v3.5.0.2

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2015
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] |
Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) | 19. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) The following table sets forth certain quarterly financial data. The quarterly earnings (loss) per share amounts for a year will not add to the earnings per share for that year due to weighting of shares used in calculating per share data.
|  | Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2015 |
(In millions, except per share data) |  | Q1 |  |  | Q2 |  |  | Q3 |  |  | Q4 |
Net sales |  | $ | 784.6 |  |  | $ | 869.2 |  |  | $ | 827.5 |  |  | $ | 715.7 |
Gross margin |  |  | 103.9 |  |  |  | 123.5 |  |  |  | 112.8 |  |  |  | 36.1 |
Operating income (loss) |  |  | 22.1 |  |  |  | 43.1 |  |  |  | (811.7 | ) |  |  | (61.4 | )
Net income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | (2.4 | ) |  |  | 22.8 |  |  |  | (798.2 | ) |  |  | (66.0 | )
Consolidated net income (loss) |  |  | (8.8 | ) |  |  | 21.9 |  |  |  | (792.5 | ) |  |  | (57.7 | )
Net income (loss) attributable to Axiall |  |  | (10.6 | ) |  |  | 20.6 |  |  |  | (769.6 | ) |  |  | (56.8 | )
Earnings (loss) per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | (0.15 | ) |  | $ | 0.29 |  |  | $ | (10.90 | ) |  | $ | (0.80 | )
Diluted |  | $ | (0.15 | ) |  | $ | 0.29 |  |  | $ | (10.90 | ) |  | $ | (0.80 | )
|  | Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
|  | Q1 |  |  | Q2 |  |  | Q3 |  |  | Q4 |
Net sales |  | $ | 808.5 |  |  | $ | 974.9 |  |  | $ | 997.5 |  |  | $ | 861.6 |
Gross margin |  |  | 76.8 |  |  |  | 149.6 |  |  |  | 156.7 |  |  |  | 123.2 |
Operating income (loss) |  |  | 3.1 |  |  |  | 68.9 |  |  |  | 75.1 |  |  |  | 19.6 |
Net income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  | (7.7 | ) |  |  | 37.7 |  |  |  | 48.2 |  |  |  | (0.2 | )
Consolidated net income (loss) |  |  | (10.6 | ) |  |  | 28.1 |  |  |  | 45.1 |  |  |  | (12.4 | )
Net income (loss) attributable to Axiall |  |  | (11.6 | ) |  |  | 27.2 |  |  |  | 44.5 |  |  |  | (13.8 | )
Earnings (loss) per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | (0.17 | ) |  | $ | 0.39 |  |  | $ | 0.64 |  |  | $ | (0.20 | )
Diluted |  | $ | (0.17 | ) |  | $ | 0.38 |  |  | $ | 0.63 |  |  | $ | (0.20 | )

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_QuarterlyFinancialInformationDisclosureAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The entire disclosure for the quarterly financial data in the annual financial statements. The disclosure may include a tabular presentation of financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income or loss before extraordinary items and earnings per share data. It also includes an indication if the information in the note is unaudited, comments on the aggregate effect of year-end adjustments, and an explanation of matters or transactions that affect comparability or are pertinent to an understanding of the information furnished. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 270 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 13 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51655806&loc=d3e765-108305 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 270 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a)-(j) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51825399&loc=d3e1280-108306 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 270 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51655806&loc=d3e725-108305 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 6 -Section G -Subsection 1 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-K (SK) -Number 229 -Section 302 -Paragraph a + Details
Name: | us-gaap_QuarterlyFinancialInformationTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration