Exit or Disposal Activities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended																	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Consumer Group [Member] facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Paint Stores Group [Member] store	Sep. 30, 2014 Latin America Coatings Group [Member] store	Sep. 30, 2014 Severance and related costs [Member] Consumer Group [Member] Facilities Shutdown in 2014 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Severance and related costs [Member] Consumer Group [Member] Facilities Shut Down in 2013 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Severance and related costs [Member] Global Finishes Group [Member] Exit of Business in 2014 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Severance and related costs [Member] Global Finishes Group [Member] Stores Shut Down in 2013 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Severance and related costs [Member] Global Finishes Group [Member] Facilities Shutdown in 2012 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Severance and related costs [Member] Paint Stores Group [Member] Facilities Shut Down in 2013 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Severance and related costs [Member] Latin America Coatings Group [Member] Facilities Shut Down in 2013 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other qualified exit costs [Member] Facilities Shutdown Prior to 2012 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other qualified exit costs [Member] Global Finishes Group [Member] Exit of Business in 2014 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other qualified exit costs [Member] Global Finishes Group [Member] Stores Shut Down in 2013 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other qualified exit costs [Member] Global Finishes Group [Member] Facilities Shutdown in 2012 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Other qualified exit costs [Member] Global Finishes Group [Member] Facilities Shutdown in 2012 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other qualified exit costs [Member] Paint Stores Group [Member] Facilities Shut Down in 2013 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other qualified exit costs [Member] Paint Stores Group [Member] Stores Shut Down in 2012 [Member]
Exit or Disposal Activities (Textual) [Abstract]
Stores closed				8	5
Facilities closed			4
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2013	$ 5,820						$ 598		$ 33	$ 2,177	$ 977	$ 123	$ 1,365		$ 220	$ 83	$ 83		$ 244
Provisions in Cost of goods sold or SG&A	10,229	848				2,135	97	2,500			1,976			2,022				1,499
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(8,726)	(6,451)				(452)	(471)	(2,396)	(3)	(1,863)	(1,838)	(123)	(369)	(920)	(58)			(196)	(37)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$ 7,323					$ 1,683	$ 224	$ 104	$ 30	$ 314	$ 1,115		$ 996	$ 1,102	$ 162	$ 83	$ 83	$ 1,303	$ 207