Stockholders' Equity - Preferred Stock (Details)				12 Months Ended
	Sep. 09, 2016 USD ($) shares	Feb. 13, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 13, 2016 USD ($) shares	Nov. 17, 2014 $ / shares	Jan. 31, 2014 $ / shares	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock authorized (in shares)				5,000,000
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares									$ 0.01
Dividend price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares						$ 22.85
Gain (loss) on settlement of temporary equity | $				$ 103,000,000	$ 0	$ 0
Gain on amendment of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock | $				32,900,000	0	0
Non-cash change in fair value of preferred stock redemption liability | $				$ (5,000,000)	$ 0	$ 0
Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common shares declared for dividend (in shares)					10,050,290
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 10.00			$ 10.00		$ 24.50
MacDermid
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock issued in connection with exchange of PDH common stock (in shares)				1
Equity instruments | $										$ 97,500,000
Arysta
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares (in shares)		600,000
Equity instruments | $		$ 646,000,000
Maximum share conversion (in shares)		22,107,590
Series A Preferred Stock To Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock to common stock conversion ratio				1
Preferred stock to common stock conversion period				7 years
Preferred stock to common stock conversion period, term of optional extension				3 years
Stock Dividends To Series A Preferred Stock Shareholders
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common shares declared for dividend (in shares)			10,050,290
Appreciation of the market price of our common stock			20.00%			20.00%
Dividend price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 22.85
Stock Dividends To Series A Preferred Stock Shareholders | Weighted Average | Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 23.16			$ 23.16
Series A Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock authorized (in shares)				2,000,000
Preferred stock issued (in shares)				2,000,000	2,000,000
Preferred stock outstanding (in shares)				2,000,000	2,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock | Founder Entities
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock outstanding (in shares)				2,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock | Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock dividends (in shares) | $ / shares				$ 0	$ 0
Redeemable Series B Preferred Stock
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)				0	600,000
Series B Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Non-cash change in fair value of preferred stock redemption liability | $				$ 5,000,000
Series B Preferred Stock | Arysta
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Liquidation preference per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 1,000
Equity instruments | $		$ 600,000,000
Conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 27.14
Gain (loss) on settlement of temporary equity | $				103,000,000
Gain on amendment of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock | $				32,900,000
Non-cash change in fair value of preferred stock redemption liability | $				$ 5,000,000
Series B Preferred Stock | Arysta | After December 15, 2016 to April 20, 2017
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 27.14
Volume weighted average price period		10 days
Series B Preferred Stock | Arysta | October 20, 2016 to December 15, 2016
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cash payment for convertible preferred stock | $	$ 1.00
Convertible preferred stock, number of equity instruments (in shares)	5,500,000						5,500,000
Make whole payment | $	$ 460,000,000						$ 460,000,000