tax on undistributed foreign earnings   (0.7)pah_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationProvisionForTaxOnUndistributedForeignEarnings
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
  0.2pah_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationProvisionForTaxOnUndistributedForeignEarnings
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
Change of tax rate   (0.5)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
  (1.0)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
Non-deductible Transaction Costs   1.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
   
Foreign exchange impact on provision   0.1pah_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignExchangeImpactOnProvision
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= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
  0.1pah_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignExchangeImpactOnProvision
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
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Other, net   0.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
   
Income tax (benefit) expense   $ 13.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
  $ 24.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
Effective tax rate   48.95%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
  34.78%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember