v3.3.0.814

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
--- | --- | ---
Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt issuance costs | $ 3.5 | $ 0.6 |
4.625 Notes |  |  |
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) | 4.625% |  | 4.625%
Senior Notes4.875 Percent Due2023 |  |  |
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) | 4.875% |  | 4.875%
Term Loan Due2017 |  |  |
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt issuance costs |  |  | $ 1.8
Term Loan Due2022 |  |  |
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt issuance costs and discounts | $ 2.7 |  |
Carrying Reported Amount Fair Value Disclosure | Commodity contracts |  |  |
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Commodity purchase contracts | (3.2) |  | (12.9)
Estimate Of Fair Value Fair Value Disclosure | Commodity contracts |  |  |
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Commodity purchase contracts | (3.2) |  | (12.9)
Fair Value Inputs Level1 | Carrying Reported Amount Fair Value Disclosure | 4.625 Notes |  |  |
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt | 688.0 |  | 688.0
Fair Value Inputs Level1 | Carrying Reported Amount Fair Value Disclosure | Senior Notes4.875 Percent Due2023 |  |  |
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt | 450.0 |  | 450.0
Fair Value Inputs Level1 | Estimate Of Fair Value Fair Value Disclosure | 4.625 Notes |  |  |
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt | 585.7 |  | 651.9
Fair Value Inputs Level1 | Estimate Of Fair Value Fair Value Disclosure | Senior Notes4.875 Percent Due2023 |  |  |
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt | 378.8 |  | 426.7
Fair Value Inputs Level2 | Carrying Reported Amount Fair Value Disclosure | Term Loan Due2017 |  |  |
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  | 192.6
Fair Value Inputs Level2 | Carrying Reported Amount Fair Value Disclosure | Term Loan Due2022 |  |  |
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt | 245.5 |  |
Fair Value Inputs Level2 | Estimate Of Fair Value Fair Value Disclosure | Term Loan Due2017 |  |  |
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  | $ 194.4
Fair Value Inputs Level2 | Estimate Of Fair Value Fair Value Disclosure | Term Loan Due2022 |  |  |
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt | $ 249.9 |  |

X
- Definition Represents the amount of debt issuance costs and discounts. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | axll_DebtIssuanceCostsAndDiscounts
Namespace Prefix: | axll_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 20 -Section 55 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51825145&loc=SL20226008-175313 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 15 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49121117&loc=d3e13495-108611 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51824906&loc=SL20225862-175312 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49121117&loc=d3e13433-108611 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6945355&loc=d3e41271-113958 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6945355&loc=d3e41228-113958 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The cash outflow for loan and debt issuance costs. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 15 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3291-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Financing Activities -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6513228 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis=axll_SeniorNotes4.625PercentDue2021Member
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis=axll_SeniorNotes4.875PercentDue2023Member
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis=axll_TermLoanDue2017Member
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis=axll_TermLoanDue2022Member
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis=us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis=us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis=us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis=us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis=us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |