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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) |  |  |  | 8 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Mar. 04, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Oct. 25, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jan. 23, 2014 | May. 22, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share price (in usd per share) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12.83 |  |  | $ 0.01 |
Goodwill, impairment loss (in Dollars) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life (years) |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years | 15 years |  |  |
Non-elective contribution to MacDermid, Incorporated Employee Savings and 401(k) Plan |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600,000 |  |  |  |
Assets using NAV |  |  |  |  |  | 119,600,000 | $ 86,300,000 |  |  |
Restricted cash |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 | 600,000,000 | $ 300,000 |  |
MacDermid, Incorporated Employee Savings And 401(k) Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-elective contribution to MacDermid, Incorporated Employee Savings and 401(k) Plan |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000 | 1,400,000 |  |  |
Employer contributions |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400,000 | 700,000 |  |  |
MacDermid [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership |  | 3.00% | 97.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Arysta [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash deposits |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600,000,000 |  |  |
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] | 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 |  |  |  |
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] | 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] | 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] | 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 |  |  |  |
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |  |
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |
Computer Hardware And software [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Computer Hardware And software [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Cost of Sales [Member] | Fair Value Adjustment to Inventory [Member] | Various [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 76,500,000 | $ 35,500,000 |  |  |
Successor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share price (in usd per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18.00
Successor [Member] | MacDermid [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | Fair Value Adjustment to Inventory [Member] | Various [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of assets |  |  |  |  | $ 23,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments for New Accounting Principle, Early Adoption [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,300,000 |  |  |
Agricultural Solutions [Member] | Product Registration [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life (years) |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |
Agricultural Solutions [Member] | Product Registration [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life (years) |  |  |  |  |  | 14 years |  |  |  |
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