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Stockholders' Equity - Non-Controlling Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 29, 2019
Class of Stock
Commnon stock, shares unissued (in shares)				3,967,446
Mac Dermid
Class of Stock
Equity instruments	$ 97.5
Net income (loss) allocated to Retaining Holders		$ 0.5	$ 1.2
Mac Dermid \| PDH
Class of Stock
Total number of shares of common stock originally issuable upon the exchange of PDH common stock pursuant to the RHSA (in shares)	8,774,527
PDH
Class of Stock
Common stock issued in connection with exchange of PDH common stock (in shares)				1