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Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)
 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 2 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 10 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
May 20, 2014
Nov. 30, 2014
Feb. 12, 2015
Oct. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Aug. 26, 2013
Jan. 23, 2014
Nov. 06, 2014
Oct. 03, 2014
Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Share Price (in Dollars per share)                   $ 0.01us-gaap_SharePrice    
Mariposa Capital [Member]                        
Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Related Party, Automatic Renewal Period 1 year                      
Related Party, Notice of Non-Renewal to Agreement 90 days                      
Related Party, Effective Termination Date After Expiration of Agreement Term 6 months                      
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party   $ 2,000,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pah_MariposaCapitalMember		 $ 400,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pah_MariposaCapitalMember		                  
Mariposa Capital [Member] | Annual Fees [Member]                        
Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction 2,000,000.0us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= pah_AnnualFeesMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pah_MariposaCapitalMember		                      
Blue Ridge Limited Partnership [Member]                        
Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Number of Affiliates       1pah_NumberofAffiliates
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pah_BlueRidgeLimitedPartnershipMember		                
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares)       1,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pah_BlueRidgeLimitedPartnershipMember		 1,953,888us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pah_BlueRidgeLimitedPartnershipMember		              
Share Price (in Dollars per share)       $ 19.00us-gaap_SharePrice
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pah_BlueRidgeLimitedPartnershipMember		 $ 25.59us-gaap_SharePrice
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pah_BlueRidgeLimitedPartnershipMember		              
Blue Ridge Limited Partnership [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]                        
Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Related Party, Ownership Percentage           (5.00%)pah_RelatedPartyOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pah_BlueRidgeLimitedPartnershipMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember		            
Pershing Square [Member]                        
Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Share Price (in Dollars per share)                     $ 25.59us-gaap_SharePrice
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pah_PershingSquareMember		  
Pershing Square [Member] | Annual Fees [Member]                        
Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares)         9,404,064us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= pah_AnnualFeesMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pah_PershingSquareMember		              
Certain Stockholders [Member] | Support Agreement [Member]                        
Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Common Stock Outstanding, Percentage                       28.50%pah_CommonStockOutstandingPercentage
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pah_CertainStockholdersMember
/ us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis
= pah_SupportAgreementMember
Court Square [Member] | Predecessor [Member]                        
Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Management Fee Expense             7,500,000us-gaap_ManagementFeeExpense
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pah_CourtSquareMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember		 300,000us-gaap_ManagementFeeExpense
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pah_CourtSquareMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember		        
Weston Presidio [Member] | Predecessor [Member]                        
Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Management Fee Expense             1,700,000us-gaap_ManagementFeeExpense
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pah_WestonPresidioMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember		 100,000us-gaap_ManagementFeeExpense
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pah_WestonPresidioMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember		        
Officer [Member] | Loan in Exchange for Promissory Note [Member] | Predecessor [Member]                        
Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction                 300,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= pah_LoanInExchangeForPromissoryNoteMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_OfficerMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember		      
Related Party Transaction, Rate                 1.00%us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionRate
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= pah_LoanInExchangeForPromissoryNoteMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_OfficerMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember		      
MacDermid [Member]                        
Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Business Acquisition, Shares Price Exchange Rate   $ 11.00pah_BusinessAcquisitionSharesPriceExchangeRate
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pah_MacDermidMember		                    
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High 100,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pah_MacDermidMember		 100,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pah_MacDermidMember		         100,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pah_MacDermidMember		          
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners   6.66%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pah_MacDermidMember		 6.76%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pah_MacDermidMember		                  
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross   916,500,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pah_MacDermidMember		                    
MacDermid [Member] | Equity Held By MacDermid Employee Shares [Member]                        
Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross 33,300,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pah_MacDermidMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis
= pah_EquityHeldByMacDermidEmployeeSharesMember		                      
MacDermid [Member] | Interest on Credit Facilities of MacDermid [Member]                        
Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]                        
Other Payments to Acquire Businesses 5,000,000us-gaap_OtherPaymentsToAcquireBusinesses
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pah_MacDermidMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= pah_InterestOnCreditFacilitiesOfMacDermidMember