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Specialty Products Holding Corp. ("SPHC") - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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May 31, 2010 | Feb. 28, 2015 | May 31, 2014
Reorganization [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying value of retained interest in SPHC | $ 0 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures |  |
Net loss from deconsolidation of business | (7,900,000)us-gaap_DeconsolidationGainOrLossAmount |  |
Amount funded for trust as per agreement |  | 450,000,000 us-gaap_BankruptcyClaimsAmountOfClaimsUnderReviewByManagement |
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  | 800,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity |
Initial payment for long term debt |  | 450,000,000 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt |
Business combination, total consideration transferred |  | 772,600,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1 |
Business acquisition, preliminary fair value of goodwill |  | 1,201,112,000 us-gaap_Goodwill | 1,147,374,000 us-gaap_Goodwill
RPM Holdco |  |  |
Reorganization [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of ownership |  | 21.39%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rpm_RpmHoldcoMember |
Business acquisition, allocation of total consideration |  | 208,400,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rpm_RpmHoldcoMember |
Business acquisition, preliminary fair value of goodwill |  | 111,700,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rpm_RpmHoldcoMember |
Business acquisition, preliminary fair value of intangible assets |  | 181,300,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rpm_RpmHoldcoMember |
Business acquisition, preliminary fair value of income tax assets |  | 271,700,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredTaxAssetsNoncurrent / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rpm_RpmHoldcoMember |
Business acquisition, preliminary fair value of net deferred tax liabilities |  | 74,500,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rpm_RpmHoldcoMember |
RPM Holdco | Indefinite-Lived Trade Names |  |  |
Reorganization [Line Items] |  |  |
Business acquisition, preliminary fair value of intangible assets |  | 55,500,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rpm_RpmHoldcoMember / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = rpm_IndefiniteLivedTradeNamesMember |
RPM Holdco | Formulas |  |  |
Reorganization [Line Items] |  |  |
Business acquisition, preliminary fair value of intangible assets |  | 2,600,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rpm_RpmHoldcoMember / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = rpm_FormulasMember |
RPM Holdco | Customer Relationships |  |  |
Reorganization [Line Items] |  |  |
Business acquisition, preliminary fair value of intangible assets |  | 121,200,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rpm_RpmHoldcoMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember |
RPM Holdco | Definite-Lived Trade Names |  |  |
Reorganization [Line Items] |  |  |
Business acquisition, preliminary fair value of intangible assets |  | 2,000,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rpm_RpmHoldcoMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember |
Other Long-Term Liabilities |  |  |
Reorganization [Line Items] |  |  |
Bankruptcy Note, net present value |  | 325,100,000 rpm_NetPresentValueOfPromissoryNotesPayable / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentLiabilitiesMember |
Second Anniversary |  |  |
Reorganization [Line Items] |  |  |
Amount funded for trust as per agreement |  | 102,500,000 us-gaap_BankruptcyClaimsAmountOfClaimsUnderReviewByManagement / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = rpm_SecondAnniversaryMember |
Third Anniversary |  |  |
Reorganization [Line Items] |  |  |
Amount funded for trust as per agreement |  | 120,000,000 us-gaap_BankruptcyClaimsAmountOfClaimsUnderReviewByManagement / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = rpm_ThirdAnniversaryMember |
Fourth Anniversary |  |  |
Reorganization [Line Items] |  |  |
Amount funded for trust as per agreement |  | 125,000,000 us-gaap_BankruptcyClaimsAmountOfClaimsUnderReviewByManagement / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = rpm_ForthAnniversaryMember |
Specialty Products Holding Corp. (SPHC) | RPM Holdco |  |  |
Reorganization [Line Items] |  |  |
Business acquisition, allocation of total consideration |  | $ 564,200,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rpm_RpmHoldcoMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rpm_SpecialtyProductsHoldingCorpMember |

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