Exit or Disposal Activities (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) facility branch store	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2015	$ 7,077
Provisions in Cost of goods sold or SG&A	1,541	$ 7,488
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(5,074)	$ (5,822)
Balance at September 30, 2016	$ 3,544
Paint Stores Group [Member]
Exit or Disposal Activities (Textual) [Abstract]
Stores closed | store	14
Global Finishes Group [Member]
Exit or Disposal Activities (Textual) [Abstract]
Branches closed | branch	8
Consumer Group [Member]
Exit or Disposal Activities (Textual) [Abstract]
Facilities closed | facility	1
Severance and related costs [Member] | Global Finishes Group [Member] | Exit of Business in 2015 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2015	$ 1,096
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(598)
Balance at September 30, 2016	498
Severance and related costs [Member] | Global Finishes Group [Member] | Exit of Business in 2014 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2015	430
Provisions in Cost of goods sold or SG&A
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(430)
Severance and related costs [Member] | Consumer Group [Member] | Stores Shut Down in 2016 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Provisions in Cost of goods sold or SG&A	115
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(115)
Balance at September 30, 2016
Severance and related costs [Member] | Consumer Group [Member] | Facilities Shutdown in 2014 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2015	445
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(43)
Balance at September 30, 2016	402
Other qualified exit costs [Member] | Facilities Shutdown Prior to 2014 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2015	1,755
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(484)
Balance at September 30, 2016	1,271
Other qualified exit costs [Member] | Paint Stores Group [Member] | Stores Shut Down in 2015 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2015	12
Provisions in Cost of goods sold or SG&A	293
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(305)
Balance at September 30, 2016
Other qualified exit costs [Member] | Paint Stores Group [Member] | Stores Shutdown In 2014 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2015	184
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(63)
Balance at September 30, 2016	121
Other qualified exit costs [Member] | Global Finishes Group [Member] | Stores Shut Down in 2016 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Provisions in Cost of goods sold or SG&A	178
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(23)
Balance at September 30, 2016	155
Other qualified exit costs [Member] | Global Finishes Group [Member] | Exit of Business in 2015 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2015	2,750
Provisions in Cost of goods sold or SG&A	525
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(2,413)
Balance at September 30, 2016	862
Other qualified exit costs [Member] | Global Finishes Group [Member] | Exit of Business in 2014 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2015	353
Provisions in Cost of goods sold or SG&A	430
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(561)
Balance at September 30, 2016	222
Other qualified exit costs [Member] | Consumer Group [Member] | Facilities Shutdown in 2014 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2015	52
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(39)
Balance at September 30, 2016	$ 13