Contingencies, Environmental and Legal Matters (Details) MXN in Millions, BRL in Millions, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jul. 14, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2011 defendant	Jun. 30, 2009 defendant	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) defendant employee	Sep. 30, 2017 BRL defendant employee	Sep. 30, 2017 MXN defendant employee	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 BRL	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligations				$ 21.9			$ 21.9					$ 19.8
Reserves for environmental matters				31.1			31.1					32.6
Estimate of possible loss in legal proceedings				6.8			6.8					$ 3.7
Contest of tax assessment				28.3			28.3				BRL 89.4
Gain related to litigation settlement				$ 0.0		$ 0.0	10.6			$ 2.8
Settled Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain related to litigation settlement					$ 10.6
Settled Litigation | Mac Dermid
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Proceeds from legal settlement	$ 20.0
Agricola Colonet, SA de CV | Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensation sought							10.2		MXN 186
Arysta | Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensation sought							15.8	BRL 50.0
Number of defendants | defendant		5	25
Remediation amount sought							22.4	70.9
Arysta | Pending Litigation | Health Problems From Employment Site
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensation sought							$ 122.0	BRL 387.0
Number of defendants | defendant							80	80	80
Number of former employees | employee							29	29	29