Contingencies, Environmental and Legal Matters - (Details) BRL in Millions, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2011 defendant	Jun. 30, 2009 defendant	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) employee defendant	Dec. 31, 2017 BRL employee defendant	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 BRL
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligation						$ 22.3		$ 19.8
Reserves for environmental matters						28.3		32.6
Contest of tax assessment						27.4				BRL 90.6
Gain (loss) related to litigation settlement						10.8		$ 2.8	$ 16.0
Pending Litigation | MacDermid
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Legal settlements		$ 16.0
Settled Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain (loss) related to litigation settlement	$ 10.8
Amount awarded			$ 25.0
Settled Litigation | MacDermid
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Proceeds from legal settlements	$ 20.0
Arysta | Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of defendants | defendant				5	25
Compensation sought						15.1	BRL 50.0
Remediation amount sought						$ 21.4	BRL 70.9
Health Problems From Employment Site | Arysta | Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of defendants | defendant						80	80
Compensation sought						$ 117.0	BRL 387.0
Number of former employees | employee						29	29