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Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 09, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Cash paid for acquisition		$ 4.2	$ 0.0
Huntsman [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired in business combination				$ 33.5
Huntsman Holland B.V. [Member] | Customer and Distributor [Member] | Americas and Asia Pacific [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Cash paid for acquisition	$ 4.2

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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