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Segment Information (Details) - Financial Information Regarding Each Reportable Segment - USD ($) $ in Millions	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended													8 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	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
Net Sales:
Consolidated net sales			$ 597.3														$ 1,807.3
Successor [Member]
Net Sales:
Consolidated net 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
Depreciation and amortization:
Consolidated depreciation and amortization															12.8	$ 12.8			251.0	88.0
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA															27.4				567.6	212.2
Successor [Member] | Performance Materials [Member]
Net Sales:
Consolidated net sales															118.2				800.8	755.2
Depreciation and amortization:
Consolidated depreciation and amortization															12.8				80.0	76.3
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA															27.4				224.3	196.2
Successor [Member] | ArgoSolutions [Member]
Net Sales:
Consolidated net sales															0.0				1,741.5	88.0
Depreciation and amortization:
Consolidated depreciation and amortization															0.0				171.0	11.7
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA															$ 0.0				$ 343.3	$ 16.0
Predecessor [Member]
Net Sales:
Consolidated net sales										$ 67.2		$ 188.4	$ 190.0	$ 182.1				$ 627.7
Depreciation and amortization:
Consolidated depreciation and amortization																		32.8
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA																		152.7
Predecessor [Member] | Performance Materials [Member]
Net Sales:
Consolidated net sales																		627.7
Depreciation and amortization:
Consolidated depreciation and amortization																		32.8
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA																		152.7
Predecessor [Member] | ArgoSolutions [Member]
Net Sales:
Consolidated net sales																		0.0
Depreciation and amortization:
Consolidated depreciation and amortization																		0.0
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA																		$ 0.0
[1] Platform's fourth quarter includes the results of MacDermid from November 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.

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