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Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) |  | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Aug. 09, 2017 | Jan. 31, 2005 | Jun. 30, 2007 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2008 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Oct. 27, 2014 | Nov. 04, 2013 | Aug. 30, 2013 | Dec. 24, 2012
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense |  |  |  | $ 26,300,000 | $ 28,300,000 | $ 24,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  | 0 | 4,200,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset |  |  |  | 294,600,000 | 295,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of goods, amortization |  |  |  | 3,400,000 | 4,300,000 | $ 4,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Rights [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset |  |  |  | 34,000,000 | 34,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brand Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset |  |  |  | 8,900,000 | 8,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brand Names [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense |  |  |  | 1,000,000 | 1,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset |  |  |  | 55,100,000 | 55,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology [Member] | Cost of Goods Sold [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense |  |  |  | 3,400,000 | 3,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset |  |  |  | 125,600,000 | 127,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense |  |  |  | 10,700,000 | 10,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-Compete Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset |  |  |  | 4,100,000 | 4,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-Compete Agreements [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense |  |  |  | 0 | 700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketing Related [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, recognized |  |  | $ 28,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract provisions offset against intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset |  |  |  | 22,100,000 | 22,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketing Related [Member] | Cost of Goods Sold [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense |  |  |  | 0 | 900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Internally Developed Software [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset |  |  |  | $ 41,900,000 | 41,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Internally Developed Software [Member] | Existing Information System Platform [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets being amortized duration |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset |  |  |  | $ 36,700,000 | 36,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Internally Developed Software [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense |  |  |  | $ 7,500,000 | 7,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemsil [Member] | Product Rights [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 34,000,000 |
Assets being amortized duration |  |  |  | 9 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of acquisition |  |  |  | Aug. 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residual value |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemsil [Member] | Product Rights [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense |  |  |  | $ 3,700,000 | 3,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Independence Acquisition [Member] | Brand Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |  |  |
Assets being amortized duration |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of acquisition |  |  |  | Oct. 27, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residual value |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Independence Acquisition [Member] | Technology [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,000,000 |  |  |
Assets being amortized duration |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of acquisition |  |  |  | Oct. 27, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Independence Acquisition [Member] | Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,200,000 |  |  |
Assets being amortized duration |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of acquisition |  |  |  | Oct. 27, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Independence Acquisition [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,600,000 |  |  |
Assets being amortized duration |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of acquisition |  |  |  | Oct. 27, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bachman [Member] | Brand Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,900,000 |  |
Assets being amortized duration |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of acquisition |  |  |  | Nov. 04, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bachman [Member] | Technology [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,500,000 |  |
Assets being amortized duration |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of acquisition |  |  |  | Nov. 04, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bachman [Member] | Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,500,000 |  |
Assets being amortized duration |  |  |  | 14 years 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of acquisition |  |  |  | Nov. 04, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Strata [Member] | Technology [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,300,000
Assets being amortized duration |  |  |  | 16 years 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of acquisition |  |  |  | Dec. 24, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Strata [Member] | Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,200,000
Assets being amortized duration |  |  |  | 11 years 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of acquisition |  |  |  | Dec. 24, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Strata [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000
Assets being amortized duration |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of acquisition |  |  |  | Dec. 24, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Huntsman Holland B.V. [Member] | Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets being amortized duration |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of acquisition |  |  |  | Aug. 09, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Huntsman Holland B.V. [Member] | Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member] | Americas and Asia Pacific [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition | $ 4,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Huntsman Holland B.V. [Member] | Internally Developed Software [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets being amortized duration |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset |  |  |  | $ 5,200,000 | $ 4,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Huntsman [Member] | Customer and Distributor Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 33,500,000 |  |  |  |
Assets being amortized duration |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of acquisition |  |  |  | Dec. 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finetex [Member] | Customer Lists [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets being amortized duration |  |  |  | 13 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, recognized |  | $ 4,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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