CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified		Total		Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Pension Liabilities	Cumulative Translation Adjustments	Treasury Stock	Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011		$ 1,700.1		$ 1.0	$ 460.7	$ 1,267.3	$ 15.2	$ 134.2	$ (185.0)	$ 6.7
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings		177.0		0	0	174.9	0	0	0	2.1
Net earnings attributable to Cytec Industries Inc.		174.9
Pension liability adjustment		(23.0)					(23.0)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax		28.8						29.3		(0.5)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax		5.8
Other comprehensive income:
Dividends—noncontrolling interests		(3.0)		0	0	0	0	0	0	(3.0)
Dividends:
Common stock outstanding		(22.9)		0	0	(22.9)	0	0	0	0
Deferred and unvested common stock		0.1		0	0.2	(0.1)	0	0	0	0
Share-based compensation		11.3		0	9.5	0	0	0	1.8	0
Exercise of stock options		28.0		0	(11.8)	0	0	0	39.8	0
Purchase of treasury stock		(99.9)		0	0	0	0	0	(99.9)	0
Excess tax benefit on stock options		5.9		0	5.9	0	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		182.8
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012		1,803.0		1.0	465.1	1,419.2	(7.8)	163.5	(243.3)	5.3
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings		173.9		0	0	173.5	0	0	0	0.4
Net earnings attributable to Cytec Industries Inc.	[1]	173.5
Pension liability adjustment		16.4					16.4
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax		(76.6)						(76.4)		(0.2)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax		(60.2)
Other comprehensive income:
Dividends—noncontrolling interests		(1.8)		0	0	0	0	0	0	(1.8)
Dividends:
Common stock outstanding		(19.7)		0	0	(19.7)	0	0	0	0
Deferred and unvested common stock		0		0	0.2	(0.2)	0	0	0	0
Share-based compensation		11.4		0	9.1	0	0	0	2.3	0
Exercise of stock options		23.6		0	(12.5)	0	0	0	36.1	0
Purchase of treasury stock		(750.1)		0	0	0	0	0	(750.1)	0
Equity award modification reclass to liability		0.6			0.6
Divestiture of noncontrolling interest		(3.7)		0	0	0	0	0	0	(3.7)
Excess tax benefit on stock options		5.5		0	5.5	0	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		113.7
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013		1,181.9		1.0	467.4	1,572.8	8.6	87.1	(955.0)	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings		153.8
Net earnings attributable to Cytec Industries Inc.		153.8	[1]	0	0		0	0	0	0
Pension liability adjustment		(2.3)					(2.3)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax		(80.3)						(80.3)		0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax		(82.6)
Dividends:
Common stock outstanding		(26.9)		0	0	(26.9)	0	0	0	0
Deferred and unvested common stock		0		0	0.1	(0.1)	0	0	0	0
Share-based compensation		11.6		0	10.7	0	0	0	0.9	0
Exercise of stock options		15.3		0	(11.9)	0	0	0	27.2	0
Purchase of treasury stock		(50.0)		0	0	0	0	0	(50.0)	0
Excess tax benefit on stock options		7.9		0	7.9	0	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		71.2
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014		$ 1,211.0		$ 1.0	$ 474.2	$ 1,699.6	$ 6.3	$ 6.8	$ (976.9)	$ 0

[1] The sum of the quarters’ financial results may not equal financial results for the full year due to rounding.