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Note 7 - Debt (Details)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended								0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended										9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended			1 Months Ended				9 Months Ended							3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
Note 7 - Debt (Details)	Jul. 08, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 08, 2013 Predecessor Recapitalization and Refinancing [Member] Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Predecessor Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] First Lien Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] First Lien Term Loan [Member] EUR (€)	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] New Tranche B Term Loans [Member] Chemtura [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Euro Tranche Term Loans [Member] United States of America, Dollars	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Euro Tranche Term Loans [Member] Euro Member Countries, Euro	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Euro Tranche Term Loans [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Euro Tranche Term Loans [Member] EUR (€)	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Multi-currency [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Chemtura [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Multi-currency [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Chemtura [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Multi-currency [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] U.S. Dollar Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Chemtura [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] U.S. Dollar Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Chemtura [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] U.S. Dollar Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] United States of America, Dollars Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Chemtura [Member]	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Euro Member Countries, Euro Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Chemtura [Member]	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Chemtura [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Chemtura [Member] EUR (€)	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] EUR (€)	Nov. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Multi-currency [Member] Chemtura [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Barclays Bank PLC [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Successor [Member] First Lien Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Successor [Member] First Lien Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Predecessor [Member] Tranche C Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Predecessor [Member] First Lien Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Predecessor [Member] First Lien Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Predecessor [Member] Second Lien Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Predecessor [Member] Second Lien Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Predecessor [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Quarterly Payment [Member] Tranche C Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 08, 2013 Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Predecessor Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Subordinated Debt [Member] Redemption Premium [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 07, 2013 Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Predecessor Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Subordinated Debt [Member] Redemption Premium [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 07, 2013 Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Predecessor Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Subordinated Debt [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 07, 2013 Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Predecessor Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Redemption Premium [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 08, 2013 Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Predecessor Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 07, 2013 Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Predecessor Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 12, 2007 Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] Predecessor Senior Subordinated Notes [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2009 Secured Debt [Member] Japanese Senior Secured Bank Debt [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2007 Secured Debt [Member] Japanese Senior Secured Bank Debt [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2007 Secured Debt [Member] Japanese Senior Secured Bank Debt [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Tranche B Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Tranche B Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 12, 2007 Tranche B Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Tranche C Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 12, 2007 Tranche C Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 07, 2013 2007 Credit Facilities [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member] Maximum [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member] Minimum [Member] LIBOR Floor [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member] Multi-currency [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 07, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 First Lien Term Loan [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 First Lien Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 07, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 07, 2013 Second Lien Term Loan [Member] Maximum [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 Second Lien Term Loan [Member] Minimum [Member] LIBOR Floor [Member]	Jun. 07, 2013 Second Lien Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Second Lien Facility [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 16, 2014 2014 Incremental First Lien Facility [Member] Chemtura [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 16, 2014 2014 Second Lien Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 15, 2014 First Lien Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Interest Period One [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Interest Period Two [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Interest Period Three [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Interest Period Six [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Interest Period Twelve [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Overdraft Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Overdraft Facility [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Series B Preferred Stock [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 12, 2007 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock and Accumulated Dividends [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock and Accumulated Dividends [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 12, 2007 MacDermid [Member]
Note 7 - Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Senior Secured Credit Facilities																																																				2																																	3
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																																												$ 5,569,000	$ 2,519,000	$ 15,000,000		$ 360,000,000	$ 360,000,000		$ 250,000,000													$ 755,000,000			$ 360,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity															87,500,000	25,000,000		87,500,000	25,000,000																																				25,000,000		25,000,000												600,000,000		405,000,000											50,000,000
Senior Notes																																											350,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																																											9.50%															4.00%	4.00%																		6.25%	1.00%
Long-term Debt			745,563,000	751,225,000			1,437,000	205,000,000	130,000,000			259,000,000	205,000,000														1,055,000,000																																		745,563,000	751,225,000		805,000,000						120,000,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																																																					3.00%	1.00%				3.00%	3.00%						6.75%	1.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date																																																								Jun. 07, 2018				Jun. 07, 2020							Dec. 07, 2020
Guaranteed Credit Facilities, Stock of the Company's First Tier Foreign Subsidiaries, Percentage	65.00%
Early Repayment of Senior Debt						100,481,000																																	100,481,000			249,519,000								138,737,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt						105,864,000																																				105,864,000
Repayments of Senior Debt																																					3,182,000	3,182,000		9,357,000
Interest Expense, Debt																																									2,201,000	2,201,000
Repayments Of Debt And Other Uses			1,232,080,000																																																																																500,000,000	500,000,000
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage																																																																															9.00%	9.50%
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Convertible Securities																																																																																44,977,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt		(18,788,000)																																	(18,788,000)
Bond Retirement Premiums Included in Loss in Recapitalization and Refinancing		12,539,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost		6,249,000
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross		13,519,000			13,000,000
Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs Term		7 years
Repayments of Long-term Debt																														6,810,000						206,479,000											10,277,000																					373,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount																																																															1,775,000
Line of Credit Facility, Incremental Amendment																											300,000,000
Line of Credit Facility Increase (Decrease), Net														62,500,000			62,500,000
Proceeds from Lines of Credit																						60,000,000	55,000,000			69,000,000
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate, Translation										1.26	1.00									1.26	1.00
Long-term Line of Credit																								129,000,000	55,000
Debt Instrument Interest Periods																																																																								1 month	2 months	3 months	6 months	12 months
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal																												1,888,000	5,663,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Interest																												7,723,000	22,812,000		7,885,000	9,647,000	7,285,000	8,913,000
Percentage of Borrowings in Excess of Commitments Under Revolving Credit Facilities			25.00%
Debt To EBITDA Ratio			6.5
Stock Of The Company’s Domestic Subsidiaries Percentage			100.00%
Stock Of The Company’s Non-Domestic Subsidiaries Percentage			65.00%
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount																																																																																	989,000
Short-term Debt			0	0
Overdraft Facility, Maximum Capacity			21,515,000	22,075,000
Expenses and Losses, Reporting Currency Denominated, Value																																																		3,261,000
Revenues and Gains, Reporting Currency Denominated, Value																																																		$ 4,398,000