Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Apr. 18, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.
Trading Symbol	AXTA
Entity Central Index Key	0001616862
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus (i.e. Q1,Q2,Q3,FY)	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		238,781,495