Inventories (Details 2) (Fair Value Adjustment to Inventory [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Arysta [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Fair value of assets	$ 39.0
Cost of Sales [Member] | Arysta [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Fair value of assets	15.9
Cost of Sales [Member] | CAS [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Fair value of assets	20.2
Cost of Sales [Member] | Mac Dermid [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Fair value of assets		$ 12.0