Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Proposed Alent Acquisition On July 13, 2015, Platform and Alent issued an announcement, pursuant to Rule 2.7 of the U.K. Takeover Code, disclosing the terms of a recommended offer by MacDermid Performance Acquisitions Ltd., a private limited company registered in England and Wales, and an indirect subsidiary of Platform, to acquire all of the shares of Alent pursuant to a scheme of arrangement to be implemented under the U.K. Companies Act. In connection with the Alent Acquisition, on July 13, 2015, (i) Platform, MacDermid Performance Acquisitions Ltd., and Alent entered into a co-operation agreement and (ii) Platform, certain subsidiary guarantors, Credit Suisse AG and certain other Credit Suisse AG affiliates entered into a $1.88 billion interim facility letter. Pursuant to the terms of the Alent Acquisition, each shareholder of Alent is entitled to receive 503 pence in cash for each ordinary share of Alent. The scheme of arrangement will also include a partial share alternative under which eligible shareholders of Alent can elect to receive Platform common stock in lieu of part or all of the cash consideration that they would otherwise be entitled to receive in exchange for their Alent Shares on the basis of 0.31523 new Platform's shares for every Alent share. Such alternative is to be limited to the issue of new Platform shares in respect of approximately 21.9% of Alent’s issued share capital at close of business on July 10, 2015. The Alent Acquisition values Alent’s entire share capital at approximately £1.35 billion ($2.10 billion, based on the GBP/USD exchange rate of 1.5517 on July 10, 2015). On July 13, 2015, in connection with the Alent Acquisition, Platform and certain subsidiary guarantors entered into an interim facility letter with Credit Suisse AG and certain of its affiliates pursuant to which they committed, subject to the terms therein, to provide Platform with a $1.88 billion interim senior unsecured term loan facility. Platform expects to replace this term loan facility with more permanent financing before or after the closing of the Alent Acquisition. The commitments under the interim facility letter, unless previously terminated, will terminate on the earlier of (i) the date on which the consummation of the Alent Acquisition is announced without the making of any advances under the term loan facility and (ii) July 13, 2016. The facility amount of $1.88 billion will be reduced by the net proceeds of any securities or other borrowings raised or issued in connection with the Alent Acquisition. The interim facility letter is subject to other terms and conditions customary for commitments and facilities of this type including certain affirmative covenants, negative covenants, conditions precedent and events of default. On the date of the Rule 2.7 announcement, and as provided for therein, Platform and MacDermid Performance Acquisitions Ltd. received an irrevocable undertaking from Cevian Capital II Master Fund LP, the largest shareholder of Alent, to vote in favor of the scheme of arrangement and elect for the partial share alternative in respect of its entire beneficial ownership of 58,432,694 of Alent's shares. If no shareholders of Alent apart from Cevian Capital II Master Fund LP elect to receive new Platform shares, Cevian Capital II Master Fund LP will be issued the full amount of new Platform shares available under the partial share alternative. The Acquisition is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) approval of the scheme of arrangement and the related resolutions by the requisite majorities of Alent shareholders and the sanction of the scheme by the High Court of England and Wales, (ii) the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSRA Act, as well as the receipt of certain other clearances under the antitrust laws of other jurisdictions in which an antitrust filing is required to be made and associated approvals and clearances and (iii) the absence of an adverse change or deterioration in the business, assets, financial or trading position or profits or prospects of any member of the Alent group, which is material in the context of the group taken as a whole. If the Alent Acquisition is not consummated, we may be required to pay to Alent certain costs and expenses relating to the Alent Acquisition, including a break-up fee of £27 million in the event we invoke a regulatory approvals condition on or prior to July 13, 2016 or where certain regulatory approvals conditions are not satisfied or waived on July 13, 2016, as further provided in the co-operation agreement with Alent. Both companies' boards of directors have unanimously recommended the transaction, which is expected to close in late 2015 or early 2016, subject to customary closing conditions for transactions of this nature. MacDermid Performance Acquisitions Ltd. reserves the right, subject to the prior consent of the U.K. Panel on Takeovers and Mergers and the terms of the co-operation agreement, to elect to implement the Alent Acquisition by way of a takeover offer (as such term is defined in the U.K. Companies Act). Following closing of the transaction, Platform will remain a NYSE listed company domiciled in the United States. There can be no assurances that the Alent Acquisition will be consummated. Please see the risk factors included in this Quarterly Report for risks regarding the proposed Alent Acquisition. In connection with the Alent Acquisition, during July 2015, the Company entered into no-cost, deal contingent forward purchases of £1.06 billion ($1.64 billion , based on the GBP/USD exchange rate of 1.5487 on July 13, 2015). The price for 50% of the forward purchases is set; however, it is dependent upon the timing of the closing of the proposed Alent Acquisition. The price for the remaining 50% allows for the Company to benefit from a weakening of the GBP relative to the USD while being protected against price movements above a maximum average of GBP/USD exchange rate of 1.6244. Interest rate swaps On August 5, 2015, the Company entered into a series of pay fixed, receiving floating interest rate swaps with respect to a portion of its indebtedness. The swaps effectively fix the floating rate portion of the interest payments on approximately $1.20 billion of our USD denominated debt and €286 million of our Euro denominated debt at 1.96% and 1.20%, respectively, from September 2015 through June 2020.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Proposed Alent Acquisition

On July 13, 2015, Platform and Alent issued an announcement, pursuant to Rule 2.7 of the U.K. Takeover Code, disclosing the terms of a recommended offer by MacDermid Performance Acquisitions Ltd., a private limited company registered in England and Wales, and an indirect subsidiary of Platform, to acquire all of the shares of Alent pursuant to a scheme of arrangement to be implemented under the U.K. Companies Act. In connection with the Alent Acquisition, on July 13, 2015, (i) Platform, MacDermid Performance Acquisitions Ltd., and Alent entered into a co-operation agreement and (ii) Platform, certain subsidiary guarantors, Credit Suisse AG and certain other Credit Suisse AG affiliates entered into a $1.88 billion interim facility letter.

Pursuant to the terms of the Alent Acquisition, each shareholder of Alent is entitled to receive 503 pence in cash for each ordinary share of Alent. The scheme of arrangement will also include a partial share alternative under which eligible shareholders of Alent can elect to receive Platform common stock in lieu of part or all of the cash consideration that they would otherwise be entitled to receive in exchange for their Alent Shares on the basis of 0.31523 new Platform's shares for every Alent share. Such alternative is to be limited to the issue of new Platform shares in respect of approximately 21.9% of Alent’s issued share capital at close of business on July 10, 2015. The Alent Acquisition values Alent’s entire share capital at approximately £1.35 billion ($2.10 billion, based on the GBP/USD exchange rate of 1.5517 on July 10, 2015).

On July 13, 2015, in connection with the Alent Acquisition, Platform and certain subsidiary guarantors entered into an interim facility letter with Credit Suisse AG and certain of its affiliates pursuant to which they committed, subject to the terms therein, to provide Platform with a $1.88 billion interim senior unsecured term loan facility. Platform expects to replace this term loan facility with more permanent financing before or after the closing of the Alent Acquisition. The commitments under the interim facility letter, unless previously terminated, will terminate on the earlier of (i) the date on which the consummation of the Alent Acquisition is announced without the making of any advances under the term loan facility and (ii) July 13, 2016. The facility amount of $1.88 billion will be reduced by the net proceeds of any securities or other borrowings raised or issued in connection with the Alent Acquisition. The interim facility letter is subject to other terms and conditions customary for commitments and facilities of this type including certain affirmative covenants, negative covenants, conditions precedent and events of default.

On the date of the Rule 2.7 announcement, and as provided for therein, Platform and MacDermid Performance Acquisitions Ltd. received an irrevocable undertaking from Cevian Capital II Master Fund LP, the largest shareholder of Alent, to vote in favor of the scheme of arrangement and elect for the partial share alternative in respect of its entire beneficial ownership of 58,432,694 of Alent's shares. If no shareholders of Alent apart from Cevian Capital II Master Fund LP elect to receive new Platform shares, Cevian Capital II Master Fund LP will be issued the full amount of new Platform shares available under the partial share alternative.

The Acquisition is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) approval of the scheme of arrangement and the related resolutions by the requisite majorities of Alent shareholders and the sanction of the scheme by the High Court of England and Wales, (ii) the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSRA Act, as well as the receipt of certain other clearances under the antitrust laws of other jurisdictions in which an antitrust filing is required to be made and associated approvals and clearances and (iii) the absence of an adverse change or deterioration in the business, assets, financial or trading position or profits or prospects of any member of the Alent group, which is material in the context of the group taken as a whole.

If the Alent Acquisition is not consummated, we may be required to pay to Alent certain costs and expenses relating to the Alent Acquisition, including a break-up fee of £27 million in the event we invoke a regulatory approvals condition on or prior to July 13, 2016 or where certain regulatory approvals conditions are not satisfied or waived on July 13, 2016, as further provided in the co-operation agreement with Alent.

Both companies' boards of directors have unanimously recommended the transaction, which is expected to close in late 2015 or early 2016, subject to customary closing conditions for transactions of this nature. MacDermid Performance Acquisitions Ltd. reserves the right, subject to the prior consent of the U.K. Panel on Takeovers and Mergers and the terms of the co-operation agreement, to elect to implement the Alent Acquisition by way of a takeover offer (as such term is defined in the U.K. Companies Act). Following closing of the transaction, Platform will remain a NYSE listed company domiciled in the United States. There can be no assurances that the Alent Acquisition will be consummated. Please see the risk factors included in this Quarterly Report for risks regarding the proposed Alent Acquisition.

In connection with the Alent Acquisition, during July 2015, the Company entered into no-cost, deal contingent forward purchases of £1.06 billion ($1.64 billion , based on the GBP/USD exchange rate of 1.5487 on July 13, 2015). The price for 50% of the forward purchases is set; however, it is dependent upon the timing of the closing of the proposed Alent Acquisition. The price for the remaining 50% allows for the Company to benefit from a weakening of the GBP relative to the USD while being protected against price movements above a maximum average of GBP/USD exchange rate of 1.6244.

Interest rate swaps

On August 5, 2015, the Company entered into a series of pay fixed, receiving floating interest rate swaps with respect to a portion of its indebtedness. The swaps effectively fix the floating rate portion of the interest payments on approximately $1.20 billion of our USD denominated debt and €286 million of our Euro denominated debt at 1.96% and 1.20%, respectively, from September 2015 through June 2020.