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Stockholders' Equity (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Millions																						1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	8 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 02, 2015 shares	Dec. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 27, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2015 $ / shares shares	Feb. 13, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2014 $ / shares shares	Nov. 17, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 06, 2014 $ / shares shares	Oct. 20, 2014 $ / shares shares	Oct. 08, 2014 $ / shares shares	Oct. 01, 2014 USD ($) shares	Oct. 01, 2014 EUR (€) shares	May. 20, 2014 USD ($) shares	Apr. 03, 2014 $ / shares shares	Mar. 04, 2014	Nov. 03, 2013 shares	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Oct. 25, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares	May. 22, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 25, 2013 shares	Nov. 06, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	May. 22, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2013 shares	Nov. 03, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 13, 2014 shares	Jan. 23, 2014 $ / shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net | $				$ 483,000,000
Share price (in usd per share) | $ / shares																												$ 12.83					$ 0.01
Number of preferred shares authorized in amendment (in shares)																																5,000,000
Common shares declared for dividend (in shares)																												0	10,050,290
Dividend price (in usd per share) | $ / shares							$ 22.85
Liquidation preference per share (in usd per share) | $ / shares										$ 1,000																		$ 1,000
Conversion price (in usd per share) | $ / shares										$ 27.14
Whole payment amount | $																												$ 316,000,000
Par value (in usd per share) | $ / shares																								$ 0.01			$ 0.01
Other income (expense), net | $																								$ 1,400,000			$ 19,800,000
Net income allocated to Retaining Holders | $																													$ 6,400,000
Noncontrolling interest percentage							6.67%																					6.25%	6.67%
Arysta [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Equity Instruments | $						$ 645,900,000
Conversion price (in usd per share) | $ / shares			$ 27.14
Volume weighted average price period			10 days							10 days
Aggregate dividend payable | $			$ 4,000,000
Maximum share conversion (in shares)			22,107,590			22,107,590				22,107,590
Total Consideration | $						$ 3,502,100,000
Noncontrolling interest acquired | $						$ 125,200,000																									$ 0
MacDermid [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Equity Instruments | $																								$ 97,500,000			$ 97,500,000
Total Consideration | $																		$ 1,800,000,000
Net income allocated to Retaining Holders | $																												$ (1,400,000)
Percentage of ownership																3.00%		97.00%
Alent [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Equity Instruments | $		$ 231,400,000
Total Consideration | $		1,738,400,000
Issuance of common shares in connection with Acquisition (in Shares)	18,419,738
Noncontrolling interest acquired | $		$ 0
Agriphar [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Equity Instruments | $												$ 16,600,000
Total Consideration												$ 370,300,000	€ 300
Other income (expense), net | $																												$ 3,000,000
PDH [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock issued in connection with exchange of PDH common stock (in shares)																								712,918			712,918
Rate PDH Common stock that may be exchanged for shares of common stock																											25.00%
Redeemable Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Temporary equity designated (in shares)																												600,000
Temporary equity issued (in shares)							0																					600,000	0
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of preferred shares authorized in amendment (in shares)																																2,000,000
Preferred shares, shares issued (in shares)							2,000,000																					2,000,000	2,000,000
Preferred shares, shares outstanding (in shares)							2,000,000																					2,000,000	2,000,000
Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of stock, shares (in Shares)					18,226,414
Price of shares issued (in usd per share) | $ / shares					$ 26.50
Offering expenses | $				$ 15,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock To Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock conversion ratio																												1
Successor [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of stock, shares (in Shares)																							88,500,000
Proceeds from IPO | $																				$ 885,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net | $								$ 403,000,000																		$ 1,019,500,000		$ 469,500,000	$ 1,512,600,000
Share price (in usd per share) | $ / shares																				$ 18.00			$ 18.00
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement | $																						$ 652,000,000
Preferred shares, shares outstanding (in shares)																				2,000,000			2,000,000
Non-cash charge related to preferred stock dividend rights | $																									$ 172,000,000	172,000,000		0	0
Other income (expense), net | $																									100,000	$ 100,000		30,400,000	$ (200,000)
Preferred stock outstanding | $																												$ 0
Total number of shares of common stock originally issuable upon the exchange of PDH common stock pursuant to the RHSA (in shares)																														8,800,000
Net income allocated to Retaining Holders | $																									$ (1,400,000)
Noncontrolling interest percentage																									6.76%	6.76%				6.76%
Warrants Redeemed Price (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares															$ 0.01
Exercise of warrants (in Shares)																												16,244,694
Warrant or right, exercised during period																												48,734,082
Proceeds from warrant exercises | $																												$ 187,000,000
Warrants redeemed															8,580
Class of warrant or right, threshold consecutive trading days																							10 days
Successor [Member] | Non-founder Directors [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of stock, shares (in Shares)																							29,500
Share price (in usd per share) | $ / shares																				$ 10.00			$ 10.00
Successor [Member] | Founders [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of stock, shares (in Shares)																							380,952
Share price (in usd per share) | $ / shares																				10.50			$ 10.50
Successor [Member] | Two Independent Directors [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of stock, shares (in Shares)																							190,476
Share price (in usd per share) | $ / shares																				$ 10.50			$ 10.50
Successor [Member] | MacDermid [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock issued in connection with exchange of PDH common stock (in shares)																			1
Total Consideration | $																			$ 2,600,000
Par value (in usd per share) | $ / shares																			$ 0.01
Percentage of ownership																			3.00%
Successor [Member] | Agriphar [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common shares in connection with Acquisition (in Shares)												711,551	711,551
Successor [Member] | Chemtura [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common shares in connection with Acquisition (in Shares)																	2,000,000
Successor [Member] | PDH [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Eligibility for exchange of common share period																														4 years
Successor [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | Founder Entities [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred shares, shares outstanding (in shares)																				2,000,000			2,000,000
Successor [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of stock, shares (in Shares)																												578,874
Exercise of warrants (in Shares)																													16,244,694
Successor [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | MacDermid [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Acquiree to Acquirer Common Stock Conversion Ratio																			1
Successor [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Agriphar [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common shares in connection with Acquisition (in Shares)																													711,551
Successor [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Chemtura [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common shares in connection with Acquisition (in Shares)																													2,000,000
Successor [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of stock, shares (in Shares)								16,445,000
Offering expenses | $								$ 15,100,000
Share price (in usd per share) | $ / shares								$ 24.50												$ 10.00			$ 10.00
Exercise of warrants, exercise price | $ / shares							$ 11.50																						$ 11.50
Successor [Member] | Warrant [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Exercise of warrants, exercise price | $ / shares																				$ 11.50			$ 11.50
Warrant or right, exercisable time period																							3 years
Warrant redemption price (in Dollars) | $																				$ 0.01			$ 0.01
Successor [Member] | Preferred Stock Conversion [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion																												1
Successor [Member] | Common Stock Conversion [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion																												1
Stock Dividends To Series A Preferred Stock Shareholders [Member] | Successor [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common shares declared for dividend (in shares)																												10,050,290
Appreciation of the market price of our common stock																												20.00%
Dividend price (in usd per share) | $ / shares																												$ 22.85
Stock Dividends To Series A Preferred Stock Shareholders [Member] | Successor [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common shares declared for dividend (in shares)																												10,050,290
Stock Dividends To Series A Preferred Stock Shareholders [Member] | Successor [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share price (in usd per share) | $ / shares																												$ 23.16
Berggruen Acquisition Holdings IV Ltd [Member] | Successor [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of stock, shares (in Shares)																					1
Private Placement [Member] | Successor [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of stock, shares (in Shares)									9,404,064		16,060,960			15,800,000
Offering expenses | $														$ 13,800,000								$ 300,000
Share price (in usd per share) | $ / shares									$ 25.59		$ 25.59											$ 25.59
Preferred stock outstanding | $														$ 300,000,000
Shares Issued In Connection With 401(k) Exchange Agreement [Member] | Successor [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock outstanding | $																													$ 18,400,000
Shares Issued In Connection With 401(k) Exchange Agreement [Member] | Successor [Member] | MacDermid [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common shares in connection with Acquisition (in Shares)																			1,670,386
Shares Issued In Connection With 401(k) Exchange Agreement [Member] | Successor [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of stock, shares (in Shares)																													1,670,386
Shares Issued In Connection With 401(k) Exchange Agreement [Member] | Successor [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share price (in usd per share) | $ / shares							$ 11																						$ 11
Warrants and Rights Subject to Mandatory Redemption [Member] | Successor [Member] | Warrant [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Warrant or right outstanding																				90,529,500			90,529,500
Warrant Exchange Offer [Member] | Successor [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of stock, shares (in Shares)																							13,462,280
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net | $																							$ 141,000,000
Sale of Stock (in usd per share) | $ / shares																				$ 10.50			$ 10.50
Warrants exchanged per common share																							3
Warrants exchanged for common stock																							40,386,840

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