v3.5.0.2

Long-Term Debt and Lease Financing Obligation - Additional Information (Detail) |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Feb. 27, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 Property Lease | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Property | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 01, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, covenant compliance |  |  | As of June 30, 2016, we were in compliance with the covenants under our ABL Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Agreement and the indentures governing the 4.625 Notes and the 4.875 Notes. |  |
Lease financing obligation |  |  | $ 46,800,000 | $ 44,000,000 |
Lease financing original obligation term |  |  | 10 years |  |
2016 |  |  | $ 1,700,000 |  |
2017 |  |  | 2,500,000 |  |
2018 |  |  | 2,200,000 |  |
2019 |  |  | 600,000 |  |
ABL Revolver [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | 600,000,000 |  |
Maximum cash dividends if conditions are met |  |  | 150,000,000 |  |
Availability under the credit facility that, if exceeded, limits the cash dividend payments the entity is allowed to make |  |  | $ 75,000,000 |  |
Consecutive period of borrowing availability under the credit facility used to determine cash dividend payments allowed |  |  | 30 days |  |
Fixed charge coverage ratio that, if exceeded, limits the cash dividend payments the entity is allowed to make |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Availability under the credit facility that, if exceeded, allows the entity to make additional cash dividend payments |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |
Fixed charge coverage ratio, if exceeded, allows the entity to make additional cash dividend payments |  |  | 110.00% |  |
Availability under the credit facility |  |  | $ 383,900,000 |  |
"ABL Revolver" outstanding balance |  |  | 0 | $ 0 |
Outstanding letters of credit |  |  | $ 72,900,000 |  |
ABL Revolver [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest rate margin |  |  | 2.15% |  |
ABL Revolver [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest rate margin |  |  | 4.00% |  |
Letter of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Collateralized letter of credit expiration date |  |  | Feb. 02, 2015 |  |
4.625 Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  | $ 688,000,000 |  |
Stated Interest Rate |  |  | 4.625% | 4.625% |
Debt instrument, interest payment description |  |  | Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year. |  |
4.875 Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  | $ 450,000,000
Stated Interest Rate |  |  | 4.875% | 4.875% |
Debt instrument, interest payment description |  |  | Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year. |  |
Term Loan Facility [Member] | Due 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated Interest Rate |  |  | 4.00% |  |
Term Loan Facility [Member] | Due 2022 [Member] | Axiall Holdco [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |
Additional amount of term loans permitted under term loan facility subject to certain conditions | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |
Maximum consolidated secured debt ratio related to additional amount of term loans permitted under term loan facility | 2.50 |  |  |  |
Term Loan Facility [Member] | Due 2022 [Member] | Axiall Holdco [Member] | Base Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest rate margin | 1.50% |  |  |  |
Variable interest rate basis floor (as a percent) | 2.00% |  |  |  |
Term Loan Facility [Member] | Due 2022 [Member] | Axiall Holdco [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest rate margin | 3.25% |  |  |  |
Variable interest rate basis floor (as a percent) | 0.75% |  |  |  |
Sale Leaseback Transaction of Properties [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sale-leaseback transaction, Description |  |  | In connection with the sale of our window and door profiles business, on March 31, 2016, we assigned the leases associated with two of the four properties that were recorded as part of such sale-leaseback transaction on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets and extended the lease term for one of the remaining properties through 2019. Consequently, we are no longer the primary obligor under the two assigned leases |  |
Sale-leaseback transaction, Number of properties | Property |  | 4 |  |  |
Sale-leaseback transaction, Number of properties lease term extended | Lease |  | 1 |  |  |
Amount derecognized from property plant and equipment, net |  |  | $ 25,600,000 |  |
Lease financing obligation decreased |  |  | 37,500,000 |  |
Deferred gain of leased properties |  |  | $ 11,900,000 |  |
Window and Door Profiles Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amount reclassified under discontinued operation, Number of properties | Property |  |  | 2 |  |
Window and Door Profiles Business [Member] | Sale Leaseback Transaction of Properties [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sale-leaseback transaction, Number of properties assigned | Property |  | 2 | 2 |  |

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