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Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets - Schedule of Gross Goodwill and Other Purchased Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Changes in the carrying amount of gross goodwill and other purchased intangibles      
Balance at the beginning of the period $ 61.0hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsNet $ 57.8hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsNet  
Additions   3.0hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsAcquiredDuringPeriod  
Amortization expense (0.3)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets (0.1)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets  
Currency translation adjustments and other (0.9)hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsCurrencyTranslationAndOtherAdjustments 0.3hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsCurrencyTranslationAndOtherAdjustments  
Balance at the end of the period 59.8hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsNet 61.0hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsNet  
Composite Materials      
Changes in the carrying amount of gross goodwill and other purchased intangibles      
Balance at the beginning of the period 44.9hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hxl_CompositeMaterialsMember
41.7hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsNet
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= hxl_CompositeMaterialsMember
 
Additions   3.0hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsAcquiredDuringPeriod
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= hxl_CompositeMaterialsMember
 
Amortization expense (0.3)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hxl_CompositeMaterialsMember
(0.1)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hxl_CompositeMaterialsMember
 
Currency translation adjustments and other (0.9)hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsCurrencyTranslationAndOtherAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hxl_CompositeMaterialsMember
0.3hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsCurrencyTranslationAndOtherAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hxl_CompositeMaterialsMember
 
Balance at the end of the period 43.7hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hxl_CompositeMaterialsMember
44.9hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsNet
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= hxl_CompositeMaterialsMember
 
Engineered Products      
Changes in the carrying amount of gross goodwill and other purchased intangibles      
Balance at the beginning of the period     16.1hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hxl_EngineeredProductsMember
Balance at the end of the period $ 16.1hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsNet
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$ 16.1hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsNet
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= hxl_EngineeredProductsMember
$ 16.1hxl_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsNet
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= hxl_EngineeredProductsMember