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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
 (amounts in millions)
 
Balance at
beginning of
period
 
Charges to
costs and
expense
 
Deductions
from
reserves and other
 
Balance at
end of period
Reserves against accounts receivable (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Successor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
$
(9.6
)
 
$
(9.2
)
 
$
4.4

 
$
(14.4
)
2014
 
(10.1
)
 
(1.2
)
 
1.7

 
(9.6
)
April 23, 2013 (Inception) to December 31, 2013 (2)
 
—

 
(0.3
)
 
(9.8
)
 
(10.1
)
Predecessor
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
December 31, 2012 to October 31, 2013
 
$
(8.8
)
 
$
(2.1
)
 
$
0.5

 
$
(10.4
)
 (amounts in millions)
 
Balance at
beginning of
period
 
Charges to
costs and
expense
 
Deductions
from
reserves and other
 
Balance at
end of period
Valuation allowances against deferred tax assets:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Successor
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
2015
 
$
(19.7
)
 
$
(72.6
)
 
$
(311.3
)
 
$
(403.6
)
2014
 
(15.8
)
 
(2.0
)
 
(1.9
)
 
(19.7
)
April 23, 2013 (Inception) to December 31, 2013
 
—

 
0.9

 
(16.7
)
 
(15.8
)
Predecessor
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
December 31, 2012 to October 31, 2013
 
$
(41.4
)
 
$
(3.6
)
 
$
—

 
$
(45.0
)
(1) 
Principally consisting of reserves for uncollectible accounts and sales returns and allowances.
(2) 
Included in "Deductions from reserves and other" for the period ended December 31, 2013 are principally opening balances resulting from the MacDermid Acquisition, and foreign currency translations for the remaining periods presented.