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Segment Information - Schedule of Goodwill and Intangible Assets by Segment (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Goodwill and intangible assets $ 59.1us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill $ 59.8us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill
Goodwill And Intangible Asset Impairment 0us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment  
Composite Materials    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Goodwill and intangible assets 43.0us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hxl_CompositeMaterialsMember
43.7us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hxl_CompositeMaterialsMember
Engineered Products    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Goodwill and intangible assets $ 16.1us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hxl_EngineeredProductsMember
$ 16.1us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hxl_EngineeredProductsMember