Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 13, 2015	Mar. 19, 2015	Apr. 23, 2013	May 22, 2013	Jun. 13, 2014	Jan. 23, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of preferred shares authorized in amendment (in shares)	5,000,000	5,000,000						5,000,000
Liquidation preference per share		$ 1,000
Share price (in usd per share)									$ 0.01
Preferred stock issued	$ 0	$ 0
Preferred stock outstanding (in shares)		0	0
Issuance of common shares to Founders from stock dividend declared on December 31, 2014	10,050,290
Dividend price (in usd per share)		$ 22.85
Total number of shares of common stock originally issuable upon the exchange of PDH common stock pursuant to the RHSA (in shares)		8,800,000
Net income allocated to Retaining Holders			1,300,000
Conversion price (in usd per share)		$ 27.14
Arysta [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Total Consideration				3,435,000,000
Cash, net				2,789,100,000
Series B preferred stock issued (in shares)				600,000,000
Maximum share conversion amount				600,000,000
Volume weighted average price period				10 days
Equity Instruments				645,900,000
Noncontrolling interest acquired				24,600,000
Maximum share conversion (in shares)				22,107,590
Mac Dermid [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Equity Instruments		97,500,000
Net income allocated to Retaining Holders		5,400,000
Noncontrolling interest percentage	6.66%	6.66%	6.76%
Platform Specialty Products [Member] | Director [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period						5 years
Option to acquire shares (in shares)						75,000
Option exercised to acquire shares (in shares)					75,000
PDH [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Rate PDH Common stock that may be exchanged for shares of common stock		25.00%
Common stock issued in connection with exchange of PDH common stock (in shares)		155,360
Weighted Average [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share price (in usd per share)	$ 23.16
Redeemable Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Temporary equity designated (in shares)		600,000
Temporary equity issued (in shares)	0	600,000
Temporary equity outstanding (in shares)		600,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of preferred shares authorized in amendment (in shares)	2,000,000	2,000,000						2,000,000
Preferred shares, shares issued (in shares)	2,000,000	2,000,000
Preferred shares, shares outstanding (in shares)	2,000,000	2,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | Founders Entities [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock outstanding (in shares)							2,000,000
Series B Preferred Stock [Member] | Arysta [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Series B preferred stock issued (in shares)				$ 600,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock To Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Maximum share conversion		1