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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 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
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Carrying Amount [Member] |  |
Non-derivatives: |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 80.2 | $ 22.4
Short-term investments | 6.6 | 5.1
Non-derivatives: |  |
Long-term debt (including current portion) | 148.0 | 30.0
Carrying Amount [Member] | Non-financial Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 Measurement) [Member] |  |
Non-financial liabilities (Level 3 measurement): |  |
Acquisition-related contingent consideration | 4.6 | 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 | 1.3
Carrying Amount [Member] | Non-financial Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 Measurement) [Member] | Stock Equivalent Units [Member] |  |
Non-financial liabilities (Level 3 measurement): |  |
Stock equivalent units | 12.1 | 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 | 1.0 | 0.8
Fair Value [Member] |  |
Non-derivatives: |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 80.2 | 22.4
Short-term investments | 6.6 | 5.1
Non-derivatives: |  |
Long-term debt (including current portion) | 148.0 | 30.0
Fair Value [Member] | Non-financial Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 Measurement) [Member] |  |
Non-financial liabilities (Level 3 measurement): |  |
Acquisition-related contingent consideration | 4.6 | 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 | 1.3
Fair Value [Member] | Non-financial Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 Measurement) [Member] | Stock Equivalent Units [Member] |  |
Non-financial liabilities (Level 3 measurement): |  |
Stock equivalent units | 12.1 | 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 | $ 1.0 | $ 0.8

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- Definition Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6506951 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash Equivalents -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6507016 + Details
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