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Fair Value Measurements - Carrying Amount and Fair Values of the Company's Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis (Detail) (Recurring [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Carrying Amount [Member]
Non-derivatives:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 54.7	$ 22.4
Short-term investments	4.3	5.1
Non-derivatives:
Long-term debt (including current portion)	33.0	30.0
Carrying Amount [Member] | Non-financial Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 Measurement) [Member]
Non-financial liabilities (Level 3 measurement):
Acquisition-related contingent consideration	4.5	4.3
Carrying Amount [Member] | Non-financial Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 Measurement) [Member] | Octane Additives [Member]
Non-financial assets (Level 3 measurement):
Goodwill-Octane Additives	0.6	1.3
Carrying Amount [Member] | Non-financial Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 Measurement) [Member] | Phantom Share Units PSUs [Member]
Non-financial liabilities (Level 3 measurement):
Stock equivalent units	9.5	12.6
Carrying Amount [Member] | Derivatives (Level 1 Measurement) [Member]
Derivatives (Level 1 measurement):
Other non-current assets: Commodity swaps	0	0.1
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts	0.1	0.8
Fair Value [Member]
Non-derivatives:
Cash and cash equivalents	54.7	22.4
Short-term investments	4.3	5.1
Non-derivatives:
Long-term debt (including current portion)	33.0	30.0
Fair Value [Member] | Non-financial Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 Measurement) [Member]
Non-financial liabilities (Level 3 measurement):
Acquisition-related contingent consideration	4.5	4.3
Fair Value [Member] | Non-financial Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 Measurement) [Member] | Octane Additives [Member]
Non-financial assets (Level 3 measurement):
Goodwill-Octane Additives	0.6	1.3
Fair Value [Member] | Non-financial Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 Measurement) [Member] | Phantom Share Units PSUs [Member]
Non-financial liabilities (Level 3 measurement):
Stock equivalent units	9.5	12.6
Fair Value [Member] | Derivatives (Level 1 Measurement) [Member]
Derivatives (Level 1 measurement):
Other non-current assets: Commodity swaps	0	0.1
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts	$ 0.1	$ 0.8

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Fair value portion of investment securities, including, but not limited to, marketable securities, derivative financial instruments, and investments accounted for under the equity method.

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