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ACQUISITIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 11, 2014 | Dec. 05, 2014 | Nov. 20, 2014 | Aug. 06, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Jun. 02, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Debt, Net of Issuance Costs |  |  | $ 2,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing costs related to the acquisition of Taminco |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.0 | $ (10.0) | $ 0.0 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 4,486.0 | 4,518.0 | 4,486.0 | 2,637.0 |
Business acquisition pro forma information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense |  |  |  |  |  | 36.0 | 28.0 | 40.0 |
Additives And Functional Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 1,858.0 | 1,865.0 | 1,858.0 | 948.0 |
Advanced Materials [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 1,297.0 | 1,293.0 | 1,297.0 | 1,040.0 |
Specialty Fluids And Intermediates [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 1,200.0 | 1,239.0 | 1,200.0 | 514.0 |
Taminco [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration Transferred |  | $ 2,800.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Per Share |  | $ 26.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  | $ 1,700.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Other Long-term Debt |  | 1,100.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Receivables, Gross Contractual Amount |  | 94.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction costs |  |  |  |  | 14.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |  |
Integration Costs |  |  |  |  |  | 15.0 | 1.0 |  |
Financing costs related to the acquisition of Taminco |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.0 |  |
Additional Costs Of Acquired Inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.0 |  |
Intangible assets |  | 985.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition pro forma information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 84.0 |
Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9.0) |
Pro Forma Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,819.0 | 10,550.0 |
Pro Forma Net Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 834.0 | $ 1,101.0 |
Taminco [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 604.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 years |  |
Taminco [Member] | Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 180.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |
Taminco [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 201.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 years |  |
Taminco [Member] | Additives And Functional Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 916.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Taminco [Member] | Specialty Fluids And Intermediates [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 639.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Taminco [Member] | All Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 1,555.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commonwealth [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration Transferred | $ 438.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction costs |  |  |  |  | 5.0 |  | $ 5.0 |  |
Integration Costs |  |  |  |  |  | 7.0 | $ 2.0 |  |
Additional Costs Of Acquired Inventory |  |  |  |  |  | 7.0 |  |  |
Current assets | 51.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment | 38.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | 125.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 274.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term liabilities | (50.0) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price | 438.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commonwealth [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | 72.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 years |  |
Commonwealth [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | 41.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 years |  |
Commonwealth [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | $ 12.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BP plc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  | $ 283.0 |  |  |  |
Transaction costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3.0
Integration Costs |  |  |  |  |  | 1.0 | $ 3.0 |  |
Additional Costs Of Acquired Inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8.0 |  |
Current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42.0
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.0
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 139.0
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92.0
Total purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 283.0
BP plc [Member] | Marketing-Related Intangible Assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74.0
Acquired intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 years |  |
BP plc [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 65.0
Acquired intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 years |  |
Knowlton [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration Transferred |  |  |  | $ 42.0 |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  |  |  | 14.0 |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  | 19.0 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | 6.0 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 7.0 |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  | $ (4.0) |  |  |  |  |
Knowlton [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Taminco [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | 266.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  | 658.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 1,002.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other noncurrent assets |  | 37.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 1,509.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  | (161.0) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term liabilities |  | (546.0) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  | 2,765.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | Taminco [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | 1.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  | 3.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | (17.0) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other noncurrent assets |  | 5.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 46.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  | 4.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term liabilities |  | (42.0) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Actual [Member] | Taminco [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | 267.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  | 661.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 985.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other noncurrent assets |  | 42.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 1,555.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  | (157.0) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term liabilities |  | (588.0) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  | $ 2,765.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000.0 |  |  |

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