Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2009	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015
Environmental remediation [Abstract]
Total accrued liability for future environmental remediation costs		$ 106,000	$ 120,000	$ 97,000
Accrued liability for individual site range, minimum		less than $1 million
Accrued liability for individual site range, maximum				$ 18,000
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		$ 106,000	120,000
Additional provision		6,000	0
Changes in estimates		(3,000)	0
Amounts paid		(6,000)	(5,000)
Foreign exchange effects		(6,000)	(7,000)
Other		0	(3,000)
Ending balance		$ 97,000	$ 105,000
Pending or threatened litigation [Member] | Affiliates of Access Industries indemnity demand letter [Member]
Loss contingencies [Line Items]
Description of parties who issued the demand letters		affiliates of Access Industries (collectively, “Access Entities”), a more than five percent shareholder of the Company
Description of indemnity demanded		demanding indemnity for losses, including attorney’s fees and expenses, arising out of a pending lawsuit styled Edward S. Weisfelner, as Litigation Trustee of the LB Litigation Trust v. Leonard Blavatnik, et al., Adversary Proceeding No. 09-1375 (REG), in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York.
Pending or threatened litigation [Member] | Affiliates of Access Industries management agreement fee demand letters [Member]
Loss contingencies [Line Items]
Description of parties who issued the demand letters		affiliates of Access Industries (collectively, “Access Entities”), a more than five percent shareholder of the Company
Amount of management fees demanded		$ 100,000
Pending or threatened litigation [Member] | Affiliates of Access Industries management agreement fee demand letters [Member] | Predecessor [Member]
Loss contingencies [Line Items]
Description of parties who issued the demand letters	affiliates of Access Industries (collectively, “Access Entities”), a more than five percent shareholder of the Company
Proof of claim for management fees previously filed in Bankruptcy Court	$ 723