Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting and Financial Reporting Policies	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting and Financial Reporting Policies	Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting and Financial Reporting Policies On January 27, 2016, GCP entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement pursuant to which Grace agreed to transfer its Grace Construction Products operating segment and the packaging technologies business, operated under the “Darex” name, of its Grace Materials Technologies operating segment to GCP (the "Separation"). The Separation occurred on February 3, 2016, by means of a pro rata distribution to Grace stockholders of all of the then-outstanding shares of Company common stock (the "Distribution"). Under the Distribution, one share of Company common stock was distributed for each share of Grace common stock held by Grace stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 27, 2016. No fractional shares were distributed. As a result of the Distribution, GCP is now an independent public company and its common stock is listed under the symbol "GCP" on the New York Stock Exchange. GCP is engaged in the production and sale of specialty construction chemicals, specialty building materials, and packaging products through three operating segments. Specialty Construction Chemicals ("SCC") manufactures and markets concrete admixtures and cement additives. Specialty Building Materials ("SBM") manufactures and markets sheet and liquid membrane systems that protect structures from water, air and vapor penetration, fireproofing and other products designed to protect the building envelope. Darex Packaging Technologies ("Darex") manufactures and markets packaging materials for use in beverage and food containers, industrial containers and other consumer and industrial applications. Prior to the Separation, the Company operated as the Grace Construction Products operating segment and the Darex Packaging Technologies business of W.R. Grace & Co. The Separation was completed pursuant to various agreements with Grace related to the Separation. These agreements govern the relationship between GCP and Grace following the Separation and provided for the allocation of various assets, liabilities, rights and obligations. These agreements also include arrangements for transition services to be provided on a temporary basis by both parties. Basis of Presentation The financial statements for periods prior to the Separation have been prepared on a stand-alone basis and are derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Grace, as the Company's business operated as a combination of entities under common control of Grace. These financial statements reflect the historical basis and carrying values established when the Company was part of Grace. Subsequent to the Separation, the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements are presented on a consolidated basis and include all of the accounts and operations of GCP and its majority-owned subsidiaries. The financial statements reflect the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of GCP in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of SEC Regulation S-X for interim financial information. The financial statements presented herein are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Combined Financial Statements presented in the Company's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Such financial statements reflect all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods presented; all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature except for the impacts of adopting new accounting standards as discussed below. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The results of operations for the six-month interim period ended June 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the year ending December 31, 2016. All transactions between GCP and Grace have been included in these financial statements. Prior to the Separation, all such transactions, other than intercompany loan transactions, are effectively considered to be settled for cash, in the Combined Financial Statements at the time the transactions were recorded. The intercompany loans payable to Grace and the related interest and cash flows, as presented in Note 3 are reflected as "Borrowings under related party loans" and "Repayments under related party loans" in the Statements of Cash Flows, as "Loans payable-related party" in the Balance Sheets and as "Interest expense, net-related party" in the Statements of Operations. Subsequent to the Separation, Grace is no longer a related party of the Company. Prior to the Separation, the financial statements included expenses of Grace allocated to GCP for certain functions provided by Grace, including, but not limited to, general corporate expenses related to finance, legal, information technology, human resources, communications, ethics and compliance, environment health and safety, supply chain, shared services, employee benefits and incentives, insurance and stock-based compensation. These expenses were allocated to GCP on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of revenue, headcount or other measures. These cost allocations were included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Statement of Operations. Most of these costs were included in segment operating income with only a portion included in corporate costs. Both GCP and Grace consider the basis on which the expenses have been allocated to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided to, or the benefit received by, GCP during the periods presented. Subsequent to the Separation, GCP has performed most of these functions using its own resources or purchased services. However, the remainder of these functions will continue to be provided by Grace under a transition services agreement, for a period generally up to 18 months from the Separation. See Note 12 for further description of the transition services agreement between GCP and Grace. Prior to the Separation, the financial statements also included the assets and liabilities that were historically held at the Grace corporate level but were specifically identifiable or otherwise pushed down to GCP. The cash and cash equivalents held by Grace at the corporate level were not specifically identifiable to GCP and therefore were not allocated to GCP for any of the periods presented. Prior to the Separation, cash and cash equivalents in the Balance Sheets represent primarily cash held locally by entities included in the financial statements. Third-party debt and the related interest expense of Grace were not allocated to GCP for any of the periods presented as GCP was not the legal obligor of the debt and the Grace borrowings were not directly attributable to GCP's business. The financial statements exclude all assets, liabilities, income, gains, costs and expenses reported by Grace related to asbestos and bankruptcy matters. Prior to the Separation, these matters were not allocated to GCP as Grace was the legal obligor for those liabilities and Grace is expected to pay all future liabilities and costs related to such matters as such matters were not historically managed by GCP. Grace retained full responsibility for these matters following the Separation and GCP has not indemnified Grace for any losses or payments associated with these matters. Prior to the Separation, Grace used a centralized approach to cash management and financing of its operations and Grace funded GCP's operating and investing activities as needed. Prior to the Separation, cash transfers to and from the cash management accounts of Grace are reflected in the Statements of Cash Flows as “Transfers (to) from parent, net.” Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates, and the differences could be material. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period identified. GCP's accounting measurements that are most affected by management's estimates of future events are: •Contingent liabilities, which depend on an assessment of the probability of loss and an estimate of ultimate resolution cost, that may arise from circumstances such as legal disputes, environmental remediation, product liability claims, material commitments (see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) and income taxes (see Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements); •Pension and postretirement liabilities that depend on assumptions regarding participant life spans, future inflation, discount rates and total returns on invested funds (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements); and •Realization values of net deferred tax assets, which depend on projections of future taxable income (see Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). Reclassifications Certain amounts in prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Such reclassifications have not materially affected previously reported amounts. Revisions Certain prior period amounts related to borrowings and repayments under credit arrangements reported as financing activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows have been revised. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, borrowings and repayments under certain credit facilities of $8.2 million were previously netted within cash flows from financing activities. GCP concluded that these revisions were not material to its previously issued Combined Financial Statements. Income Tax As a global enterprise, GCP is subject to a complex array of tax regulations and must make assessments of applicable tax law and judgments in estimating its ultimate income tax liability. In the financial statements for periods prior to the Separation, income tax expense and tax balances were calculated using the separate return method as if GCP was a separate taxpayer, although GCP was included in tax returns filed by Grace. After the Separation, income tax expense and income tax balances represent GCP’s federal, state and foreign income taxes as an independent company. As a stand-alone entity, GCP will file tax returns on its own behalf and its deferred taxes and effective tax rate may not be comparable to those of historical periods prior to the Separation. See Note 4 for details regarding estimates used in accounting for income tax matters including unrecognized tax benefits. Stock-Based Compensation Expense Prior to the Separation, GCP was allocated stock-based compensation expense from Grace related to GCP employees receiving awards denominated in Grace equity instruments. In accordance with an employee matters agreement entered into between Grace and GCP on January 27, 2016 in connection with the Separation (the "Employee Matters Agreement"), previously outstanding stock-based compensation awards granted under Grace's equity compensation programs prior to the Separation and held by certain executives and employees of GCP and Grace were adjusted to reflect the impact of the Separation on these awards. To preserve the aggregate intrinsic value of these stock-based compensation awards, as measured immediately before and immediately after the Separation, each holder of Grace stock-based compensation awards generally received an adjusted award consisting of either (i) both a stock-based compensation award denominated in Grace equity as it existed subsequent to the Separation and a stock-based compensation award denominated in GCP equity or (ii) solely a stock-based compensation award denominated in the equity of the company at which the person was employed following the Separation. In the Separation, the determination as to which type of adjustment applied to a holder’s previously outstanding Grace award was based upon the type of stock-based compensation award that was to be adjusted and the date on which the award was originally granted under the Grace equity compensation programs prior to the Separation. Under the Employee Matters Agreement, GCP retains certain obligations related to all stock- and cash-settled stock-based compensation awards denominated in GCP equity, regardless of whether the holder is a GCP or Grace employee. Following the Separation, the Company records stock-based compensation expense for equity awards in accordance with authoritative accounting guidance. Currency Translation Assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries (other than those located in countries with highly inflationary economies) are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates, while revenues, costs and expenses are translated at average exchange rates during each reporting period. The resulting currency translation adjustments are included in "accumulated other comprehensive loss" in the Balance Sheets. The financial statements of any subsidiaries located in countries with highly inflationary economies are remeasured as if the functional currency were the U.S. dollar; the remeasurement creates translation adjustments that are reflected in net income in the Statements of Operations. Effective January 1, 2010, GCP began to account for its Venezuela subsidiary as a highly inflationary economy. As a result, the functional currency of its Venezuelan subsidiary became the U.S. dollar; therefore, all translation adjustments are reflected in net income in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. The official exchange rate (CENCOEX) of 4.3 was used to remeasure GCP's financial statements from bolivars to U.S. dollars upon Venezuela's designation as a highly inflationary economy. On February 8, 2013, the Venezuelan government announced that, effective February 13, 2013, the official exchange rate of the bolivar to U.S. dollar would devalue from 4.3 to 6.3. GCP continued to account for its results in Venezuela at the official exchange rate of 6.3 bolivars to one U.S. dollar until September 30, 2015. Based on developments in the third quarter of 2015, including changed expectations about GCP's ability to import raw materials into Venezuela at the official exchange rate and increased inflation, the Company determined that it was no longer appropriate to use the official exchange rate. Effective September 30, 2015, the Company began accounting for its results in Venezuela at the SIMADI rate. The Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $73.2 million in the third quarter of 2015 to reflect the devaluation of monetary assets and the impairment of non-monetary assets at the SIMADI rate of 199 bolivars to one U.S. dollar. In mid-February 2016, changes to the currency exchange systems were announced that eliminated the SICAD exchange rate and replaced the name SIMADI rate with DICOM, which is expected to be a floating exchange rate. The DICOM rate was 617 bolivars to one U.S. dollar at the end of the second quarter of 2016, a 146% increase from the SIMADI rate used as of the end of the prior quarter of 251. Accordingly, in the second quarter of 2016, the Company recorded a $2.6 million loss in its Consolidated Statement of Operations to reflect the further devaluation of the net monetary asset position using the DICOM rate. Effect of New Accounting Standards Revenue from Contracts with Customers In May 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-12, Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, which clarifies aspects of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), including non-cash consideration, and provides a practical expedient for reflecting contract modifications upon transition. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-12, which will occur in conjunction with its adoption of the new revenue recognition standard promulgated in Topic 606. ASU 2014-09 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted as of January 1, 2017, and requires either a retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adoption. GCP is currently evaluating the available transition methods and the potential impact of the new revenue recognition standard on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which clarifies aspects of ASU 2014-09 pertaining to the identification of performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance, while retaining the core principles for those areas. GCP is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-10, which will occur in conjunction with its adoption of Topic 606. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Principal Versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross Versus Net), which amends the principal-versus-agent implementation guidance in Topic 606 and will affect whether an entity reports revenue on a gross or net basis. GCP is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-08, which will occur in conjunction with its adoption of Topic 606. Share-Based Payments In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The standard is intended to simplify several areas of accounting for share-based compensation arrangements, including the income tax impact, classification on the statement of cash flows and forfeitures. ASU 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is permitted. GCP is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements. Leases In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which is intended to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The core principle of Topic 842 is that a lessee should recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases. A lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term, including optional payments where they are reasonably certain to occur. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. GCP is currently evaluating the potential impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures as well as the timing of adoption.

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting and Financial Reporting Policies

On January 27, 2016, GCP entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement pursuant to which Grace agreed to transfer its Grace Construction Products operating segment and the packaging technologies business, operated under the “Darex” name, of its Grace Materials Technologies operating segment to GCP (the "Separation"). The Separation occurred on February 3, 2016, by means of a pro rata distribution to Grace stockholders of all of the then-outstanding shares of Company common stock (the "Distribution"). Under the Distribution, one share of Company common stock was distributed for each share of Grace common stock held by Grace stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 27, 2016. No fractional shares were distributed. As a result of the Distribution, GCP is now an independent public company and its common stock is listed under the symbol "GCP" on the New York Stock Exchange.

GCP is engaged in the production and sale of specialty construction chemicals, specialty building materials, and packaging products through three operating segments. Specialty Construction Chemicals ("SCC") manufactures and markets concrete admixtures and cement additives. Specialty Building Materials ("SBM") manufactures and markets sheet and liquid membrane systems that protect structures from water, air and vapor penetration, fireproofing and other products designed to protect the building envelope. Darex Packaging Technologies ("Darex") manufactures and markets packaging materials for use in beverage and food containers, industrial containers and other consumer and industrial applications.

Prior to the Separation, the Company operated as the Grace Construction Products operating segment and the Darex Packaging Technologies business of W.R. Grace & Co.

The Separation was completed pursuant to various agreements with Grace related to the Separation. These agreements govern the relationship between GCP and Grace following the Separation and provided for the allocation of various assets, liabilities, rights and obligations. These agreements also include arrangements for transition services to be provided on a temporary basis by both parties.

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements for periods prior to the Separation have been prepared on a stand-alone basis and are derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Grace, as the Company's business operated as a combination of entities under common control of Grace. These financial statements reflect the historical basis and carrying values established when the Company was part of Grace. Subsequent to the Separation, the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements are presented on a consolidated basis and include all of the accounts and operations of GCP and its majority-owned subsidiaries. The financial statements reflect the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of GCP in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of SEC Regulation S-X for interim financial information.

The financial statements presented herein are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Combined Financial Statements presented in the Company's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Such financial statements reflect all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods presented; all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature except for the impacts of adopting new accounting standards as discussed below. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The results of operations for the six-month interim period ended June 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the year ending December 31, 2016.

All transactions between GCP and Grace have been included in these financial statements. Prior to the Separation, all such transactions, other than intercompany loan transactions, are effectively considered to be settled for cash, in the Combined Financial Statements at the time the transactions were recorded. The intercompany loans payable to Grace and the related interest and cash flows, as presented in Note 3 are reflected as "Borrowings under related party loans" and "Repayments under related party loans" in the Statements of Cash Flows, as "Loans payable-related party" in the Balance Sheets and as "Interest expense, net-related party" in the Statements of Operations. Subsequent to the Separation, Grace is no longer a related party of the Company.

Prior to the Separation, the financial statements included expenses of Grace allocated to GCP for certain functions provided by Grace, including, but not limited to, general corporate expenses related to finance, legal, information technology, human resources, communications, ethics and compliance, environment health and safety, supply chain, shared services, employee benefits and incentives, insurance and stock-based compensation. These expenses were allocated to GCP on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of revenue, headcount or other measures. These cost allocations were included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Statement of Operations. Most of these costs were included in segment operating income with only a portion included in corporate costs. Both GCP and Grace consider the basis on which the expenses have been allocated to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided to, or the benefit received by, GCP during the periods presented.

Subsequent to the Separation, GCP has performed most of these functions using its own resources or purchased services. However, the remainder of these functions will continue to be provided by Grace under a transition services agreement, for a period generally up to 18 months from the Separation. See Note 12 for further description of the transition services agreement between GCP and Grace.

Prior to the Separation, the financial statements also included the assets and liabilities that were historically held at the Grace corporate level but were specifically identifiable or otherwise pushed down to GCP. The cash and cash equivalents held by Grace at the corporate level were not specifically identifiable to GCP and therefore were not allocated to GCP for any of the periods presented. Prior to the Separation, cash and cash equivalents in the Balance Sheets represent primarily cash held locally by entities included in the financial statements. Third-party debt and the related interest expense of Grace were not allocated to GCP for any of the periods presented as GCP was not the legal obligor of the debt and the Grace borrowings were not directly attributable to GCP's business.

The financial statements exclude all assets, liabilities, income, gains, costs and expenses reported by Grace related to asbestos and bankruptcy matters. Prior to the Separation, these matters were not allocated to GCP as Grace was the legal obligor for those liabilities and Grace is expected to pay all future liabilities and costs related to such matters as such matters were not historically managed by GCP. Grace retained full responsibility for these matters following the Separation and GCP has not indemnified Grace for any losses or payments associated with these matters.

Prior to the Separation, Grace used a centralized approach to cash management and financing of its operations and Grace funded GCP's operating and investing activities as needed. Prior to the Separation, cash transfers to and from the cash management accounts of Grace are reflected in the Statements of Cash Flows as “Transfers (to) from parent, net.”

Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates, and the differences could be material. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period identified. GCP's accounting measurements that are most affected by management's estimates of future events are:

•Contingent liabilities, which depend on an assessment of the probability of loss and an estimate of ultimate resolution cost, that may arise from circumstances such as legal disputes, environmental remediation, product liability claims, material commitments (see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) and income taxes (see Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements);

•Pension and postretirement liabilities that depend on assumptions regarding participant life spans, future inflation, discount rates and total returns on invested funds (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements); and

•Realization values of net deferred tax assets, which depend on projections of future taxable income (see Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

Reclassifications Certain amounts in prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Such reclassifications have not materially affected previously reported amounts.

Revisions Certain prior period amounts related to borrowings and repayments under credit arrangements reported as financing activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows have been revised. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, borrowings and repayments under certain credit facilities of $8.2 million were previously netted within cash flows from financing activities. GCP concluded that these revisions were not material to its previously issued Combined Financial Statements.

Income Tax As a global enterprise, GCP is subject to a complex array of tax regulations and must make assessments of applicable tax law and judgments in estimating its ultimate income tax liability.

In the financial statements for periods prior to the Separation, income tax expense and tax balances were calculated using the separate return method as if GCP was a separate taxpayer, although GCP was included in tax returns filed by Grace. After the Separation, income tax expense and income tax balances represent GCP’s federal, state and foreign income taxes as an independent company.

As a stand-alone entity, GCP will file tax returns on its own behalf and its deferred taxes and effective tax rate may not be comparable to those of historical periods prior to the Separation.

See Note 4 for details regarding estimates used in accounting for income tax matters including unrecognized tax benefits.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense Prior to the Separation, GCP was allocated stock-based compensation expense from Grace related to GCP employees receiving awards denominated in Grace equity instruments. In accordance with an employee matters agreement entered into between Grace and GCP on January 27, 2016 in connection with the Separation (the "Employee Matters Agreement"), previously outstanding stock-based compensation awards granted under Grace's equity compensation programs prior to the Separation and held by certain executives and employees of GCP and Grace were adjusted to reflect the impact of the Separation on these awards. To preserve the aggregate intrinsic value of these stock-based compensation awards, as measured immediately before and immediately after the Separation, each holder of Grace stock-based compensation awards generally received an adjusted award consisting of either (i) both a stock-based compensation award denominated in Grace equity as it existed subsequent to the Separation and a stock-based compensation award denominated in GCP equity or (ii) solely a stock-based compensation award denominated in the equity of the company at which the person was employed following the Separation. In the Separation, the determination as to which type of adjustment applied to a holder’s previously outstanding Grace award was based upon the type of stock-based compensation award that was to be adjusted and the date on which the award was originally granted under the Grace equity compensation programs prior to the Separation. Under the Employee Matters Agreement, GCP retains certain obligations related to all stock- and cash-settled stock-based compensation awards denominated in GCP equity, regardless of whether the holder is a GCP or Grace employee. Following the Separation, the Company records stock-based compensation expense for equity awards in accordance with authoritative accounting guidance.

Currency Translation Assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries (other than those located in countries with highly inflationary economies) are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates, while revenues, costs and expenses are translated at average exchange rates during each reporting period. The resulting currency translation adjustments are included in "accumulated other comprehensive loss" in the Balance Sheets. The financial statements of any subsidiaries located in countries with highly inflationary economies are remeasured as if the functional currency were the U.S. dollar; the remeasurement creates translation adjustments that are reflected in net income in the Statements of Operations.

Effective January 1, 2010, GCP began to account for its Venezuela subsidiary as a highly inflationary economy. As a result, the functional currency of its Venezuelan subsidiary became the U.S. dollar; therefore, all translation adjustments are reflected in net income in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. The official exchange rate (CENCOEX) of 4.3 was used to remeasure GCP's financial statements from bolivars to U.S. dollars upon Venezuela's designation as a highly inflationary economy. On February 8, 2013, the Venezuelan government announced that, effective February 13, 2013, the official exchange rate of the bolivar to U.S. dollar would devalue from 4.3 to 6.3. GCP continued to account for its results in Venezuela at the official exchange rate of 6.3 bolivars to one U.S. dollar until September 30, 2015. Based on developments in the third quarter of 2015, including changed expectations about GCP's ability to import raw materials into Venezuela at the official exchange rate and increased inflation, the Company determined that it was no longer appropriate to use the official exchange rate. Effective September 30, 2015, the Company began accounting for its results in Venezuela at the SIMADI rate. The Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $73.2 million in the third quarter of 2015 to reflect the devaluation of monetary assets and the impairment of non-monetary assets at the SIMADI rate of 199 bolivars to one U.S. dollar.

In mid-February 2016, changes to the currency exchange systems were announced that eliminated the SICAD exchange rate and replaced the name SIMADI rate with DICOM, which is expected to be a floating exchange rate. The DICOM rate was 617 bolivars to one U.S. dollar at the end of the second quarter of 2016, a 146% increase from the SIMADI rate used as of the end of the prior quarter of 251. Accordingly, in the second quarter of 2016, the Company recorded a $2.6 million loss in its Consolidated Statement of Operations to reflect the further devaluation of the net monetary asset position using the DICOM rate.

Effect of New Accounting Standards

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-12, Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, which clarifies aspects of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), including non-cash consideration, and provides a practical expedient for reflecting contract modifications upon transition. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-12, which will occur in conjunction with its adoption of the new revenue recognition standard promulgated in Topic 606. ASU 2014-09 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted as of January 1, 2017, and requires either a retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adoption. GCP is currently evaluating the available transition methods and the potential impact of the new revenue recognition standard on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which clarifies aspects of ASU 2014-09 pertaining to the identification of performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance, while retaining the core principles for those areas. GCP is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-10, which will occur in conjunction with its adoption of Topic 606.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Principal Versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross Versus Net), which amends the principal-versus-agent implementation guidance in Topic 606 and will affect whether an entity reports revenue on a gross or net basis. GCP is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-08, which will occur in conjunction with its adoption of Topic 606.

Share-Based Payments

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The standard is intended to simplify several areas of accounting for share-based compensation arrangements, including the income tax impact, classification on the statement of cash flows and forfeitures. ASU 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is permitted. GCP is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which is intended to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The core principle of Topic 842 is that a lessee should recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases. A lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term, including optional payments where they are reasonably certain to occur. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. GCP is currently evaluating the potential impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures as well as the timing of adoption.