Stockholders' Equity (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended
	Feb. 13, 2015 USD ($) shares	Oct. 20, 2014 shares	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 shares	Oct. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 23, 2014 $ / shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of preferred shares authorized in amendment (in shares)			5,000,000
Equity Instruments | $	$ 646.0
Conversion price (in usd per share) | $ / shares			$ 27.14
Share price (in usd per share) | $ / shares			$ 8.60				$ 0.01
Whole payment amount | $			$ 410.0
Total number of shares of common stock originally issuable upon the exchange of PDH common stock pursuant to the RHSA (in shares)			8,800,000
Arysta
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Equity Instruments | $	$ 646.0
Conversion price (in usd per share) | $ / shares			$ 27.14
Dividend Payable, Aggregate Monthly Amount | $						$ 4.0
Volume weighted average price period (in days)	10 days
Maximum share conversion (in shares)	22,107,590	22,107,590
Mac Dermid
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Equity Instruments | $			$ 97.5
Net income allocated to Retaining Holders | $			$ (1.2)	$ 5.4
Noncontrolling interest percentage			6.24%	6.65%	6.25%
PDH
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Rate PDH Common stock that may be exchanged for shares of common stock			25.00%
Period during which PDH Common stock that may be exchanged for shares of common stock (in years)			4 years
Common stock issued in connection with exchange of PDH common stock (in shares)			729,417
Redeemable Series B Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Temporary equity designated (in shares)			600,000
Temporary equity issued (in shares)			600,000		600,000
Liquidation preference per share | $ / shares			$ 1,000
Temporary equity outstanding (in shares)			600,000		600,000
Series A Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of preferred shares authorized in amendment (in shares)			2,000,000
Preferred shares, shares issued (in shares)			2,000,000		2,000,000
Dividend price (in usd per share) | $ / shares			$ 22.85
Series A Preferred Stock | Founders Entities
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred shares, shares outstanding (in shares)			2,000,000
Conversion ratio			1
Extension period for conversion			3 years