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Retirement and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans - Schedule of Impact of One-Percentage-Point Change in Expected Long-term Rate of Return and Discount Rate on Pension Expense and Retirement Obligation (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
U.S. Non-qualified Defined Benefit Retirement Plans  
Impact of one-percentage-point increase and a one-percentage-point decrease in the expected long-term rate of return and discount rate on periodic pension expense in next fiscal year  
One-percentage-point increase in discount rate $ (0.2)hxl_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseInDiscountRateOnNetPeriodicBenefitCostInNextFiscalYear
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One-percentage-point decrease in discount rate 0.4hxl_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseInDiscountRateOnNetPeriodicBenefitCostInNextFiscalYear
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= hxl_UnitedStatesNonqualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Impact of one-percentage-point increase and a one-percentage-point decrease in the discount rate on retirement obligation as of December 31, 2014  
One-percentage-point increase in discount rate (1.0)hxl_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseInDiscountRateOnBenefitObligationInNextFiscalYear
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One-percentage-point decrease in discount rate 1.1hxl_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseInDiscountRateOnBenefitObligationInNextFiscalYear
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= hxl_UnitedStatesNonqualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Retiree Medical Plans  
Impact of one-percentage-point increase and a one-percentage-point decrease in the discount rate on retirement obligation as of December 31, 2014  
One-percentage-point increase in discount rate (0.4)hxl_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseInDiscountRateOnBenefitObligationInNextFiscalYear
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= hxl_RetireeMedicalPlansMember
One-percentage-point decrease in discount rate 0.4hxl_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseInDiscountRateOnBenefitObligationInNextFiscalYear
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= hxl_RetireeMedicalPlansMember
United Kingdom defined benefit plan (the U.K. Plan)  
Impact of one-percentage-point increase and a one-percentage-point decrease in the expected long-term rate of return and discount rate on periodic pension expense in next fiscal year  
One-percentage-point increase in expected long-term rate of return (1.6)hxl_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseInExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssetsOnNetPeriodicBenefitCostInNextFiscalYear
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= hxl_UnitedKingdomDefinedBenefitPlanMember
One-percentage-point increase in discount rate (0.2)hxl_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseInDiscountRateOnNetPeriodicBenefitCostInNextFiscalYear
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= hxl_UnitedKingdomDefinedBenefitPlanMember
One-percentage-point decrease in expected long-term rate of return 1.6hxl_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseInExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssetsNetPeriodicBenefitCostInNextFiscalYear
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One-percentage-point decrease in discount rate 0.4hxl_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseInDiscountRateOnNetPeriodicBenefitCostInNextFiscalYear
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= hxl_UnitedKingdomDefinedBenefitPlanMember
Impact of one-percentage-point increase and a one-percentage-point decrease in the discount rate on retirement obligation as of December 31, 2014  
One-percentage-point increase in discount rate (26.2)hxl_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseInDiscountRateOnBenefitObligationInNextFiscalYear
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= hxl_UnitedKingdomDefinedBenefitPlanMember
One-percentage-point decrease in discount rate $ 33.9hxl_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseInDiscountRateOnBenefitObligationInNextFiscalYear
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= hxl_UnitedKingdomDefinedBenefitPlanMember