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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]    
Provision for income taxes $ 12.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 22.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Effective tax rate (as a percent) 16.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 31.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Effective tax rate excluding discrete benefits (as a percent) 30.40%hxl_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateExcludingDiscreteBenefits  
Benefits primarily related to the release of reserves for uncertain tax positions $ 11.6us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions