Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The cash outflow for the settlement of obligation drawn from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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Debt - Cabot Senior Secured Notes (Detail)	9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended						9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
Debt - Cabot Senior Secured Notes (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Cabot Corporation [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Cabot Corporation [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 20, 2012 Cabot 2019 Notes [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 20, 2012 Cabot 2019 Notes [Member] GBP (£)	Aug. 02, 2013 Cabot 2020 Notes [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2013 Cabot 2020 Notes [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2014 J Bridge PECs [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 J Bridge PECs [Member] GBP (£)	Mar. 27, 2014 Cabot 2021 Notes [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2014 Cabot 2021 Notes [Member] GBP (£)	Jul. 25, 2013 Marlin Acquisition [Member] Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2013 Marlin Acquisition [Member] Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 [Member] GBP (£)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encore senior secured notes	$ 47,500,000		$ 58,750,000			$ 438,400,000	£ 265,000,000	$ 151,700,000	£ 100,000,000			$ 291,800,000	£ 175,000,000.0	$ 246,500,000	£ 150,000,000.0
Debt instrument, stated interest rate						10.375%	10.375%	8.375%	8.375%			6.50%	6.50%	10.50%	10.50%
Repayment of senior credit facility	878,883,000	491,462,000		113,800,000	75,000,000							174,800,000	105,000,000
Repayment of J Bridge PECs	702,000	39,743,000								37,900,000	25,000,000.0
Debt issuance cost												7,500,000
Long-term debt, fair value														$ 284,200,000