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Long-term Employee Benefits - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 4 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]            
Transfer period 180 days          
Increases in AOCI due to amendments   $ 12,000,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsAndTax        
Rate of return on plan assets to determine net cost   5.21%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets 5.23%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets      
Health care cost trend rate assumed   5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear        
Effect of 1% increase on cost components   100,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseOnServiceAndInterestCostComponents        
Effect of 1% decrease on cost components   100,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseOnServiceAndInterestCostComponents1        
Effect of 1% increase on postretirement benefit obligation   0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseOnAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation        
Effect of 1% decrease on postretirement benefit obligation   0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseOnAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation1        
Assets expected to be returned to employer   0axta_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountofAssetsExpectedtobeReturnedtoEmployerDuringFollowing12MonthPeriod        
Pension Plan [Member]            
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]            
Estimated future employer contribution   16,500,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
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Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]            
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]            
Estimated future employer contribution   0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
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Successor [Member]            
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]            
Defined contribution plan, employer contribution amount   35,900,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount
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Successor [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]            
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]            
Recognized gain (loss) due to curtailments   7,300,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToCurtailments
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Rate of return on plan assets to determine net cost   5.23%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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Successor [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]            
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]            
Recognized gain (loss) due to curtailments   $ 7,300,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToCurtailments
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    $ 7,300,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToCurtailments
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