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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 01, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Nov. 17, 2014	Nov. 06, 2014	Oct. 08, 2014	May. 20, 2014	Jan. 05, 2014	Dec. 23, 2013	Nov. 20, 2013	Nov. 13, 2013	Oct. 30, 2013	May. 22, 2013	Apr. 25, 2013
Share price (in usd per share)		$ 12.83
Arysta Toyo Green Co LTD [Member]
Ownership percentage sold		50.65%
Successor [Member]
Share price (in usd per share)														$ 18.00
Preferred Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Matching warrants (in Shares)	2
Common Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Share price (in usd per share)					$ 24.50									10.00
Exercise of warrants, exercise price				$ 11.50
Exchange of warrants, share price				11.5
Issued on April 25, 2013 [Member] | Preferred Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Share price (in usd per share)															$ 10
Preferred Shares Issued On May 22, 2013 [Member] | Preferred Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Share price (in usd per share)														10
Issued on May 22, 2013 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Share price (in usd per share)														$ 10
Issued on October 30, 2013 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Exercise of warrants, exercise price													$ 10.5
Issued on November 13, 2013 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Share price (in usd per share)												$ 10.5
Exercise of warrants, exercise price												$ 10.5
Issued on November 20, 2013 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Exchange of warrants, share price											$ 11.5
Additional Shares Issued December 23, 2013 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Share price (in usd per share)										$ 11
Issued on January 5, 2014 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Share price (in usd per share)									$ 11
Issued on May 20, 2014 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Price of shares issued (in usd per share)								$ 19
Shares Issued In Connection With 401(k) Exchange Agreement [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Share price (in usd per share)				$ 11
Issued On October 8Th, 2014 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Price of shares issued (in usd per share)							$ 25.59
Issued On November 6, 2014 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Share price (in usd per share)						$ 25.59
Issued On November 17, 2014 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Share price (in usd per share)					24.50
Issued In June 2015 Equity Offering [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Share price (in usd per share)					$ 26.50
Issued On December 1st 2015 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Share price (in usd per share)			$ 12.56

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(i)(4))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

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