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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
tax_matter
Jurisdiction
Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]    
Tax credit carryforward $ 11.6us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount $ 3.7us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
Undistributed foreign earnings 8.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings 15.9us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings
Expense (benefit) from subsidiary earnings and reduced withholding taxes on prior year earnings, amount 4.7axta_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationExpenseBenefitfromSubsidiaryEarningsandReducedWithholdingTaxesonPriorYearEarningsAmount  
Subsidiary earnings, amount 1.5axta_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationSubsidiaryEarningsAmount  
Witholding taxes on prior year earnings, amount 3.2axta_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationWitholdingTaxesonPriorYearEarningsAmount  
Unrecognized tax benefits 5.3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 38.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate 5.3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 17.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
Penalties and interest expense 6.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 7.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Penalties and interest accrued 0.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 7.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
Number of tax matters resolved 2axta_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsNumberofTaxMattersResolved  
Unrecognized tax benefits, period increase (decrease) 31.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease  
Number of foreign income tax jurisdictions 40axta_NumberofForeignIncomeTaxJurisdictions  
Unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties 5.6axta_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncludingInterestandPenalties 46.1axta_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncludingInterestandPenalties
Unrecognized Tax Benefit [Member]    
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]    
Valuation allowances deduction 21.1us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= axta_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitMember
 
Earliest Tax Year [Member]    
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]    
Tax credit carryforward 0.6us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_EarliestTaxYearMember
 
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]    
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]    
Operating loss carryforwards 118.3us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
83.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Operating and capital loss carryforwards with no expiration 78.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsNotSubjectToExpiration
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
53.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsNotSubjectToExpiration
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Operating and capital loss carryforwards, subject to expiration 40.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
29.9us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]    
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]    
Operating and capital loss carryforwards, subject to expiration 53.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
24.3us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]    
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]    
Operating and capital loss carryforwards, subject to expiration 2.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
0.6us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, Luxembourg Inland Revenue, and Federal Ministry of Finance [Member]    
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]    
Tax credit carryforward, valuation allowance $ 101.9us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= axta_HerMajestysRevenueandCustomsUnitedKingdomLuxembourgInlandRevenueLuxembourgTaxandCustomsNetherlandsandFederalMinistryofFinanceAustriaMember
$ 63.4us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= axta_HerMajestysRevenueandCustomsUnitedKingdomLuxembourgInlandRevenueLuxembourgTaxandCustomsNetherlandsandFederalMinistryofFinanceAustriaMember