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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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PHH | Chlorovinyls
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| Percentage of ownership interest in joint ventures | 50.00% | ||
| Percentage of VCM produced by PHH that is sold to the Company | 50.00% | ||
| Percentage of the processing costs of the joint venture paid | 50.00% | ||
| Production capacity of the joint venture to produce VCM (in pounds) | 1,150,000,000 | ||
| Investment in joint ventures | $ 2,200,000 | $ 1,200,000 | |
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Several manufacturing joint ventures
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| Liabilities due to related parties | 900,000 | 800,000 | |
| Receivables due from related parties | 5,300,000 | 8,900,000 | |
| Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries | 2,900,000 | 2,400,000 | 1,900,000 |
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Several manufacturing joint ventures | Building Products
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| Percentage of ownership interest in joint ventures | 50.00% | ||
| Investment in joint ventures | 3,800,000 | 5,200,000 | |
| Sales of materials to joint ventures | $ 14,900,000 | $ 11,000,000 | $ 11,800,000 |
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Represents the percentage of the processing costs of the joint venture paid by the entity. No definition available.
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Represents the percentage of VCM produced by the joint venture that is sold to the Company. No definition available.
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Represents the VCM production capacity of the joint venture. No definition available.
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For an unclassified balance sheet, amounts due from related parties including affiliates, employees, joint ventures, officers and stockholders, immediate families thereof, and pension funds. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Revenues, net of returns and allowances, realized from sales and other transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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