Recently Issued Accounting Standards - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]
New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Description Of Financial Statement Line Items Prospective Transition	As of January 1, 2019, legacy Quaker recorded a cumulative effect of an accounting change that resulted in an increase to its right of use lease assets of $27.3 million, an increase of $5.3 million of short-term lease liabilities and $21.4 million of long-term lease liabilities, a decrease in property, plant and equipment, net of $1.1 million, a decrease in other current liabilities of $0.4 million and a decrease to retained earnings of less than $0.1 million. The cumulative effect of an accounting change related to Houghton as of August 1, 2019 resulted in an increase to its right of use lease assets of $10.7 million, and an increase of $4.1 million of short-term lease liabilities and approximately $6.6 million of long-term lease liabilities.