Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Financial information by reportable segment is as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 2014 (In millions)	Sales to  External Customers		Intersegment Sales			Total Sales			Operating Income			Depreciation and Amortization		Capital Expenditures		Total Assets
Global Color, Additives and Inks	835.0		15.8			850.8			124.9			41.4		28.1		937.7
Global Specialty Engineered Materials	555.2		43.1			598.3			72.4			16.7		15.2		370.5
Designed Structures and Solutions	616.5		1.0			617.5			45.1			24.4		25.6		490.2
Performance Products and Solutions	728.2		88.4			816.6			63.1			17.7		15.2		265.5
PolyOne Distribution	1,100.6		13.8			1,114.4			68.2			0.6		0.1		214.2
Corporate and eliminations	—		(162.1		)	(162.1		)	(218.6		)	23.1		8.6		433.1
Total	$	3,835.5	$	—		$	3,835.5		$	155.1		$	123.9	$	92.8	$	2,711.2

Year Ended December 31, 2013 (In millions)	Sales to  External Customers		Intersegment Sales			Total Sales			Operating Income			Depreciation and Amortization(1)		Capital Expenditures (1a)		Total Assets
Global Color, Additives and Inks	844.6		7.7			852.3			104.0			38.8		29.3		962.0
Global Specialty Engineered Materials	571.9		43.6			615.5			57.2			18.8		14.3		379.6
Designed Structures and Solutions	597.3		0.1			597.4			33.4			21.2		13.4		549.4
Performance Products and Solutions	690.9		82.3			773.2			56.0			15.5		12.4		278.7
PolyOne Distribution	1,066.5		8.7			1,075.2			63.3			0.6		0.3		216.7
Corporate and eliminations	—		(142.4		)	(142.4		)	(82.4		)	13.9		6.5		557.7
Total	$	3,771.2	$	—		$	3,771.2		$	231.5		$	108.8	$	76.2	$	2,944.1

(1) Excludes $1.0 million of depreciation expense associated with the Resin Business.

(1a) Excludes $0.2 million of capital expenditures associated with the Resin Business.

Year Ended December 31, 2012 (In millions)	Sales to  External Customers		Intersegment Sales			Total Sales			Operating Income			Depreciation and Amortization (2)		Capital Expenditures (2a)		Total Assets
Global Color, Additives and Inks	776.1		2.1			778.2			75.3			32.9		28.2		901.7
Global Specialty Engineered Materials	504.9		38.7			543.6			47.0			14.3		12.9		396.6
Performance Products and Solutions	554.9		75.4			630.3			38.8			13.7		4.6		205.4
PolyOne Distribution	1,024.9		5.4			1,030.3			66.0			0.7		0.6		212.9
Corporate and eliminations	—		(121.6		)	(121.6		)	(89.6		)	4.2		8.5		411.4
Total	$	2,860.8	$	—		$	2,860.8		$	137.5		$	65.8	$	54.8	$	2,128.0

(2) Excludes $4.0 million of depreciation expense associated with the Resin Business.

(2a) Excludes $2.6 million of capital expenditures associated with the Resin Business.

Schedule Of Revenue And Long-Lived Assets

Our sales are primarily to customers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America and Asia, and the majority of our assets are located in these same geographic areas. Following is a summary of sales and long-lived assets based on the geographic areas where the sales originated and where the assets are located:

(In millions)	2014		2013		2012
Sales:
United States	$	2,590.4	$	2,538.2	$	1,724.1
Europe	511.8		519.7		488.1
Canada	277.4		267.8		248.1
Asia	246.2		239.0		221.2
Mexico	178.4		158.1		141.8
South America	31.3		48.4		37.5
Total Sales	$	3,835.5	$	3,771.2	$	2,860.8
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	421.1	$	444.4	$	240.9
Europe	95.7		103.0		82.2
Canada	12.8		13.2		5.7
Asia	39.5		51.8		45.1
Mexico	19.7		20.5		3.5
South America	7.9		13.3		8.4
Total Long-lived assets	$	596.7	$	646.2	$	385.8