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Acquisitions of Businesses (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 01, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Oct. 28, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 13, 2015 USD ($) | Nov. 03, 2014 USD ($) agreement shares | Oct. 01, 2014 USD ($) | Oct. 01, 2014 EUR (€) | Apr. 16, 2014 product_line | Mar. 04, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400,000 | $ 19,800,000 |  |
Weighted average useful life (years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years | 15 years
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,021,900,000 | 2,842,000,000 | 2,842,000,000 | $ 4,021,900,000 | $ 1,405,300,000
Agriphar Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock, maximum transfer percentage by seller first portion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.30% |
Restricted stock, maximum transfer percentage by seller, second portion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.30% |
Restricted stock, maximum transfer percentage by seller, third portion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.30% |
Alent [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Consideration |  | $ 1,738,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares (in shares) | shares |  | 18,419,738 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share price (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 12.56 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash, net |  | $ 1,507,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Instruments |  | 231,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition costs |  | 21,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 193,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current deferred tax liability |  | 139,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 1,142,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
OMG [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Consideration |  |  | $ 236,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash, net |  |  | 236,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Instruments |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition costs |  |  | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 35,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current deferred tax liability |  |  | 13,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ 116,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CAS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Consideration |  |  |  |  | $ 1,035,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash, net |  |  |  |  | $ 983,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Instruments |  |  |  |  | $ 52,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of agreements | agreement |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  | $ 13,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset retirement obligations |  |  |  |  | $ 13,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Supply agreement minimum term |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of major product lines | product_line |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary equity interest reduction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,100,000 |  |  |
Preliminary estimate of equity interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |
Deductible for tax purposes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 246,000,000 |  |  | $ 246,000,000 |
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  | $ 23,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  | 24,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current deferred tax liability |  |  |  |  | 26,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 269,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CAS [Member] | Certis Europe B.V. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest acquired in affiliated company |  |  |  |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alent, OMG, Arysta, CAS, Agriphar [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Addition from acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,490,000,000 |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |
Agriphar [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Consideration |  |  |  |  |  | $ 370,300,000 | € 300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash, net |  |  |  |  |  | 350,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Instruments |  |  |  |  |  | 16,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  | 3,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  | 31,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current deferred tax liability |  |  |  |  |  | 64,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 169,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MacDermid [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Equity Instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 97,500,000 | $ 97,500,000 |  |
Percentage of ownership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00% | 97.00% |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred, liabilities incurred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 754,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration tied to achieving certain EBITDA and stock trading price performance metrics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
MacDermid [Member] | MacDermid Savings Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |
Agriphar And CAS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,800,000
Alent, OMG, Arysta [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,900,000 |
Undisclosed Name of Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,500,000
Deductible for tax purposes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  | 400,000 |
Current assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 |  |  | 1,200,000 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  | 200,000 |
Non-current deferred tax liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,600,000 |  |  | 3,600,000 |
Noncurrent assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,000,000 |  |  | 18,000,000 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,300,000 |  |  | 16,300,000 |
Finite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,000,000 |  |  | 18,000,000 |
Arysta [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Consideration |  |  |  | $ 3,502,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash, net |  |  |  | 2,856,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Instruments |  |  |  | 645,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101,000,000 |  |  |  |
Acquisition costs |  |  |  | 30,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  | 123,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,600,000 |  |  | 13,600,000 |
Non-current deferred tax liability |  |  |  | 518,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,700,000 |  |  | 25,700,000 |
Noncurrent assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 134,000,000 |  |  | $ 134,000,000 |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 1,797,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer Lists [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life (years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years 3 months 18 days | 20 years 3 months 18 days
Customer Lists [Member] | Alent, OMG, Arysta, CAS, Agriphar [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years 4 months |
Customer Lists [Member] | Alent, OMG, Arysta, CAS, Agriphar [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life (years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 years |
Customer Lists [Member] | Alent, OMG, Arysta, CAS, Agriphar [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life (years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 years |
Customer Lists [Member] | Undisclosed Name of Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,600,000 |  |  | $ 14,600,000 |
Developed Technology Rights [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life (years) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 years 9 months 18 days | 11 years 9 months 18 days
Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Alent, OMG, Arysta, CAS, Agriphar [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 years 9 months 18 days |
Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Alent, OMG, Arysta, CAS, Agriphar [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life (years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |
Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Alent, OMG, Arysta, CAS, Agriphar [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life (years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 years |
Trade Names [Member] | Alent, OMG, Arysta, CAS, Agriphar [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years 9 months 18 days |
Trade Names [Member] | Alent, OMG, Arysta, CAS, Agriphar [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life (years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |
Trade Names [Member] | Alent, OMG, Arysta, CAS, Agriphar [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life (years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years |
Noncompete Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life (years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years | 5 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Alent, OMG, Arysta, CAS, Agriphar [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Alent, OMG, Arysta, CAS, Agriphar [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life (years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Alent, OMG, Arysta, CAS, Agriphar [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life (years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Undisclosed Name of Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,900,000 |  |  | $ 1,900,000 |
Tradenames and Developed Technology [Member] | Undisclosed Name of Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000 |  |  | $ 1,500,000 |
Restricted Stock [Member] | Agriphar [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares transfered for business acquisition (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 711,551 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series B Preferred Stock [Member] | Arysta [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Instruments |  |  |  | 600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares transfered for business acquisition (in shares) |  |  |  | $ 600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Includes in-process registration rights awaiting completion before amortization commences.

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