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Debt - 10.5% Senior Notes Narrative (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 03, 2012
Mar. 27, 2012
May 05, 2010
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Interest payable       $ 15,678,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent $ 15,735,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
10.5% Senior Notes          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Stated interest rate (as a percent)     10.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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10.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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10.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Proceeds from Issuance of Debt 15,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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110,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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230,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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Net proceeds     222,200,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDebtNetOfIssuanceCosts
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Percentage of capital stock of foreign restricted subsidiaries kept as first priority lien     51.00%kem_DebtInstrumentPercentageOfCapitalStockOfForeignRestrictedSubsidiariesKeptAsFirstPriorityLien
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Redemption price upon change of control as a percentage of the principal amount       101.00%kem_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPriceDueToChangeOfControlAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
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Issue price as percentage of principal amount plus accrued interest   105.50%kem_DebtInstrumentIssuePriceAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
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Unamortized premium   6,100,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium
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  2,461,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium
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3,144,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium
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Debt issuance cost, net of amortization       4,100,000us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
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5,400,000us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
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Interest payable       $ 15,500,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
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Effective interest rate (as a percent)       10.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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10.5% Senior Notes | Minimum          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Minimum percentage of aggregate principal amount held by holders to declare notes due and payable       25.00%kem_DebtInstrumentEventOfDefaultPercentageOfAggregatePrincipalHeldToDeclareNotesDueAndPayable
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