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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
6 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Jun. 01, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Jul. 15, 2014
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Private placement loan $ 100,000,000scl_LoanProceedsUsedForAcquisition        
Procter and Gamble Company [Member] | Brazil [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Capacity of production facility purchased in connection with acquisition         30,000scl_BusinessCombinationCapacityOfProductionFacilityAcquired
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Bayer Material Science [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Capacity of production facility purchased in connection with acquisition   21,000scl_BusinessCombinationCapacityOfProductionFacilityAcquired
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Acquisition purchase price   68,212,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
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Business acquisition cash paid   61,067,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Business acquisition consideration payable for inventory     7,145,000scl_BusinessCombinationConsiderationLiability
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Acquisition-related costs incurred     270,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
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Identifiable intangible assets   17,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
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Bayer Material Science [Member] | Acquisition Related Expenses [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Nonrecurring adjustments to pro forma net income     270,000scl_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaInformationNonrecurringAdjustment
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Bayer Material Science [Member] | Fair Value Adjustment to Acquisition Date Inventory [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Nonrecurring adjustments to pro forma net income     558,000scl_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaInformationNonrecurringAdjustment
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Bayer Material Science [Member] | Know-how [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Identifiable intangible assets   7,900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
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Amortization periods for the identifiable intangible assets at the time of acquisition       8 years  
Bayer Material Science [Member] | Trademark and Trade Name [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Identifiable intangible assets   3,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
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Amortization periods for the identifiable intangible assets at the time of acquisition       11 years  
Bayer Material Science [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Identifiable intangible assets   $ 6,100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
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Amortization periods for the identifiable intangible assets at the time of acquisition       12 years