Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 ofRegulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods reported. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Our financial condition as of, and our operating results for, the three month period ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the financial condition and results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2016 or any other interim period. On September 30, 2015, the Company entered into and consummated the transactions contemplated by an asset purchase agreement between INEOS Americas LLC (“INEOS”) and Axiall LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to which the Company sold its aromatics business to INEOS. The Company has concluded that it met the accounting requirements for reporting the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of its former aromatics business as discontinued operations when the sale was consummated. On February 24, 2016, the Company also entered into an asset purchase agreement among Royal Group, Inc. (“RGI”), Royal Window and Door Profiles Plant 13 Inc., Royal Window and Door Profiles Plant 14 Inc., and Axiall Corporation, as sellers, and North American Profiles Canada, LTD (“NAPC”), as purchaser, pursuant to which the Company sold its window and door profiles business and its Concord, Ontario compounding operations to NAPC on March 31, 2016 for net proceeds of approximately $29.2 million, subject to certain working capital and other adjustments and future performance-based payments. The Company concluded that it met the accounting requirements for reporting the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of its former window and door profiles business as discontinued operations when the sale was consummated. The sale of our Concord, Ontario compounding operations did not meet the criteria for classification as discontinued operations. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and statements of operations and statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, have been adjusted to reflect the presentation of the results of operations and cash flows of the former aromatics and window and door profiles businesses as discontinued operations. These adjustments relating to the discontinued operations of our aromatics and window and door profiles businesses did not impact the Company’s consolidated net loss attributable to Axiall. Refer to Note 3 for additional information relating to these sales. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation. These reclassifications are of a normal recurring nature and did not impact the Company’s operating income (loss) or consolidated net loss. There have been no material changes in the significant accounting policies followed by us during the three months ended March 31, 2016 from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the “2015 Annual Report”). The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2015 Annual Report. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “Axiall,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us,” means Axiall Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 ofRegulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods reported. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature.

Our financial condition as of, and our operating results for, the three month period ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the financial condition and results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2016 or any other interim period.

On September 30, 2015, the Company entered into and consummated the transactions contemplated by an asset purchase agreement between INEOS Americas LLC (“INEOS”) and Axiall LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to which the Company sold its aromatics business to INEOS. The Company has concluded that it met the accounting requirements for reporting the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of its former aromatics business as discontinued operations when the sale was consummated.

On February 24, 2016, the Company also entered into an asset purchase agreement among Royal Group, Inc. (“RGI”), Royal Window and Door Profiles Plant 13 Inc., Royal Window and Door Profiles Plant 14 Inc., and Axiall Corporation, as sellers, and North American Profiles Canada, LTD (“NAPC”), as purchaser, pursuant to which the Company sold its window and door profiles business and its Concord, Ontario compounding operations to NAPC on March 31, 2016 for net proceeds of approximately $29.2 million, subject to certain working capital and other adjustments and future performance-based payments. The Company concluded that it met the accounting requirements for reporting the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of its former window and door profiles business as discontinued operations when the sale was consummated. The sale of our Concord, Ontario compounding operations did not meet the criteria for classification as discontinued operations.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and statements of operations and statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, have been adjusted to reflect the presentation of the results of operations and cash flows of the former aromatics and window and door profiles businesses as discontinued operations. These adjustments relating to the discontinued operations of our aromatics and window and door profiles businesses did not impact the Company’s consolidated net loss attributable to Axiall. Refer to Note 3 for additional information relating to these sales.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation. These reclassifications are of a normal recurring nature and did not impact the Company’s operating income (loss) or consolidated net loss.

There have been no material changes in the significant accounting policies followed by us during the three months ended March 31, 2016 from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the “2015 Annual Report”).

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2015 Annual Report. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “Axiall,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us,” means Axiall Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.