Segments - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014 Segment	Jun. 30, 2014 Armand Products Company	Jun. 30, 2013 Armand Products Company	Jun. 30, 2014 ArmaKleen Company	Jun. 30, 2013 ArmaKleen Company	Jun. 30, 2014 Natronx LLC	Jun. 30, 2013 Natronx LLC
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	3
Percentage of ownership interest		50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	33.33%	33.33%

The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571

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