Net Sales (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017 |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenue, Practical Expedient, Incremental Cost of Obtaining Contract [true/false] | true | |
Revenue, Practical Expedient, Financing Component [true/false] | true | |
Revenue, Practical Expedient, Remaining Performance Obligation [true/false] | true | |
Net sales | $ 1,121.6 | |
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | $ 1,104.5 |
Minimum | | |
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Product sales payment terms | 10 days | |
Maximum | | |
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Product sales payment terms | 90 days | |
Weighted Average [Member] | | |
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Product sales payment terms | 50 days | |
Latex Binders Segment | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | $ 255.3 | |
Latex Binders Segment | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 288.9 |
Synthetic Rubber Segment | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 149.2 | |
Synthetic Rubber Segment | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 163.4 |
Performance Plastics Segment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 402.9 | |
Performance Plastics Segment [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 336.9 |
Polystyrene [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 239.6 | |
Polystyrene [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 228.4 |
Feedstocks [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 74.6 | |
Feedstocks [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 86.9 |
United States [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 152.3 | |
United States [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 162.8 |
United States [Member] | Latex Binders Segment | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 64.3 | |
United States [Member] | Latex Binders Segment | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 76 |
United States [Member] | Performance Plastics Segment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 84.1 | |
United States [Member] | Performance Plastics Segment [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 82.8 |
United States [Member] | Polystyrene [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 0.2 | |
United States [Member] | Polystyrene [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 0.2 |
United States [Member] | Feedstocks [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 3.7 | |
United States [Member] | Feedstocks [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 3.8 |
Europe [Member] | | |
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Net sales | 717.8 | |
Europe [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 657.1 |
Europe [Member] | Latex Binders Segment | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 113.3 | |
Europe [Member] | Latex Binders Segment | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 119.5 |
Europe [Member] | Synthetic Rubber Segment | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 149.2 | |
Europe [Member] | Synthetic Rubber Segment | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 163.4 |
Europe [Member] | Performance Plastics Segment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 249.2 | |
Europe [Member] | Performance Plastics Segment [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 199.4 |
Europe [Member] | Polystyrene [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 148.2 | |
Europe [Member] | Polystyrene [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 140.1 |
Europe [Member] | Feedstocks [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 57.9 | |
Europe [Member] | Feedstocks [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 34.7 |
Asia-Pacific [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 225.8 | |
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 258.2 |
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Latex Binders Segment | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 74.3 | |
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Latex Binders Segment | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 89 |
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Performance Plastics Segment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 47.3 | |
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Performance Plastics Segment [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 32.7 |
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Polystyrene [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 91.2 | |
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Polystyrene [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 88.1 |
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Feedstocks [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 13 | |
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Feedstocks [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 48.4 |
Rest of World [Member] | | |
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Net sales | 25.7 | |
Rest of World [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 26.4 |
Rest of World [Member] | Latex Binders Segment | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | 3.4 | |
Rest of World [Member] | Latex Binders Segment | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | 4.4 |
Rest of World [Member] | Performance Plastics Segment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | $ 22.3 | |
Rest of World [Member] | Performance Plastics Segment [Member] | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Net sales | | $ 22 |