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Debt Instrument, Credit Spread Reduction, Achievement Of Emission Targets

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Debt Instrument, Credit Spread Reduction, Achievement Of Emission Targets, Prospective Period

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Debt Instrument, Floor Of Variable Rate Basis

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Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Percentage

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Long-Term Debt, Repayment, Percent, Annual After Year Three

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Long-Term Debt, Repayment, Percent, Year Three

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Long-Term Debt, Repayment, Percent, Year Two

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Represents the charge against earnings during the period for commitment fees and debt issuance expenses.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Carrying amount of collateralized debt obligations with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer, excluding the current portion. Obligations include, but not limited to, mortgage loans, chattel loans, and other borrowings secured by assets.

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Debt and Other Obligations - Term Loan (Details) - Term Loan € in Millions, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 16, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 16, 2022 CNY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2021 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 EUR (€)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan					$ 895.0
Required repayment per annum (at least) (as a percent)			1.00%		1.00%
Emission reduction targets				0.10%
Credit spread reduction				0.10%
Achievement of targets prospective period				12 months
Margin step-up for failure to achieve one target				0.05%
Margin step-up for failure to achieve both targets				0.10%
Debt issuance costs, gross			$ 7.8
Debt issuance costs, net			2.8
Debt related commitment fees			$ 5.0
Orion Engineered Carbons (Huaibei) Co., Ltd
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term of loan (in years)	8 years
Euro-denominated Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.50%
Variable rate basis floor					1.00%
Euro-denominated Term Loan \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					3.75%
Euro-denominated Term Loan \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					4.00%
Formerly LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.25%
Variable rate basis floor			0.50%
U.S. dollars denominated Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan			$ 300.0		$ 358.0
U.S. dollars denominated Term Loan \| Formerly LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.00%	2.25%
Euro-denominated Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan \| €								€ 300.0	€ 399.0
China Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
China Term Loan				$ 50.2		$ 39.3
China Term Loan \| Orion Engineered Carbons (Huaibei) Co., Ltd
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan	$ 71.0						¥ 500,000,000
Debt interest (as a percent)	4.50%						4.50%
Principal repayments year two (as a percent)	2.00%
Principal repayments year three (as a percent)	10.00%
Principal repayments annual after year three (as a percent)	22.00%
China Term Loan						$ 52.4