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Segment Information (Consolidated Revenue By Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Information [Line Items]
Consolidated revenue	$ 559,566us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 576,422us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Operating Segments [Member] | Petroleum Additives [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Consolidated revenue	554,765us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = neu_PetroleumAdditivesMember	574,045us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = neu_PetroleumAdditivesMember
Operating Segments [Member] | All Other [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Consolidated revenue	4,801us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember	2,377us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Lubricant Additives [Member] | Petroleum Additives [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Consolidated revenue	453,722us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = neu_LubricantAdditivesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = neu_PetroleumAdditivesMember	473,349us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = neu_LubricantAdditivesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = neu_PetroleumAdditivesMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Fuel Additives [Member] | Petroleum Additives [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Consolidated revenue	$ 101,043us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = neu_FuelAdditivesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = neu_PetroleumAdditivesMember	$ 100,696us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = neu_FuelAdditivesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = neu_PetroleumAdditivesMember

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

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