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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
Issued on April 25, 2013 [Member]
Preferred Stock [Member]
Successor [Member]
Preferred Shares Issued On May 22, 2013 [Member]
Preferred Stock [Member]
Successor [Member]
Preferred Shares Issued On May 22, 2013 [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Preferred Shares Issued On May 22, 2013 [Member]
Parent [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Preferred Shares Issued On May 22, 2013 [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued on May 22, 2013 [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Successor [Member]
Issued on May 22, 2013 [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued on May 22, 2013 [Member]
Parent [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued on May 22, 2013 [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued on October 30, 2013 [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Successor [Member]
Issued on October 30, 2013 [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued on October 30, 2013 [Member]
Parent [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued on October 30, 2013 [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued on November 13, 2013 [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Successor [Member]
Issued on November 13, 2013 [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued on November 13, 2013 [Member]
Parent [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued on November 13, 2013 [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued on November 20, 2013 [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Successor [Member]
Issued on November 20, 2013 [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued on November 20, 2013 [Member]
Parent [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued on November 20, 2013 [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Additional Shares Issued December 23, 2013 [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Successor [Member]
Additional Shares Issued December 23, 2013 [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
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Successor [Member]
USD ($)
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Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued on January 5, 2014 [Member]
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Successor [Member]
Issued on May 20, 2014 [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued on May 20, 2014 [Member]
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Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued on May 20, 2014 [Member]
Parent [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued on May 20, 2014 [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
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Successor [Member]
Shares Issued In Connection With 401(k) Exchange Agreement [Member]
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Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Shares Issued In Connection With 401(k) Exchange Agreement [Member]
Parent [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Shares Issued In Connection With 401(k) Exchange Agreement [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued On October 8Th, 2014 [Member]
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Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued On October 8Th, 2014 [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued On October 8Th, 2014 [Member]
Parent [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued On October 8Th, 2014 [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued On November 6, 2014 [Member]
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Successor [Member]
Issued On November 6, 2014 [Member]
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Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued On November 6, 2014 [Member]
Parent [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued On November 6, 2014 [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued On November 17, 2014 [Member]
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Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued On November 17, 2014 [Member]
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Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued On November 17, 2014 [Member]
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Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Issued On November 17, 2014 [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Preferred Stock [Member]
Successor [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Successor [Member]
Agriphar [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Successor [Member]
Chemtura [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Successor [Member]
Agriphar [Member]
USD ($)
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Successor [Member]
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USD ($)
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Retained Earnings [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
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Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Parent [Member]
Successor [Member]
Agriphar [Member]
USD ($)
Parent [Member]
Successor [Member]
Chemtura [Member]
USD ($)
Parent [Member]
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
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USD ($)
Successor [Member]
Agriphar [Member]
USD ($)
Successor [Member]
Agriphar [Member]
EUR (€)
Successor [Member]
Chemtura [Member]
USD ($)
Successor [Member]
USD ($)
Total
USD ($)
Balance at Apr. 22, 2013                                                                                                                                
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Equity compensation expense                                                                                                         500,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
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