v2.4.1.9
GUARANTOR INFORMATION (Details 2) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss    
Net sales $ 947.6us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 993.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Operating costs and expenses:    
Cost of sales 844.6us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold 913.3us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
Selling, general and administrative expenses 81.3us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 73.6us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Transaction-related costs and other, net 5.8axll_TransactionRestructuringCostsAndOther 6.6axll_TransactionRestructuringCostsAndOther
Long-lived asset impairment charges, net 0.3us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 0.6us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Total operating costs and expenses 932.0us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 994.1us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
Operating income (loss) 15.6us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (0.4)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Other income (expense):    
Interest expense, net (18.8)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet (18.3)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet
Foreign exchange gain (loss) (0.2)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax 0.4us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax
Debt refinancing costs (3.2)us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts  
Income (loss) before income taxes (6.6)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (18.3)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 2.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (7.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Consolidated net loss (8.8)us-gaap_ProfitLoss (10.6)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 1.8us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 1.0us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net income (loss) attributable to Axiall (10.6)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss (11.6)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Comprehensive loss attributable to Axiall (38.4)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax (24.9)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Reportable legal entity | Parent Company    
Operating costs and expenses:    
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10.9us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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4.6axll_TransactionRestructuringCostsAndOther
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(15.5)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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7.8us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet
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Income (loss) before income taxes (13.4)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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(13.9)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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Provision for (benefit from) income taxes (2.8)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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(2.3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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(11.6)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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Reportable legal entity | Spinco | 4.625 Notes, 4.875 Notes and Term Loan credit agreement    
Other income (expense):    
Interest expense, net (20.8)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet
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Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries (7.0)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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(28.3)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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Reportable legal entity | Guarantor Subsidiaries Excluding Eagle Spinco Inc. | 4.625 Notes, 4.875 Notes and Term Loan credit agreement    
Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss    
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Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss    
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