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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 Months Ended | 10 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 14, 2015 | Feb. 13, 2015 | Feb. 12, 2015 | May. 20, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Aug. 26, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Oct. 27, 2015 | Nov. 06, 2014 | Jan. 23, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.25% | 6.67% |  |  |
Share price (in usd per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12.83 |  |  |  | $ 0.01
MacDermid [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Price exchange rate (in usd per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 11.00 |  |  | $ 11.00 |  |  |  |  |
Contingent purchase payable |  |  |  |  | $ 100.0 |  |  | $ 100.0 |  |  |  |  |
Price performance metrics period |  |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |
Arysta [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate dividend payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4.0 |  |
Cash, net |  | $ 2,856.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mariposa Capital [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement renewal period |  |  |  |  | 90 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective termination date after expiration of agreement term |  |  |  |  | 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.0 | $ 0.4 |  |  |
Blue Ridge Limited Partnership [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of stock, shares (in Shares) |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share price (in usd per share) |  |  |  | $ 19.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual Fees [Member] | Mariposa Capital [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual fee |  |  |  |  | $ 2.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest On Credit Facilities Of Mac Dermid [Member] | MacDermid [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other payments to acquire businesses |  |  |  |  | 5.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Predecessor [Member] | Court Square [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Fee Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.5 |  |  |  |  |
Predecessor [Member] | Weston Presidio [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Fee Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.7 |  |  |  |  |
Predecessor [Member] | Loan In Exchange For Promissory Note [Member] | Officer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual fee |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, rate |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Held By Mac Dermid Employee Shares [Member] | MacDermid [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash, net |  |  |  |  | $ 33.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock [Member] | MacDermid [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual share lock-up percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |
Common Stock [Member] | Daniel H. Leever [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares available for conversion (in shares) | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private Placement [Member] | Blue Ridge Limited Partnership [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of stock, shares (in Shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,953,888 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share price (in usd per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25.59 |  |  |  |  |  |
Private Placement [Member] | Pershing Square [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share price (in usd per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25.59 |
Private Placement [Member] | Annual Fees [Member] | Pershing Square [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,404,064 |  |  |  |  |  |

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