ACQUISITION OF PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS & INGREDIENTS COMPANY (Details) (USD $)				0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	May 07, 2014 Performance Chemicals and Ingredients Company [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Performance Chemicals and Ingredients Company [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Performance Chemicals and Ingredients Company [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Performance Chemicals and Ingredients Company [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Performance Chemicals and Ingredients Company [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Performance Chemicals and Ingredients Company [Member] Customer Relationships [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Performance Chemicals and Ingredients Company [Member] Trade Names [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Performance Chemicals and Ingredients Company [Member] Developed Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage owned of the "Acquisition" (in hundredth)				100.00%
Purchase price				$ 569,000,000
Deposit				5,500,000
Tax deductible for income tax purposes				20,466,000
Estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents				2,635,000
Accounts receivable, net				25,674,000
Inventories				32,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, net				75,850,000
Customer relationships				130,300,000
Trade names				31,100,000
Developed technology				3,200,000
Other assets				3,955,000
Indemnification asset	1,650,000			1,650,000
Trade accounts payable				(10,427,000)
Accrued expenses				(6,326,000)
Deferred income taxes				(77,500,000)
Goodwill	385,646,000	28,515,000	28,515,000	357,131,000
Total purchase price				569,242,000
Useful life of intangible assets acquired									10 years	10 years	5 years
Transaction and intergration related costs					2,616,000		2,616,000
Unaudited pro forma information [Abstract]
Sensory Effects actual results included in the Company's consolidated income statement from May 7, 2014 through June 30, 2014, Net sales					36,395,000		36,395,000
Sensory Effects actual results included in the Company's consolidated income statement from May 7, 2014 through June 30, 2014, Net earnings					(457,000)		(457,000)
Supplemental pro forma combined financial information, Net Sales					157,635,000	130,248,000	302,242,000	264,164,000
Supplemental pro forma combined financial information, Net Earnings					14,726,000	11,115,000	26,483,000	21,227,000
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)					$ 0.49	$ 0.38	$ 0.88	$ 0.72
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)					$ 0.47	$ 0.36	$ 0.85	$ 0.69
Acquisition-related costs					14,944,000		16,212,000
Non-recurring expenses related to the fair value adjustments to acquisition-date inventory					$ 4,735		$ 4,735