Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 13, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest percentage		3.83%	6.01%	6.25%
Mariposa Capital
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Period of automatically renewed agreement terms	1 year
Agreement renewal period	90 days
Effective termination date after expiration of agreement term	6 months
Related party transaction expense		$ 2,000,000	$ 2,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Annual Fees | Mariposa Capital
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annual fee	$ 2,000,000
MacDermid
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Price exchange rate (in dollars per share)	$ 11.00
Contingent purchase payable	$ 100,000,000	$ 100,000,000
Price performance metrics period	7 years
Arysta | Series B Preferred Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Make whole payment					$ 460,000,000
Convertible preferred stock, number of equity instruments (in shares)					5,500,000