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Segment Information (Details) - External Party Sales by Product - USD ($) $ in Millions | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 8 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 10 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | [1] | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Performance Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External party sales |  |  |  | $ 597.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,807.3 |  |  |
Successor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External party sales |  | $ 0.0 | $ 735.1 | $ 597.3 | $ 675.1 | $ 534.8 | $ 273.6 | $ 196.8 | $ 189.1 | $ 183.7 | $ 118.2 | $ 0.0 |  |  | $ 118.2 | $ 118.2 |  |  | $ 2,542.3 | $ 843.2
Predecessor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External party sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 67.2 | $ 188.4 | $ 190.0 | $ 182.1 |  |  |  | $ 627.7 |  |
Performance Materials [Member] | Successor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External party sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 118.2 |  |  |  | 800.8 | 755.2
Performance Materials [Member] | Predecessor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External party sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 627.7 |  |
Agro Solutions [Member] | Successor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External party sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |  | 1,741.5 | 88.0
Agro Solutions [Member] | Predecessor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External party sales | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Industrial Group [Member] | Performance Materials [Member] | Successor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External party sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67.7 |  |  |  | 387.0 | 429.4
Industrial Group [Member] | Performance Materials [Member] | Predecessor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External party sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 353.4 |  |
Electronic Group [Member] | Performance Materials [Member] | Successor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External party sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24.9 |  |  |  | 198.8 | 159.9
Electronic Group [Member] | Performance Materials [Member] | Predecessor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External party sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 128.4 |  |
Graphic Solutions [Member] | Performance Materials [Member] | Successor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External party sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.6 |  |  |  | 173.9 | 165.9
Graphic Solutions [Member] | Performance Materials [Member] | Predecessor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External party sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 145.9 |  |
Assembly Materials Group [Member] | Performance Materials [Member] | Successor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External party sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.0 |  |  |  | $ 41.1 | $ 0.0
Assembly Materials Group [Member] | Performance Materials [Member] | Predecessor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Materials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External party sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.0 |  |
[1] | Platform's fourth quarter includes the results of MacDermid from November 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
[2] | Agricultural Solutions product offerings are comprised of five major global product lines: fungicides and biofungicides; herbicides; insecticides, bioinsecticides and acaricides; biostimulants and innovative nutrition; and seed treatments. However, the segment manages and reports sales on a regional basis, making it impractical to present such data by product line.

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