Exit or Disposal Activities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended												6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Consumer Group [Member] facility	Jun. 30, 2014 Paint Stores Group [Member] store	Jun. 30, 2014 Latin America Coatings Group [Member] store	Jun. 30, 2014 Other qualified exit costs [Member] Facilities Shutdown Prior to 2012 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Other qualified exit costs [Member] Paint Stores Group [Member] Facilities Shut Down in 2013 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Other qualified exit costs [Member] Paint Stores Group [Member] Stores Shut Down in 2012 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Other qualified exit costs [Member] Global Finishes Group [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Other qualified exit costs [Member] Global Finishes Group [Member] Stores Shut Down in 2013 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Other qualified exit costs [Member] Global Finishes Group [Member] Facilities Shutdown in 2012 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Other qualified exit costs [Member] Global Finishes Group [Member] Facilities Shutdown in 2012 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Severance and related costs [Member] Consumer Group [Member] Facilities Shutdown in 2014 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Severance and related costs [Member] Consumer Group [Member] Facilities Shut Down in 2013 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Severance and related costs [Member] Paint Stores Group [Member] Facilities Shut Down in 2013 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Severance and related costs [Member] Global Finishes Group [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Severance and related costs [Member] Global Finishes Group [Member] Stores Shut Down in 2013 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Severance and related costs [Member] Global Finishes Group [Member] Facilities Shutdown in 2012 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Severance and related costs [Member] Latin America Coatings Group [Member] Facilities Shut Down in 2013 [Member]
Exit or Disposal Activities (Textual) [Abstract]
Branches closed					4	3
Facilities closed				3
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Beginning Balance, at December 31, 2013		$ 5,820					$ 1,365		$ 244		$ 220	$ 83	$ 83		$ 598	$ 977		$ 33	$ 2,177	$ 123
Provisions in Cost of goods sold or SG&A		9,439						1,512		2,022				1,514	97	1,794	2,500
Actual expenditures charged to accrual		(3,877)	(5,955)				(238)	(61)	(23)		(44)			(72)	(382)	(1,069)		(2)	(1,863)	(123)
Adjustments to prior provisions in Other general expense - net	212	0	340
Ending Balance at June 30, 2014		$ 11,382					$ 1,127	$ 1,451	$ 221	$ 2,022	$ 176	$ 83	$ 83	$ 1,442	$ 313	$ 1,702	$ 2,500	$ 31	$ 314