ACQUISITIONS (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended									1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 Industrial Materials	Dec. 31, 2012 Industrial Materials	Dec. 31, 2011 Industrial Materials	Dec. 31, 2013 Aerospace Materials	Dec. 31, 2012 Aerospace Materials	Dec. 31, 2011 Aerospace Materials	Jul. 20, 2012 Umeco	Dec. 31, 2013 Umeco	Dec. 31, 2012 Umeco	Jul. 20, 2012 Umeco Plc	Dec. 31, 2012 Legacy Umeco	Dec. 31, 2012 Legacy Umeco Industrial Materials	Dec. 31, 2012 Legacy Umeco Aerospace Materials	Mar. 30, 2012 Star Orechem
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred											$ 169.1										$ 423.8
Amount from existing revolving credit facility drawn																					170.0
Revolving credit facility	400.0								400.0
Net sales	479.9	463.9	513.8	477.4	470.7	455.4	404.0	378.1	1,935.0	1,708.1	1,415.9	316.3	176.4	66.6	960.8	877.1	722.6			150.0			124.7	25.3
Goodwill	521.3				525.3				521.3	525.3	314.5	186.1	186.8	14.5	238.5	237.1	219.5	186.7							20.8
Period of goodwill deductible for tax purposes																			5 years
The estimated amount of goodwill deductible for tax purposes																		7.1							20.8
The estimated amount of goodwill non-deductible for tax purposes																		179.6
Estimated net step-up in fair value for finished goods																		5.6
Estimated step-up in fair value for property and equipment																		4.9
Fair value of acquired trade receivables																		65.2
Net earnings									309.4	132.2	107.8	19.0	11.4	11.9	177.6	168.5	124.9			1.0
Business combination, acquisition related costs										$ 8.4										$ 20.2		$ 11.8