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PROPOSED MERGER (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Schedule of Expected Acquisition Related Costs [Line Items]    
Proposed Merger Common Stock Acquired By Third Party 80.6olin_ProposedMergerCommonStockAcquiredByThirdParty  
Proposed Merger Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired by Third Party 50.50%olin_ProposedMergerPercentageofVotingInterestsAcquiredbyThirdParty  
Proposed Merger Percentage of Voting Interests Retained by Existing Stockholders 49.50%olin_ProposedMergerPercentageofVotingInterestsRetainedbyExistingStockholders  
Proposed Merger Additional Common Stock to be Acquired by Third Party 6.9olin_ProposedMergerAdditionalCommonStocktobeAcquiredbyThirdParty  
Proposed Merger Cash and Debt Distribution by Third Party $ 2,000,000,000olin_ProposedMergerCashandDebtDistributionbyThirdParty  
Proposed Merger Cash Portion of Cash and Debt Distribution by Third Party 875,000,000olin_ProposedMergerCashPortionofCashandDebtDistributionbyThirdParty  
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs 14,300,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts
Proposed Merger Change in Control Mandatory Acceleration of Expenses Under the Non-Qualified Pension Plan 50,000,000olin_ProposedMergerChangeinControlMandatoryAccelerationofExpensesUndertheNonQualifiedPensionPlan  
Acquisition costs 10,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts 200,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
Amortization of Financing Costs 400,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts  
Proposed Merger Upfront Payment for Long-Term Supply Arrangements 300,000,000olin_ProposedMergerUpfrontPaymentforLongTermSupplyArrangements  
Minimum    
Schedule of Expected Acquisition Related Costs [Line Items]    
Proposed Merger Advisory, Legal, Accounting and Other Professional Fees and Integration Expenses 40,000,000olin_ProposedMergerAdvisoryLegalAccountingandOtherProfessionalFeesandIntegrationExpenses
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Proposed Merger Financing Fees 25,000,000olin_ProposedMergerFinancingFees
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Maximum    
Schedule of Expected Acquisition Related Costs [Line Items]    
Proposed Merger Advisory, Legal, Accounting and Other Professional Fees and Integration Expenses 45,000,000olin_ProposedMergerAdvisoryLegalAccountingandOtherProfessionalFeesandIntegrationExpenses
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Proposed Merger Financing Fees $ 30,000,000olin_ProposedMergerFinancingFees
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