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ORGANIZATION AND FORMATION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
ORGANIZATION AND FORMATION
ORGANIZATION AND FORMATION
 
Compass Minerals International, Inc., through its subsidiaries ("CMP", "Compass Minerals", or the "Company"), is a producer and marketer of essential mineral products with manufacturing sites in North America and the United Kingdom ("U.K."). Its principal products are salt, consisting of sodium chloride and magnesium chloride, and sulfate of potash ("SOP"), a specialty fertilizer the Company markets under the trade name Protassium+. Additionally, the Company sells various premium micronutrient products under its Wolf Trax brand.  The Company provides highway deicing products to customers in North America and the U.K., and plant nutrients to growers and fertilizer distributors worldwide. The Company also produces and markets consumer deicing and water conditioning products, ingredients used in consumer and commercial food preparation, and other mineral-based products for consumer, agricultural and industrial applications. Compass Minerals also provides records management services to businesses located in the U.K.
Compass Minerals International, Inc. is a holding company with no operations other than those of its wholly owned subsidiaries.