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Debt issuance costs reclassification from assets to current contra-liabilities									1,900,000
Maximum percentage of letter of credit obligations exceeding revolving credit commitments					25.00%		25.00%
Voting capital stock pledged of domestic subsidiaries							100.00%
Voting capital stock pledged of non-domestic subsidiaries							65.00%
Borrowings under lines of credit, weighted average interest rate of 3.26% at September 30, 2015					$ 20,000,000		$ 20,000,000		0
Overdraft facility capacity							398,000,000		195,000,000
Factoring agreements total current capacity					250,000,000		250,000,000
Factoring agreements qualifying for sales treatment					121,400,000		121,400,000		0
Factoring agreements recorded in accounts receivable					$ (18,300,000)		$ (18,300,000)		0
First Lien Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Weighted average interest rate
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Weighted average interest rate
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New Tranche B-2 Term Loan [Member]
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Euro Tracnche Term Loans [Member]
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Weighted average interest rate
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Weighted average interest rate
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Spread on variable rate							3.25%
Weighted average interest rate
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Outstanding letters of credit					$ 26,600,000		26,600,000		1,000,000
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Multicurrency revolving credit facility was increase	$ 75,000,000
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Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of debt to EBITDA							6.5
Minimum [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate					0.45%		0.45%
Barclays Bank PLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Second amendment increase in credit facility																$ 300,000,000
Chemtura [Member] \| New Tranche B Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt			$ 130,000,000
Chemtura [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility			87,500,000.0
Borrowed under the U.S. Dollar and multicurrency revolving credit facility			60,000,000	€ 55,000,000
Chemtura [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility, Multi Currency [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility			$ 87,500,000.0
Arysta [Member] \| New Tranche B-2 Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt	$ 500,000,000
Original issue discount percentage	$ 0.01
Arysta [Member] \| Euro Tracnche Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original issue discount percentage \| €												0.02
Increase in Euro tranche term loan facility \| €												€ 83,000,000
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| USD Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate					6.50%		6.50%						6.50%	6.50%
Long term debt					$ 1,080,300,000		$ 1,080,300,000		0
Gross debt, long term													$ 1,100,000,000
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Euro Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate					6.00%		6.00%						6.00%	6.00%
Long term debt					$ 384,900,000		$ 384,900,000		0
Gross debt, long term \| €														€ 350,000,000
Original issue premium													$ 1,000,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| First Lien Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate					4.50%		4.50%
Spread on variable rate							3.50%
Weighted average interest rate
Long term debt					$ 737,400,000		$ 737,400,000		743,000,000
Other Operating Income (Expense) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Factoring agreement program gains						$ (500,000)	(1,500,000)	$ 0
Factoring fees					(100,000)	$ 0	(100,000)	$ 0
Financial Guarantee [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financial guarantees					$ 40,700,000		$ 40,700,000		$ 0
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| USD Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount affected by interest rate swap										$ 1,160,000,000
Interest rate swap rate										1.96%	1.96%
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Euro Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount affected by interest rate swap \| €											€ 285,000,000
Interest rate swap rate										1.20%	1.20%