Exit or Disposal Activities (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) store	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2014	$ 8,516
Provisions in Cost of goods sold or SG&A	1,482	$ 9,439
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(5,045)	$ (3,877)
Balance at June 30, 2015	$ 4,953
Paint Stores Group [Member]
Exit or Disposal Activities (Textual) [Abstract]
Stores closed | store	19
Global Finishes Group [Member]
Exit or Disposal Activities (Textual) [Abstract]
Stores closed | store	2
Latin America Coatings Group [Member]
Exit or Disposal Activities (Textual) [Abstract]
Stores closed | store	1
Severance and related costs [Member] | Paint Stores Group [Member] | Facilities Shut Down in 2013 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2014	$ 654
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(507)
Balance at June 30, 2015	147
Severance and related costs [Member] | Consumer Group [Member] | Facilities Shutdown in 2014 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2014	2,732
Provisions in Cost of goods sold or SG&A	1,224
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(2,981)
Balance at June 30, 2015	975
Severance and related costs [Member] | Global Finishes Group [Member] | Exit of Business in 2014 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2014	104
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(104)
Severance and related costs [Member] | Global Finishes Group [Member] | Stores Shut Down in 2013 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2014	28
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(28)
Other qualified exit costs [Member] | Facilities Shutdown Prior to 2013 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2014	1,514
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(446)
Balance at June 30, 2015	1,068
Other qualified exit costs [Member] | Paint Stores Group [Member] | Stores Shutdown In 2014 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2014	280
Provisions in Cost of goods sold or SG&A	142
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(135)
Balance at June 30, 2015	287
Other qualified exit costs [Member] | Paint Stores Group [Member] | Facilities Shut Down in 2013 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2014	1,205
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(205)
Balance at June 30, 2015	1,000
Other qualified exit costs [Member] | Consumer Group [Member] | Facilities Shutdown in 2014 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2014	781
Provisions in Cost of goods sold or SG&A	6
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(479)
Balance at June 30, 2015	308
Other qualified exit costs [Member] | Global Finishes Group [Member] | Exit of Business in 2014 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2014	1,080
Provisions in Cost of goods sold or SG&A	110
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(61)
Balance at June 30, 2015	1,129
Other qualified exit costs [Member] | Global Finishes Group [Member] | Stores Shut Down in 2013 [Member]
Summary of activity and remaining liabilities associated with qualified exit costs
Balance at December 31, 2014	138
Actual expenditures charged to accrual	(99)
Balance at June 30, 2015	$ 39