DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND OTHER DIVESTITURES (Summary of Activities in Consolidated Statements of Income for Discontinued Operations) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 368.0	$ 1,487.4	$ 1,753.3
Earnings from operations of discontinued businesses before income taxes	48.1	190.9	136.6
Income tax expense on operations	(16.5)	(73.5)	(41.6)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	5.4	21.3	58.4
Income tax expense on gain on sale	(34.8)	(12.7)	(21.9)
Adjust to fair value, less cost to sell	0	(27.5)	0
Income tax benefit on adjustment	0	2.8	0
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax	2.2	101.3	131.5
Previously Owned Coating Resins
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net sales	368.0	1,487.4	1,657.1
Earnings from operations of discontinued businesses before income taxes	48.1	190.9	126.6
Income tax expense on operations	(16.5)	(73.5)	(39.5)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	17.9	21.3	0
Income tax expense on gain on sale	(34.8)	(12.7)	0
Adjust to fair value, less cost to sell	0	(27.5)	0
Income tax benefit on adjustment	0	2.8	0
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax	14.7	101.3	87.1
Industrial Materials Distribution
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net sales	0
Earnings from operations of discontinued businesses before income taxes	0
Income tax expense on operations	0
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	(12.5)
Income tax expense on gain on sale	0
Adjust to fair value, less cost to sell	0
Income tax benefit on adjustment	0
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax	(12.5)
Previously Owned Building Block Chemicals
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net sales			96.2
Earnings from operations of discontinued businesses before income taxes			10.0
Income tax expense on operations			(2.1)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations			58.4
Income tax expense on gain on sale			(21.9)
Adjust to fair value, less cost to sell			0
Income tax benefit on adjustment			0
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax			$ 44.4