ACQUISITION (Details Textuals) - USD ($) shares in Millions		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 05, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Nov. 05, 2015	Nov. 03, 2015	Oct. 01, 2015	Jun. 23, 2015	Mar. 26, 2015	Jun. 24, 2014	Jun. 23, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs General										$ 48,800,000	$ 76,300,000	$ 4,200,000
Financing Fees											30,500,000
Change in Control Mandatory Acceleration of Expenses Under the Non-Qualified Pension Plan											47,100,000
Sales		$ 1,385,700,000	$ 1,452,700,000	$ 1,364,000,000	$ 1,348,200,000	$ 1,267,400,000	$ 533,600,000	$ 535,400,000	$ 518,000,000	5,550,600,000	2,854,400,000	2,241,200,000
Net (loss) income										(34,200,000)	6,700,000	162,700,000
Goodwill		$ 2,118,000,000				2,174,100,000				2,118,000,000	2,174,100,000	747,100,000
Cash and Debt Distribution from Spinco	$ 2,095,000,000
Delayed-Draw Term Loan Facility of Spinco																$ 1,050,000,000
Delayed-Draw Term Loan Facility of Spinco, Amount Drawn	875,000,000
Senior Credit Facility																1,850,000,000		$ 415,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																500,000,000		$ 265,000,000	$ 265,000,000
Delayed-Draw Term Loan Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																1,350,000,000
Delayed-Draw Term Loan Facility, Amount Drawn	475,000,000
Combined Senior Credit Facility						$ 1,850,000,000					1,850,000,000
Subfacility of Senior Credit Facility																$ 100,000,000
Annual Required Principal Payment (Percent) in Years 1 and 2																5.00%
Annual Required Principal Payment (Percent) in Year 3																7.50%
Annual Required Principal Payment (Percent) in Years 4 and 5																10.00%
Sumitomo Credit Facility	600,000,000
Sumitomo Credit Facility Amendment														$ 200,000,000
Sumitomo Credit Facility Amendment Borrowing													$ 200,000,000
Bridge Financing Commitments																	$ 3,354,500,000
Bridge Financing Amortized Debt Issuance Costs											$ 30,000,000
Payment for certain liabilities including the final working capital adjustment	69,500,000
Up-front payments under the ethylene agreements	433,500,000
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Ethylene Asset	$ 416,100,000
2017 Supply Contract Payment										$ 209,400,000
Common stock, authorized (in shares)		240.0				240.0	120.0			240.0	240.0				240.0
DCP Business
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares	87.5
Percentage of Outstanding Common Stock Acquired by Third Party	53.00%
Percentage of Outstanding Common Stock Retained by Existing Stockholders	47.00%
Change in Control Mandatory Acceleration of Expenses Under the Non-Qualified Pension Plan											$ 47,100,000
Sales											5,681,800,000	6,948,200,000
Net (loss) income											(36,600,000)	800,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	$ 25,400,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory	456,400,000
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Current Assets, Receivables	401,600,000
Business Acquisition Contracted Receivables Acquired	403,800,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt	51,100,000
Goodwill	1,372,500,000
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount	0
Payment for certain liabilities including the final working capital adjustment	69,500,000
Up-front payments under the ethylene agreements	433,500,000
Pro Forma Adjustment For Acquisition Related Costs											47,000,000	4,200,000
Pro Forma Adjustment For Fair Value Adjustment Inventory											24,000,000
Epoxy Segment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Sales										$ 1,822,000,000	429,600,000	0
Net (loss) income										15,400,000	(7,500,000)	0
Goodwill		$ 286,700,000				$ 296,600,000				286,700,000	296,600,000	0
Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls Segment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Sales										2,999,300,000	1,713,400,000	1,502,800,000
Net (loss) income										224,900,000	115,500,000	130,100,000
Revenue, Net from DCP Business										1,715,700,000	373,000,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest from DCP Business										164,500,000	37,200,000
Goodwill		$ 1,831,300,000				$ 1,877,500,000				$ 1,831,300,000	$ 1,877,500,000	$ 747,100,000
2023 Notes
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
2023 Senior Notes	$ 720,000,000
Interest rate	9.75%	9.75%				9.75%				9.75%	9.75%
2025 Notes
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
2025 Senior Notes	$ 500,000,000
Interest rate	10.00%	10.00%				10.00%				10.00%	10.00%
Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Q4 2020 Supply Contract Payment											$ 425,000,000
Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Q4 2020 Supply Contract Payment											$ 465,000,000