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Axalta Coating Systems Ltd
(NYSE:AXTA) 

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Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes high-performance coatings systems in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It operates through two segments, Performance Coatings and Transportation Coatings. ...

Founded: 1866
Full Time Employees: 13,000
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals

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      net sales
    1,254,000,000 1,262,000,000 1,288,000,000 1,305,000,000 1,262,000,000 1,311,000,000 1,320,000,000 1,351,000,000 1,294,000,000 1,297,300,000 1,309,000,000 1,293,900,000 1,283,900,000 1,236,700,000 1,238,700,000 1,234,900,000 1,174,100,000 1,137,200,000 1,088,600,000 1,126,800,000 1,063,600,000 1,074,500,000 1,026,900,000 652,700,000 983,500,000 1,098,400,000 1,107,000,000 1,157,500,000 1,119,300,000 1,158,100,000 1,139,300,000 1,206,500,000 1,165,800,000 1,164,800,000 1,091,800,000 1,088,500,000 1,007,800,000 1,029,400,000 1,023,400,000 1,065,100,000 955,600,000 867,500,000 1,000,300,000 1,094,100,000 989,200,000 668,200,000 1,108,900,000 
      yoy
    -0.63% -3.74% -2.42% -3.40% -2.47% 1.06% 0.84% 4.41% 0.79% 4.90% 5.68% 4.78% 9.35% 8.75% 13.79% 9.59% 10.39% 5.84% 6.01% 72.64% 8.14% -2.18% -7.24% -43.61% -12.13% -5.15% -2.84% -4.06% -3.99% -0.58% 4.35% 10.84% 15.68% 13.15% 6.68% 2.20% 5.46% 18.66% 2.31% -2.65% -3.40% 29.83% -9.79%     
      qoq
    -0.63% -2.02% -1.30% 3.41% -3.74% -0.68% -2.29% 4.40% -0.25% -0.89% 1.17% 0.78% 3.82% -0.16% 0.31% 5.18% 3.24% 4.46% -3.39% 5.94% -1.01% 4.64% 57.33% -33.63% -10.46% -0.78% -4.36% 3.41% -3.35% 1.65% -5.57% 3.49% 0.09% 6.69% 0.30% 8.01% -2.10% 0.59% -3.92% 11.46% 10.16% -13.28% -8.57% 10.60% 48.04% -39.74%  
      cost of goods sold
    838,000,000 840,000,000 838,000,000 848,000,000 829,000,000 864,000,000 858,000,000 891,000,000 865,000,000 873,800,000 885,500,000 904,400,000 901,900,000 865,200,000 876,600,000 886,400,000 837,400,000 804,700,000 745,300,000 752,800,000 684,500,000 677,800,000 634,100,000 499,200,000 646,800,000 710,800,000 707,400,000 748,400,000 751,300,000 777,400,000 759,100,000 793,800,000 776,000,000 746,000,000 702,500,000 690,000,000 641,100,000 641,800,000 630,400,000 649,000,000 606,400,000 814,700,000 628,600,000 679,700,000 649,800,000 598,700,000 728,100,000 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    200,000,000 198,000,000 197,000,000 208,000,000 202,000,000 216,000,000 211,000,000 213,000,000 207,000,000 214,900,000 209,000,000 210,200,000 206,000,000 200,800,000 186,400,000 191,700,000 193,500,000 194,400,000 181,000,000 184,200,000 179,100,000 178,900,000 166,500,000 154,200,000 195,400,000 166,900,000 231,500,000 206,200,000 217,500,000 213,300,000 293,400,000 224,600,000 227,800,000 279,900,000 246,400,000 246,100,000 225,300,000 263,400,000 242,300,000 237,700,000 219,100,000 362,900,000 219,200,000 245,500,000 213,000,000 293,900,000 249,400,000 
      other operating charges
    26,000,000 21,000,000 6,000,000 12,000,000 14,000,000 1,000,000 15,000,000 2,000,000 61,000,000 7,500,000 11,700,000 2,100,000 7,100,000 13,700,000 5,300,000 4,800,000 7,700,000    102,800,000 11,900,000 42,600,000 24,700,000 31,600,000                       
      research and development expenses
    18,000,000 16,000,000 18,000,000 20,000,000 17,000,000 19,000,000 19,000,000 18,000,000 18,000,000 17,800,000 18,500,000 18,600,000 19,100,000 16,800,000 16,500,000 16,700,000 16,400,000 15,600,000 15,400,000 15,800,000 15,600,000 14,000,000 13,400,000 11,200,000 16,600,000 16,700,000 17,400,000 17,900,000 18,200,000 18,800,000 17,000,000 18,000,000 19,300,000 16,700,000 16,600,000 16,400,000 15,600,000 16,100,000 14,900,000 14,100,000 12,600,000 1,800,000 13,000,000 12,800,000 12,900,000 3,700,000 13,400,000 
      amortization of acquired intangibles
    26,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 22,100,000 20,900,000 21,000,000 24,500,000 30,400,000 30,400,000 31,700,000 32,800,000 33,300,000 29,800,000 29,300,000 29,000,000 28,700,000 28,600,000 27,900,000 28,000,000 28,000,000 28,200,000 28,400,000 28,500,000 28,500,000 28,700,000 29,300,000 28,900,000 28,900,000 26,800,000 23,800,000 21,700,000 21,600,000 21,300,000 20,300,000 20,200,000 19,400,000 20,400,000 20,100,000 20,000,000 16,600,000 20,900,000 
      income from operations
    146,000,000 162,000,000 204,000,000 193,000,000 176,000,000 187,000,000 193,000,000 205,000,000 121,000,000 161,200,000 163,400,000 137,600,000 125,300,000 109,800,000 123,500,000 103,600,000 86,300,000 94,700,000 124,700,000 190,400,000 52,600,000 163,200,000 141,700,000 -64,500,000 65,100,000 108,700,000 123,000,000 157,900,000 98,600,000 127,800,000 47,800,000 146,500,000 120,000,000 100,900,000 104,000,000 47,400,000 110,000,000 33,800,000 120,200,000 151,000,000 103,300,000 -343,800,000 123,900,000 143,000,000 101,800,000 -258,700,000 104,000,000 
      yoy
    -17.05% -13.37% 5.70% -5.85% 45.45% 16.00% 18.12% 48.98% -3.43% 46.81% 32.31% 32.82% 45.19% 15.95% -0.96% -45.59% 64.07% -41.97% -12.00% -395.19% -19.20% 50.14% 15.20% -140.85% -33.98% -14.95% 157.32% 7.78% -17.83% 26.66% -54.04% 209.07% 9.09% 198.52% -13.48% -68.61% 6.49% -109.83% -2.99% 5.59% 1.47% 32.90% 19.13%     
      qoq
    -9.88% -20.59% 5.70% 9.66% -5.88% -3.11% -5.85% 69.42% -24.94% -1.35% 18.75% 9.82% 14.12% -11.09% 19.21% 20.05% -8.87% -24.06% -34.51% 261.98% -67.77% 15.17% -319.69% -199.08% -40.11% -11.63% -22.10% 60.14% -22.85% 167.36% -67.37% 22.08% 18.93% -2.98% 119.41% -56.91% 225.44% -71.88% -20.40% 46.18% -130.05% -377.48% -13.36% 40.47% -139.35% -348.75%  
      operating margin %
    11.64% 12.84% 15.84% 14.79% 13.95% 14.26% 14.62% 15.17% 9.35% 12.43% 12.48% 10.63% 9.76% 8.88% 9.97% 8.39% 7.35% 8.33% 11.46% 16.90% 4.95% 15.19% 13.80% -9.88% 6.62% 9.90% 11.11% 13.64% 8.81% 11.04% 4.20% 12.14% 10.29% 8.66% 9.53% 4.35% 10.91% 3.28% 11.75% 14.18% 10.81% -39.63% 12.39% 13.07% 10.29% -38.72% 9.38% 
      interest expense
    38,000,000 42,000,000 45,000,000 45,000,000 44,000,000 47,000,000 54,000,000 50,000,000 54,000,000 55,400,000 55,100,000 54,600,000 48,200,000 38,700,000 35,000,000 33,500,000 32,600,000 33,500,000 33,800,000 33,400,000 33,500,000 37,500,000 39,800,000 36,100,000 36,500,000 40,100,000 40,200,000 41,000,000 41,300,000 41,100,000 39,800,000 39,300,000 39,400,000 37,900,000 37,700,000 35,600,000 35,800,000 37,400,000 42,900,000 47,800,000 50,100,000 65,100,000 50,800,000 49,200,000 50,000,000 48,600,000 52,600,000 
      other expense
    3,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 8,000,000 4,000,000 5,700,000 8,500,000 1,300,000 13,700,000 3,400,000 7,200,000 1,800,000 -1,400,000 -2,400,000  -400,000 32,500,000 2,300,000  800,000 -600,000 -1,900,000 -900,000  3,600,000 5,500,000 8,100,000  -1,800,000 7,900,000 21,200,000 -1,600,000 14,500,000 87,400,000 32,800,000 8,000,000 -62,900,000 18,900,000 88,600,000 3,900,000 -16,600,000 62,200,000 
      income before income taxes
    105,000,000 119,000,000 155,000,000 143,000,000 129,000,000 139,000,000 142,000,000 156,000,000 59,000,000 101,800,000 102,600,000 74,500,000 75,800,000 57,400,000 85,100,000 62,900,000 51,900,000 62,600,000 93,300,000 165,100,000 19,500,000 93,200,000 99,600,000 -98,400,000 27,800,000 69,200,000 84,700,000 117,800,000 58,300,000 83,100,000 2,500,000 99,100,000 82,800,000 64,800,000 58,400,000 -9,400,000 75,800,000 -18,100,000 -10,100,000 70,400,000 45,200,000 -371,000,000 54,200,000 5,200,000 47,900,000 -315,700,000 -10,800,000 
      provision for income taxes
    14,000,000 59,000,000 45,000,000 33,000,000 30,000,000 2,000,000 40,000,000 43,000,000 20,000,000 28,200,000 29,300,000 13,400,000 15,300,000 13,500,000 21,800,000 18,800,000 11,000,000 9,200,000 24,400,000 38,700,000 3,800,000 22,900,000 17,100,000 -15,200,000 -24,600,000 27,000,000 18,300,000 17,900,000 14,200,000 6,300,000 14,100,000 22,000,000 11,800,000 120,400,000 2,100,000 9,500,000 9,900,000 5,500,000 -600,000 20,300,000 14,600,000 -93,300,000 17,800,000 29,500,000 1,200,000 -63,000,000 7,500,000 
      net income
    91,000,000 60,000,000 110,000,000 110,000,000 99,000,000 137,000,000 102,000,000 113,000,000 39,000,000 73,600,000 73,300,000 61,100,000 60,500,000 43,900,000 63,300,000 44,100,000 40,900,000 53,400,000 68,900,000 126,400,000 15,700,000 70,300,000 82,500,000 -83,200,000 52,400,000 42,200,000 66,400,000 99,900,000 44,100,000 76,800,000 -11,600,000 77,100,000 71,000,000 -55,600,000 56,300,000 -18,900,000 65,900,000 -23,600,000 -9,500,000 50,100,000 30,600,000 -277,700,000 36,400,000 -24,300,000 46,700,000 -252,700,000 -18,300,000 
      yoy
    -8.08% -56.20% 7.84% -2.65% 153.85% 86.14% 39.15% 84.94% -35.54% 67.65% 15.80% 38.55% 47.92% -17.79% -8.13% -65.11% 160.51% -24.04% -16.48% -251.92% -70.04% 66.59% 24.25% -183.28% 18.82% -45.05% -672.41% 29.57% -37.89% -238.13% -120.60% -507.94% 7.74% 135.59% -692.63% -137.72% 115.36% -91.50% -126.10% -306.17% -34.48% 9.89% -298.91%     
      qoq
    51.67% -45.45% 0.00% 11.11% -27.74% 34.31% -9.73% 189.74% -47.01% 0.41% 19.97% 0.99% 37.81% -30.65% 43.54% 7.82% -23.41% -22.50% -45.49% 705.10% -77.67% -14.79% -199.16% -258.78% 24.17% -36.45% -33.53% 126.53% -42.58% -762.07% -115.05% 8.59% -227.70% -198.76% -397.88% -128.68% -379.24% 148.42% -118.96% 63.73% -111.02% -862.91% -249.79% -152.03% -118.48% 1280.87%  
      net income margin %
    7.26% 4.75% 8.54% 8.43% 7.84% 10.45% 7.73% 8.36% 3.01% 5.67% 5.60% 4.72% 4.71% 3.55% 5.11% 3.57% 3.48% 4.70% 6.33% 11.22% 1.48% 6.54% 8.03% -12.75% 5.33% 3.84% 6.00% 8.63% 3.94% 6.63% -1.02% 6.39% 6.09% -4.77% 5.16% -1.74% 6.54% -2.29% -0.93% 4.70% 3.20% -32.01% 3.64% -2.22% 4.72% -37.82% -1.65% 
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    1,000,000   1,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000  500,000 400,000 200,000  300,000 900,000  -600,000 200,000 -200,000  500,000 600,000  -400,000 200,000 500,000 900,000 1,500,000 700,000 1,400,000 1,500,000 2,200,000 1,100,000 5,900,000 1,400,000 1,900,000 1,800,000 2,100,000 1,200,000 1,600,000 900,000 2,300,000 1,300,000 800,000 1,600,000 1,800,000 1,600,000 
      net income attributable to common shareholders
    90,000,000 60,000,000 110,000,000 109,000,000 99,000,000 137,000,000 101,000,000 112,000,000 41,000,000                                       
      basic net income per share
    0.42 0.28 0.51 0.5 0.45 0.63 0.46 0.51 0.18 0.33 0.33 0.27 0.27 0.19 0.28 0.2 0.18 0.23 0.3 0.54 0.06 0.3 0.35 -0.35 0.22     0.32 -0.05 0.31 0.29 -0.26 0.23 -0.09 0.27 -0.1 -0.04 0.2 0.13 0.06 0.15 -0.11 0.2 0.033 -0.09 
      diluted net income per share
    0.42 0.28 0.51 0.5 0.45 0.63 0.46 0.51 0.18 0.34 0.33 0.27 0.27 0.2 0.28 0.2 0.18 0.24 0.3 0.54 0.06 0.3 0.35 -0.35 0.22     0.31 -0.05 0.31 0.28 -0.25 0.22 -0.09 0.26 -0.11 -0.04 0.2 0.12 0.058 0.15 -0.11 0.19 0.033 -0.09 
      less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
            -2,000,000                                       
      net income attributable to controlling interests
             48,575,000 72,900,000 60,900,000 60,500,000 43,600,000 62,400,000 44,100,000 41,500,000 53,200,000 69,100,000 126,400,000 15,200,000 69,700,000 82,500,000 -82,800,000 52,200,000 41,700,000 65,500,000 98,400,000 43,400,000 75,400,000 -13,100,000 74,900,000 69,900,000 -61,500,000 54,900,000 -20,800,000 64,100,000 -25,700,000 -10,700,000 48,500,000 29,700,000 -280,000,000 35,100,000 -25,100,000 45,100,000 -254,500,000 -19,900,000 
      other operating (benefits) charges
                     12,375,000 -7,600,000 -45,700,000                            
      other income
                       -8,100,000    -2,200,000     -1,000,000    -2,200,000               
      loss on divestiture
                             850,000 -500,000 -1,300,000                    
      basic earnings per share
                             0.223 0.28 0.42 0.19                   
      diluted earnings per share
                             0.22 0.28 0.42 0.18                   
      loss on assets held for sale
                                5,200,000                   
      other revenue
                                 7,700,000 6,700,000 5,700,000 6,200,000 7,600,000 4,500,000 6,100,000 5,900,000 5,200,000 5,700,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 15,600,000 4,800,000 7,000,000 8,300,000 14,100,000 6,900,000 
      total revenue
                                 1,165,800,000 1,146,000,000 1,212,200,000 1,172,000,000 1,172,400,000 1,096,300,000 1,094,600,000 1,013,700,000 1,034,600,000 1,029,100,000 1,072,100,000 961,600,000 883,100,000 1,005,100,000 1,101,100,000 997,500,000 682,300,000 1,115,800,000 
      venezuela deconsolidation charge
                                     17,725,000  70,900,000            
      basic weighted-average shares outstanding
                                  238.7 240.3 240.9 240.4 240.7 240.9 239.8 238.1 238.5 237.7 237.1  235.9 232.3 229.8  229,500,000 
      diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
                                  238.7 244.6 245.8 246.1 245.8 240.9 246.1 244.4 238.5 242.4 241.6  240.9 232.3 237  229,500,000 
      merger and acquisition related expenses
                                                   
      bridge financing commitment fees
                                                   
    Balance Sheets:
    Quarterly
    Annual
      Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 
                                                     
        assets
                                                     
        current assets:
                                                     
        cash and cash equivalents
      608,000,000 657,000,000 606,000,000 625,000,000 575,000,000 593,000,000 567,000,000 840,000,000 624,000,000 699,800,000 605,800,000 517,600,000 512,100,000 645,200,000 517,400,000 500,200,000 576,200,000 840,600,000 627,700,000 1,230,900,000 1,266,900,000 1,360,900,000 1,341,300,000 1,123,600,000 657,200,000 1,017,500,000 767,200,000 577,300,000 501,100,000 693,600,000 588,100,000 551,100,000 600,400,000 769,800,000 588,900,000 482,100,000 439,100,000 535,400,000 528,300,000 480,100,000 419,500,000 485,000,000 411,600,000 307,800,000 222,900,000 382,100,000 233,300,000 
        restricted cash
      3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,300,000 2,300,000 2,400,000 2,600,000 9,700,000 9,300,000 10,000,000 10,600,000 10,600,000 10,400,000 10,600,000 2,900,000 3,100,000 2,900,000 2,900,000 2,800,000 3,000,000 2,900,000 7,300,000 2,800,000 2,800,000 2,800,000 2,700,000 2,900,000 3,100,000 3,100,000 2,900,000 2,900,000 2,700,000 2,800,000 3,100,000 2,800,000 2,700,000 2,900,000 2,800,000 2,800,000 4,700,000 4,300,000 
        accounts and notes receivable
      1,261,000,000 1,229,000,000 1,353,000,000 1,348,000,000 1,282,000,000 1,248,000,000 1,298,000,000 1,268,000,000 1,242,000,000 1,259,900,000 1,301,100,000 1,271,100,000 1,169,600,000 1,067,400,000 1,106,900,000 1,100,600,000 1,029,800,000 937,500,000 1,050,100,000 1,035,700,000 902,300,000 869,800,000 824,200,000 664,000,000 777,600,000 830,100,000 935,700,000 980,600,000 920,500,000 860,800,000 958,200,000 974,500,000 940,900,000 870,200,000 889,000,000 961,400,000 872,200,000 801,900,000 871,300,000 838,600,000 792,700,000 765,800,000 833,300,000 869,500,000 833,000,000 820,400,000 919,100,000 
        inventories
      770,000,000 756,000,000 829,000,000 831,000,000 787,000,000 734,000,000 818,000,000 745,000,000 751,000,000 741,100,000 750,000,000 766,700,000 798,600,000 829,600,000 829,400,000 799,500,000 764,000,000 669,700,000 677,900,000 614,500,000 582,200,000 559,900,000 536,700,000 539,300,000 596,100,000 591,600,000 597,300,000 610,900,000 626,800,000 613,000,000 618,600,000 599,900,000 641,800,000 608,600,000 624,400,000 580,100,000 559,100,000 529,700,000 545,600,000 519,700,000 543,400,000 530,700,000 540,700,000 555,000,000 541,300,000 538,300,000 580,400,000 
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      185,000,000 170,000,000 199,000,000 180,000,000 174,000,000 145,000,000 151,000,000 158,000,000 140,000,000 117,200,000 126,600,000 131,800,000 141,000,000 140,800,000 205,400,000 167,700,000 135,700,000 117,200,000 147,700,000 156,500,000 136,500,000 132,200,000 145,200,000 150,400,000 155,600,000 131,200,000 130,000,000 136,000,000 210,400,000 139,400,000                  
        total current assets
      2,827,000,000 2,815,000,000 2,991,000,000 2,987,000,000 2,821,000,000 2,723,000,000 2,838,000,000 3,014,000,000 2,760,000,000 2,821,300,000 2,785,800,000 2,689,600,000 2,623,900,000 2,692,700,000 2,668,400,000 2,578,000,000 2,516,300,000 2,575,600,000 2,513,800,000 3,048,200,000 2,890,800,000 2,925,900,000 2,850,300,000 2,480,200,000 2,189,300,000 2,573,400,000 2,433,100,000 2,312,100,000 2,261,600,000 2,309,600,000 2,296,200,000 2,257,700,000 2,302,900,000 2,315,600,000 2,174,100,000 2,095,000,000 1,935,400,000 1,920,000,000 2,072,600,000 1,961,800,000 1,878,000,000 1,917,300,000 1,915,200,000 1,863,800,000 1,750,800,000 1,872,900,000 1,837,900,000 
        property, plant and equipment
      1,293,000,000 1,299,000,000 1,279,000,000 1,255,000,000 1,199,000,000 1,181,000,000 1,188,000,000 1,158,000,000 1,174,000,000 1,204,300,000 1,169,300,000 1,196,800,000 1,204,000,000 1,190,200,000 1,121,500,000 1,152,900,000 1,184,400,000 1,186,200,000 1,193,500,000 1,183,300,000 1,163,600,000 1,194,500,000 1,165,200,000 1,158,200,000 1,163,100,000 1,223,000,000 1,216,700,000 1,259,100,000 1,274,400,000 1,298,200,000 1,325,000,000 1,340,300,000 1,407,800,000 1,388,600,000 1,386,100,000 1,370,700,000 1,334,400,000 1,315,700,000 1,372,300,000 1,358,500,000 1,377,500,000 1,382,900,000 1,374,600,000 1,425,100,000 1,411,700,000 1,514,100,000  
        goodwill
      1,772,000,000 1,795,000,000 1,769,000,000 1,775,000,000 1,677,000,000 1,640,000,000 1,718,000,000 1,549,000,000 1,554,000,000 1,590,900,000 1,484,000,000 1,526,600,000 1,523,600,000 1,498,000,000 1,390,400,000 1,498,100,000 1,574,400,000 1,592,700,000 1,619,800,000 1,294,300,000 1,257,200,000 1,294,900,000 1,245,800,000 1,209,300,000 1,197,300,000 1,208,900,000 1,183,700,000 1,220,500,000 1,216,100,000 1,230,800,000 1,248,000,000 1,241,600,000 1,304,400,000 1,271,200,000 1,258,300,000 1,219,300,000 1,016,100,000 961,000,000 1,015,900,000 931,100,000 942,100,000 928,200,000 944,500,000 944,000,000 916,800,000 1,001,100,000 1,046,900,000 
        identifiable intangibles
      1,114,000,000 1,147,000,000 1,141,000,000 1,167,000,000 1,146,000,000 1,149,000,000 1,207,000,000 1,061,000,000 1,087,000,000 1,129,700,000 1,036,600,000 1,077,100,000 1,093,400,000 1,112,300,000 1,093,500,000 1,172,900,000 1,237,500,000 1,278,200,000 1,323,000,000 1,096,600,000 1,098,400,000 1,148,800,000 1,148,600,000 1,158,100,000 1,179,100,000 1,223,900,000 1,236,000,000 1,287,300,000 1,310,800,000 1,348,000,000 1,388,100,000 1,409,100,000 1,484,200,000 1,428,200,000 1,445,900,000 1,436,500,000 1,151,500,000 1,130,300,000 1,239,900,000 1,152,800,000 1,177,200,000 1,191,600,000 1,214,400,000 1,233,200,000 1,246,800,000 1,300,000,000 1,339,500,000 
        other assets
      552,000,000 543,000,000 580,000,000 597,000,000 568,000,000 556,000,000 549,000,000 524,000,000 514,000,000 525,900,000 520,300,000 553,000,000 555,700,000 566,000,000 545,200,000 540,700,000 568,900,000 584,500,000 582,900,000 587,000,000 610,800,000 593,100,000 626,600,000 662,800,000 661,900,000 588,800,000 620,500,000 613,900,000 610,500,000 489,100,000 503,500,000 447,500,000 448,100,000 428,600,000 548,200,000 535,600,000 523,000,000 527,800,000 441,800,000 431,600,000 458,300,000 434,200,000 450,200,000 464,700,000 485,500,000 473,700,000 230,500,000 
        total assets
      7,558,000,000 7,599,000,000 7,760,000,000 7,781,000,000 7,411,000,000 7,249,000,000 7,500,000,000 7,306,000,000 7,089,000,000 7,272,100,000 6,996,000,000 7,043,100,000 7,000,600,000 7,059,200,000 6,819,000,000 6,942,600,000 7,081,500,000 7,217,200,000 7,233,000,000 7,209,400,000 7,020,800,000 7,157,200,000 7,036,500,000 6,668,600,000 6,390,700,000 6,818,000,000 6,690,000,000 6,692,900,000 6,673,400,000 6,675,700,000 6,760,800,000 6,696,200,000 6,947,400,000 6,832,200,000 6,812,600,000 6,657,100,000 5,960,400,000 5,854,800,000 6,142,500,000 5,835,800,000 5,833,100,000 5,854,200,000 5,898,900,000 5,930,800,000 5,898,400,000 6,252,800,000 6,382,000,000 
        liabilities, shareholders’ equity
                                                     
        current liabilities:
                                                     
        accounts payable
      723,000,000 637,000,000 691,000,000 764,000,000 732,000,000 659,000,000 708,000,000 715,000,000 721,000,000 724,900,000 709,900,000 702,300,000 703,500,000 733,500,000 746,600,000 746,800,000 748,000,000 657,400,000 622,500,000 597,500,000 565,000,000 564,400,000 482,900,000 331,900,000 489,800,000 483,700,000 495,300,000 508,400,000 530,900,000 522,800,000 533,500,000 537,700,000 570,000,000 554,900,000 545,100,000 489,900,000 456,700,000 474,200,000 469,200,000 438,200,000 419,800,000 454,700,000 443,900,000 445,500,000 458,300,000 494,500,000 487,900,000 
        current portion of borrowings
      20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 25,700,000 32,000,000 39,000,000 41,600,000 31,000,000 66,700,000 61,500,000 76,100,000 79,700,000 43,300,000 40,500,000 49,900,000 54,200,000 48,700,000 41,300,000 40,200,000 43,900,000 42,400,000 43,700,000 43,500,000 42,200,000 42,500,000 39,900,000 41,800,000 37,700,000 37,800,000 35,500,000 29,000,000 27,900,000 54,200,000 55,100,000 53,700,000 50,100,000 48,800,000 50,700,000 41,600,000 40,100,000 35,500,000 
        other accrued liabilities
      605,000,000 712,000,000 649,000,000 622,000,000 578,000,000 675,000,000 694,000,000 600,000,000 591,000,000 676,900,000 616,400,000 587,900,000 534,600,000 620,200,000 536,400,000 525,100,000 520,900,000 597,800,000 610,800,000 578,200,000 575,200,000 562,300,000 533,600,000 487,700,000 477,200,000 545,300,000 497,200,000 444,700,000 447,100,000 475,600,000 455,300,000 416,300,000 407,700,000 489,600,000 447,500,000 456,200,000 365,800,000 417,600,000 386,200,000 350,000,000 300,600,000 370,200,000 330,500,000 334,600,000 291,700,000 404,800,000 386,600,000 
        total current liabilities
      1,348,000,000 1,369,000,000 1,360,000,000 1,406,000,000 1,330,000,000 1,354,000,000 1,422,000,000 1,335,000,000 1,332,000,000 1,427,500,000 1,358,300,000 1,329,200,000 1,279,700,000 1,384,700,000 1,349,700,000 1,333,400,000 1,345,000,000 1,334,900,000 1,276,600,000 1,216,200,000 1,190,100,000 1,180,900,000 1,065,200,000 860,900,000 1,007,200,000 1,072,900,000 1,034,900,000 996,800,000 1,021,500,000 1,040,600,000 1,031,300,000 993,900,000 1,019,500,000 1,082,200,000 1,030,400,000 981,600,000 851,500,000 919,700,000 916,100,000 850,100,000 781,200,000 881,600,000 829,900,000 837,100,000 798,000,000 946,700,000 917,900,000 
        long-term borrowings
      3,127,000,000 3,179,000,000 3,382,000,000 3,395,000,000 3,398,000,000 3,401,000,000 3,505,000,000 3,588,000,000 3,407,000,000 3,478,500,000 3,510,600,000 3,528,900,000 3,605,500,000 3,673,300,000 3,663,300,000 3,706,700,000 3,739,200,000 3,749,900,000 3,799,200,000 3,813,400,000 3,810,100,000 3,838,500,000 4,010,900,000 3,980,000,000 3,479,500,000 3,790,200,000 3,772,300,000 3,812,400,000 3,809,000,000 3,821,800,000 3,852,000,000 3,842,200,000 3,919,500,000 3,877,900,000 3,865,200,000 3,823,400,000 3,278,300,000 3,236,000,000 3,428,100,000 3,298,100,000 3,405,100,000 3,391,400,000 3,504,700,000 3,508,600,000 3,566,700,000 3,656,300,000 3,696,100,000 
        accrued pensions
      228,000,000 238,000,000 240,000,000 241,000,000 223,000,000 220,000,000 244,000,000 236,000,000 241,000,000 252,000,000 201,300,000 209,400,000 207,500,000 205,100,000 227,300,000 246,400,000 261,400,000 269,300,000 288,000,000 296,000,000 294,200,000 309,900,000 284,000,000 278,300,000 275,400,000 285,200,000 248,600,000 259,000,000 257,600,000 261,900,000 271,000,000 267,700,000 286,200,000 279,100,000 288,100,000 262,900,000 252,000,000           
        deferred income taxes
      175,000,000 171,000,000 164,000,000 163,000,000 153,000,000 151,000,000 163,000,000 152,000,000 155,000,000 162,300,000 145,400,000 155,400,000 163,100,000 162,100,000 139,500,000 157,500,000 165,500,000 174,700,000 177,900,000 116,600,000 108,200,000 114,000,000 108,500,000 108,700,000 108,600,000 115,500,000 115,800,000 133,600,000 138,500,000 140,800,000 149,300,000 155,900,000 167,100,000 152,900,000 162,100,000 164,500,000 161,900,000 160,200,000 65,700,000 58,200,000 54,900,000 69,500,000 50,900,000 50,700,000 68,200,000 64,500,000 39,100,000 
        other liabilities
      213,000,000 249,000,000 289,000,000 265,000,000 185,000,000 167,000,000 215,000,000 177,000,000 179,000,000 179,000,000 131,800,000 131,200,000 129,500,000 134,500,000 119,800,000 125,800,000 149,200,000 149,700,000 204,200,000 231,900,000 212,400,000 234,100,000 183,200,000 182,100,000 179,200,000 144,600,000 178,700,000 184,000,000 167,200,000 100,100,000 111,100,000 30,600,000 30,700,000 32,300,000 32,500,000 33,200,000 32,900,000 32,200,000 31,900,000 28,500,000 26,800,000 22,200,000 26,400,000 21,400,000 22,300,000 23,200,000 296,200,000 
        total liabilities
      5,091,000,000 5,206,000,000 5,435,000,000 5,470,000,000 5,289,000,000 5,293,000,000 5,549,000,000 5,488,000,000 5,314,000,000 5,499,300,000 5,347,400,000 5,354,100,000 5,385,300,000 5,559,700,000 5,499,600,000 5,569,800,000 5,660,300,000 5,678,500,000 5,745,900,000 5,674,100,000 5,615,000,000 5,677,400,000 5,651,800,000 5,410,000,000 5,049,900,000 5,408,400,000 5,350,300,000 5,385,800,000 5,393,800,000 5,365,200,000 5,414,700,000 5,290,300,000 5,423,000,000 5,424,400,000 5,378,300,000 5,265,600,000 4,576,600,000 4,597,200,000 4,811,700,000 4,581,000,000 4,632,100,000 4,713,000,000 4,794,600,000 4,818,600,000 4,850,200,000 5,140,800,000 5,169,400,000 
        commitments and contingent liabilities
                                                     
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                     
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 255.7 and 255.1 shares issued at march 31, 2026 and december 31, 2025, respectively
      256,000,000                                               
        capital in excess of par
      1,621,000,000 1,621,000,000 1,615,000,000 1,610,000,000 1,602,000,000 1,599,000,000 1,590,000,000 1,584,000,000 1,575,000,000 1,568,900,000 1,561,200,000 1,557,500,000 1,547,300,000 1,536,500,000 1,526,900,000 1,521,600,000 1,518,200,000 1,515,500,000 1,510,700,000 1,506,900,000 1,490,500,000 1,487,100,000 1,484,100,000 1,479,500,000 1,478,100,000 1,474,100,000 1,463,900,000 1,441,800,000 1,431,600,000 1,409,500,000 1,399,400,000 1,384,500,000 1,371,100,000 1,354,500,000 1,341,900,000 1,326,300,000 1,312,400,000 1,294,300,000 1,289,800,000 1,272,100,000 1,255,500,000 1,238,800,000 1,226,400,000 1,204,500,000 1,145,900,000 1,144,700,000 1,141,900,000 
        retained earnings
      2,145,000,000 2,055,000,000 1,995,000,000 1,885,000,000 1,776,000,000 1,677,000,000 1,540,000,000 1,439,000,000 1,327,000,000 1,286,200,000 1,213,100,000 1,140,200,000 1,079,300,000 1,018,800,000 975,200,000 912,800,000 868,700,000 827,200,000 774,000,000 704,900,000 578,500,000 563,300,000 493,600,000 411,100,000 493,900,000 443,200,000 401,500,000 336,000,000 241,300,000 198,600,000 123,200,000 136,300,000 61,400,000  40,100,000  17,000,000           
        treasury shares, at cost, 41.7 shares at march 31, 2026 and december 31, 2025
      -1,202,000,000                                               
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -399,000,000 -383,000,000 -384,000,000 -383,000,000 -520,000,000 -582,000,000 -442,000,000 -517,000,000 -488,000,000 -444,200,000 -486,600,000 -419,700,000 -422,500,000 -466,900,000 -593,900,000 -473,200,000 -401,400,000 -414,400,000 -438,300,000 -408,000,000 -453,600,000 -424,800,000 -470,200,000 -509,600,000 -513,900,000 -395,500,000 -411,800,000 -356,000,000 -335,700,000 -336,100,000 -312,400,000 -299,600,000 -192,700,000 -241,000,000 -256,300,000 -278,500,000 -309,800,000 -350,400,000 -252,900,000 -268,900,000 -255,500,000 -269,300,000 -255,900,000 -190,100,000 -215,400,000   
        total axalta shareholders’ equity
      2,421,000,000 2,346,000,000 2,279,000,000 2,265,000,000 2,076,000,000  1,905,000,000 1,773,000,000 1,731,000,000  1,604,100,000 1,644,200,000 1,570,100,000  1,273,300,000 1,326,200,000 1,375,400,000  1,440,800,000 1,488,300,000 1,359,400,000 1,433,000,000 1,339,700,000 1,213,100,000 1,291,000,000 1,354,200,000 1,285,700,000 1,252,500,000 1,206,200,000 1,205,100,000 1,243,400,000 1,303,500,000 1,421,400,000 1,276,100,000 1,309,400,000 1,266,200,000 1,260,000,000 1,136,100,000 1,210,500,000 1,186,500,000 1,134,100,000 1,073,700,000 1,035,700,000 1,042,500,000 978,900,000 1,044,700,000  
        noncontrolling interests
      46,000,000 47,000,000 46,000,000 46,000,000 46,000,000 44,000,000 46,000,000 45,000,000 44,000,000 45,500,000 44,500,000 44,800,000 45,200,000 46,000,000 46,100,000 46,600,000 45,800,000 45,800,000 46,300,000 47,000,000 46,400,000 46,800,000 45,000,000 45,500,000 49,800,000 55,400,000 54,000,000 54,600,000 73,400,000 105,400,000 102,700,000 102,400,000 103,000,000 131,700,000 124,900,000 125,300,000 123,800,000 121,500,000 120,300,000 68,300,000 66,900,000 67,500,000 68,600,000 69,700,000 69,300,000 67,300,000 65,400,000 
        total shareholders’ equity
      2,467,000,000 2,393,000,000 2,325,000,000 2,311,000,000 2,122,000,000  1,951,000,000 1,818,000,000 1,775,000,000  1,648,600,000 1,689,000,000 1,615,300,000  1,319,400,000 1,372,800,000 1,421,200,000  1,487,100,000 1,535,300,000 1,405,800,000 1,479,800,000 1,384,700,000 1,258,600,000 1,340,800,000 1,409,600,000 1,339,700,000 1,307,100,000 1,279,600,000 1,310,500,000 1,346,100,000 1,405,900,000 1,524,400,000 1,407,800,000 1,434,300,000 1,391,500,000 1,383,800,000 1,257,600,000 1,330,800,000 1,254,800,000 1,201,000,000 1,141,200,000 1,104,300,000 1,112,200,000 1,048,200,000 1,112,000,000  
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
      7,558,000,000 7,599,000,000 7,760,000,000 7,781,000,000 7,411,000,000  7,500,000,000 7,306,000,000 7,089,000,000  6,996,000,000 7,043,100,000 7,000,600,000  6,819,000,000 6,942,600,000 7,081,500,000  7,233,000,000 7,209,400,000 7,020,800,000 7,157,200,000 7,036,500,000 6,668,600,000 6,390,700,000 6,818,000,000 6,690,000,000 6,692,900,000 6,673,400,000 6,675,700,000 6,760,800,000 6,696,200,000 6,947,400,000 6,832,200,000 6,812,600,000 6,657,100,000 5,960,400,000 5,854,800,000 6,142,500,000 5,835,800,000 5,833,100,000 5,854,200,000 5,898,900,000 5,930,800,000 5,898,400,000 6,252,800,000  
        shareholders’ equity
                                                     
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 255.1 and 254.5 shares issued at december 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively
       255,000,000                                              
        treasury shares, at cost, 41.7 and 36.4 shares at december 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively
       -1,202,000,000                                              
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 255.0 and 254.5 shares issued at september 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
        255,000,000                                             
        treasury shares, at cost, 41.7 and 36.4 shares at september 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
        -1,202,000,000                                             
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 255.0 and 254.5 shares issued at june 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
         255,000,000                                            
        treasury shares, at cost, 38.4 and 36.4 shares at june 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
         -1,102,000,000                                            
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 255.0 and 254.5 shares issued at march 31, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
          255,000,000                                           
        treasury shares, at cost, 36.4 shares at march 31, 2025 and december 31, 2024
          -1,037,000,000                                           
        liabilities, shareholders' equity
                                                     
        shareholders' equity
                                                     
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 254.5 and 253.7 shares issued at december 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
           255,000,000                                          
        treasury shares, at cost, 36.4 and 33.6 shares at december 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
           -1,037,000,000                                          
        total axalta shareholders' equity
           1,912,000,000    1,727,300,000    1,453,500,000    1,492,900,000                              
        total shareholders' equity
           1,956,000,000    1,772,800,000    1,499,500,000    1,538,700,000                              
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity
           7,249,000,000    7,272,100,000    7,059,200,000    7,217,200,000                              
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 254.4 and 253.7 shares issued at september 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
            254,000,000                                         
        treasury shares, at cost, 36.4 and 33.6 shares at september 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
            -1,037,000,000                                         
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 254.3 and 253.7 shares issued at june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
             254,000,000                                        
        treasury shares, at cost, 35.0 and 33.6 shares at june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
             -987,000,000                                        
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 254.2 and 253.7 shares issued at march 31, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
              254,000,000                                       
        treasury shares, at cost, 33.6 shares at march 31, 2024 and december 31, 2023
              -937,000,000                                       
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 253.7 and 252.4 shares issued at december 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
               253,700,000                                      
        treasury shares, at cost, 33.6 and 31.8 shares at december 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
               -937,300,000                                      
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 253.7 and 252.4 shares issued at september 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                253,700,000                                     
        treasury shares, at cost, 33.6 and 31.8 shares at september 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022
                -937,300,000                                     
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 253.5 and 252.4 shares issued at june 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                 253,500,000                                    
        treasury shares, at cost, 31.8 shares at june 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022
                 -887,300,000                                    
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 253.3 and 252.4 shares issued at march 31, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                  253,300,000                                   
        treasury shares, at cost, 31.8 shares at march 31, 2023 and december 31, 2022
                  -887,300,000                                   
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 252.4 and 251.8 shares issued at december 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
                   252,400,000                                  
        treasury shares, at cost, 31.8 and 24.4 shares at december 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
                   -887,300,000                                  
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 252.4 and 251.8 shares issued at september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                    252,400,000                                 
        treasury shares, at cost, 31.8 and 24.4 shares at september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                    -887,300,000                                 
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 252.3 and 251.8 shares issued at june 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                     252,300,000                                
        treasury shares, at cost, 31.8 and 24.4 shares at june 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                     -887,300,000                                
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 252.2 and 251.8 shares issued at march 31, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                      252,200,000                               
        treasury shares, at cost, 30.8 and 24.4 shares at march 31, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                      -862,300,000                               
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 251.8 and 250.9 shares issued at december 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively
                       251,800,000                              
        treasury shares, at cost, 24.4 and 16.1 shares at december 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively
                       -687,200,000                              
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 251.7 and 250.9 shares issued at september 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                        251,700,000                             
        treasury shares, at cost, 23.4 and 16.1 shares at september 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                        -657,300,000                             
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 251.7 and 250.9 shares issued at june 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                         251,700,000                            
        treasury shares, at cost, 20.3 and 16.1 shares at june 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                         -567,200,000                            
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 251.2 and 250.9 shares issued at march 31, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                          251,200,000                           
        treasury shares, at cost, 18.4 and 16.1 shares at march 31, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                          -507,200,000                           
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 250.9 and 250.1 shares issued at december 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively
                           250,900,000                          
        treasury shares, at cost, 16.1 and 15.2 shares at december 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively
                           -443,500,000                          
        commitments and contingencies
                                                     
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 250.7 and 250.1 shares issued at september 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                            250,600,000                         
        treasury shares, at cost, 15.2 shares at september 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019
                            -418,400,000                         
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 250.6 and 250.1 shares issued at june 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                             250,500,000                        
        treasury shares, at cost, 15.2 shares at june 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019
                             -418,400,000                        
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 250.5 and 250.1 shares issued at march 31, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                              250,400,000                       
        treasury shares, at cost, 15.2 shares at march 31, 2020 and december 31, 2019
                              -417,500,000                       
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 250.1 and 246.7 shares issued at december 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively
                               249,900,000                      
        treasury shares, at cost, 15.2 and 11.1 shares at december 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively
                               -417,500,000                      
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 249.8 and 246.7 shares issued at september 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                249,600,000                     
        treasury shares (at cost) of 15.2 and 11.1 shares at september 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                -417,500,000                     
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 248.5 and 246.7 shares issued at june 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                 248,200,000                    
        treasury shares (at cost) of 15.2 and 11.1 shares at june 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                 -417,500,000                    
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 247.8 and 246.7 shares issued at march 31, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                  247,000,000                   
        treasury shares, at cost 13.6 and 11.1 shares at march 31, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                  -378,000,000                   
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 246.7 and 243.9 shares issued at december 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively
                                   245,300,000                  
        treasury shares, at cost, 11.1 and 2.0 shares at december 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively
                                   -312,200,000                  
        prepaid expenses and other
                                    128,500,000 129,500,000 116,900,000 63,900,000 68,700,000 68,500,000 62,100,000 50,300,000 58,900,000 62,100,000 64,700,000 63,600,000 75,800,000 78,000,000 82,600,000 62,900,000  
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 246.7 and 243.9 shares issued at september 30, 2018 and december 31, 2017, respectively
                                    245,100,000                 
        treasury shares, at cost 7.1 and 2.0 shares at september 30, 2018 and december 31, 2017, respectively
                                    -211,900,000                 
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 246.0 and 243.9 shares issued at june 30, 2018 and december 31, 2017, respectively
                                     244,500,000                
        treasury shares, at cost 5.4 and 2.0 shares at june 30, 2018 and december 31, 2017
                                     -162,200,000                
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 245.3 and 243.9 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2018 and december 31, 2017, respectively
                                      243,300,000               
        treasury shares, at cost, 2.1 and 2.0 shares at march 31, 2018 and december 31, 2017
                                      -61,700,000               
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 243.9 and 240.5 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively
                                       242,400,000              
        accumulated deficit
                                       -21,400,000  -14,800,000  -47,100,000 -65,300,000 -54,600,000 -103,100,000 -132,800,000 -171,400,000 -206,500,000 -181,400,000 -226,500,000 -224,300,000 
        treasury shares, at cost, 2.0 and 0.0 shares at december 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively
                                       -58,400,000              
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 243.6 and 240.5 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2017 and december 31, 2016, respectively
                                        242,100,000             
        treasury shares, at cost
                                        -58,400,000 -8,300,000            
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 243.0 and 240.5 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2017 and december 31, 2016, respectively
                                         241,500,000            
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 241.9 and 240.5 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2017 and december 31, 2016, respectively
                                          240,400,000           
        accrued pensions and other long-term employee benefits
                                           249,100,000    252,300,000 265,700,000 272,100,000 272,600,000 306,400,000  
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 240.5 and 237.9 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively
                                           239,300,000          
        long-term employee benefits
                                            243,300,000 243,400,000 252,200,000       
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 240.1 and 237.9 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015, respectively
                                            238,900,000         
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 239.1 and 237.9 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015, respectively
                                             237,900,000        
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 238.5 and 237.9 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2016 and december 31, 2015, respectively
                                              237,200,000       
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 237.9 and 229.8 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively
                                               237,000,000      
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 237.6 and 229.8 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014, respectively
                                                236,600,000     
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 235.6 and 229.8 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014, respectively
                                                 234,600,000    
        deferred financing costs
                                                  86,800,000 91,000,000 95,400,000 
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 229.8 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2015 and december 31, 2014, respectively
                                                  229,800,000   
        common shares, 1.00 par, 1,000.0 shares authorized, 229.8 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2014; 1,000.0 shares authorized, 229.1 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2013
                                                   229,800,000  
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                   -103,300,000 -200,000 
        prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                    61,700,000 
        net property, plant, and equipment
                                                    1,556,200,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                     
        stockholders’ equity
                                                     
        common stock
                                                    229,800,000 
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                    1,147,200,000 
        total stockholders’ equity and noncontrolling interests
                                                    1,212,600,000 
        total liabilities, stockholders’ equity and noncontrolling interests
                                                    6,382,000,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 
                                                      
          operating activities:
                                                      
          net income
        91,000,000 60,000,000 110,000,000 110,000,000 99,000,000 137,000,000 102,000,000 113,000,000 39,000,000 73,600,000 73,300,000 61,100,000 60,500,000 43,900,000 63,300,000 44,100,000 40,900,000 53,400,000 68,900,000 126,400,000 15,700,000 70,300,000 82,500,000 -83,200,000 52,400,000 42,200,000 66,400,000 99,900,000 44,100,000 76,800,000 -11,600,000 77,100,000 71,000,000 -55,600,000 56,300,000 -18,900,000 65,900,000 -23,600,000 -9,500,000 50,100,000 30,600,000 39,100,000 36,400,000 -24,300,000 46,700,000 900,000 
          adjustment to reconcile net income to cash from operating activities:
                                                      
          depreciation and amortization
        76,000,000 77,000,000 74,000,000 74,000,000 70,000,000 73,000,000 71,000,000 68,000,000 68,000,000 68,700,000 71,200,000 66,200,000 69,500,000 73,600,000 74,500,000 77,300,000 77,700,000 81,800,000 79,300,000 79,000,000 76,400,000 76,700,000 80,400,000 76,600,000 86,600,000 85,700,000 87,000,000 88,700,000 91,600,000 94,200,000 92,800,000 90,200,000 91,900,000 91,600,000 88,600,000 84,900,000 82,400,000 86,300,000 81,200,000 78,600,000 76,000,000 82,200,000 75,400,000 77,500,000 72,600,000 79,600,000 
          amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount
        2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,200,000 2,300,000 2,000,000 2,400,000 2,400,000 2,400,000 2,400,000 2,200,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,700,000 1,900,000 2,200,000 2,100,000 2,300,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 1,900,000    1,900,000            
          deferred income taxes
        11,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 3,000,000 8,000,000 -27,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 6,000,000 -300,000 -8,600,000 -1,900,000 2,400,000 -6,200,000 800,000 4,700,000 -2,700,000 5,700,000 4,100,000 23,500,000 -18,300,000 1,800,000 4,000,000 -15,500,000 -45,700,000 21,300,000 -4,000,000 -2,000,000 400,000 7,900,000 -5,800,000 8,900,000 -4,900,000 113,400,000 -8,800,000   -200,000 -7,200,000 -4,400,000 -2,400,000 -3,900,000 6,000,000 10,100,000 -17,200,000 -22,300,000 
          realized and unrealized foreign exchange losses
        -4,000,000 2,000,000 21,000,000 8,000,000 -1,000,000 3,000,000 9,000,000 100,000 2,500,000 13,600,000 5,200,000 10,000,000 600,000 2,500,000 2,400,000 600,000 100,000 800,000 8,600,000 -8,800,000 9,900,000 -900,000 3,700,000 4,400,000 -1,300,000 1,900,000 900,000 1,100,000 10,100,000   -2,200,000 1,000,000 1,300,000 -3,700,000 4,900,000 4,600,000 18,500,000 7,500,000 3,500,000 23,700,000 61,700,000 4,800,000 28,400,000 
          stock-based compensation
        7,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 6,900,000 5,700,000 7,300,000 6,300,000 8,200,000 5,000,000 3,700,000 5,300,000 3,200,000 3,900,000 4,200,000 3,600,000 -800,000 4,700,000 6,100,000 5,100,000 6,200,000 4,200,000 -1,400,000 6,700,000 9,800,000 9,400,000 9,700,000 8,400,000 8,000,000 9,200,000 10,900,000 10,400,000 9,500,000 10,000,000 11,400,000 10,200,000 8,100,000 7,900,000 12,400,000 1,800,000 1,900,000 
          interest income on swaps designated as net investment hedges
        -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -2,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -5,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -500,000 -3,000,000 -500,000 -5,600,000 -3,800,000 -6,100,000 -3,800,000 -6,200,000 -3,700,000 -7,200,000 -3,600,000 -3,500,000 -3,500,000 -3,700,000 -3,600,000 -3,700,000 -3,700,000 -3,800,000 -3,700,000 -3,500,000                  
          other non-cash
        2,000,000 -5,000,000 2,000,000 7,000,000 -1,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 -3,300,000 24,000,000 -3,000,000 4,000,000 9,200,000 5,100,000 -5,000,000 -1,600,000 400,000 2,100,000 7,800,000 1,400,000 7,800,000 -5,600,000 10,200,000 -1,900,000 3,400,000 -2,900,000 -300,000 -300,000 3,000,000 -7,400,000 8,800,000 -5,300,000 -2,500,000 4,100,000 3,100,000 -300,000 8,500,000 -7,500,000 100,000 -3,000,000 8,600,000 400,000 3,400,000 -1,100,000 700,000 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                      
          trade accounts and notes receivable
        -32,000,000 145,000,000 -1,000,000 -29,000,000 -18,000,000 9,000,000 19,000,000 -39,000,000 4,000,000 93,900,000 -18,700,000 -101,900,000 -92,300,000 71,400,000 -52,300,000 -103,900,000 -86,200,000 88,000,000 -14,300,000 -101,600,000 -52,600,000 -12,000,000 -150,800,000 131,400,000 5,400,000 118,800,000 24,000,000 -62,500,000 -90,400,000 97,200,000 14,000,000 -81,200,000 -52,300,000 29,300,000 84,400,000 -66,400,000 -62,500,000 36,000,000 -14,100,000 -63,200,000 -26,500,000 50,500,000 13,300,000 -71,400,000 -53,500,000  
          inventories
        -20,000,000 86,000,000 3,000,000 -19,000,000 -37,000,000 66,000,000 -32,000,000 -2,000,000 -20,000,000 37,300,000 -3,700,000 30,900,000 38,600,000 25,400,000 -69,400,000 -59,900,000 -91,500,000 -3,800,000 -48,700,000 -22,900,000 -36,200,000 -3,600,000 10,700,000 59,600,000 -27,100,000 14,800,000 -2,600,000 20,800,000 -22,200,000 3,700,000 -20,000,000 11,100,000 -42,900,000 17,700,000 -32,500,000 6,100,000 -11,200,000 -1,800,000 -13,300,000 20,900,000 -7,500,000 9,500,000 -3,600,000 -15,200,000 -25,900,000 25,900,000 
          prepaid expenses and other assets
        -27,000,000 3,000,000 -43,000,000 -30,000,000 -59,000,000 -24,000,000 -15,000,000 -51,000,000 -40,000,000 -2,400,000 -16,500,000 -21,800,000 -30,000,000 -1,600,000 -20,000,000 -26,000,000 -32,900,000 19,000,000 -10,900,000 -35,400,000 -18,000,000 40,900,000 -500,000 -22,100,000 -38,200,000 -23,900,000 -13,400,000 -21,100,000 -60,500,000             -8,300,000 -11,300,000 -9,700,000 -36,300,000 -6,400,000 
          accounts payable
        90,000,000 -62,000,000 -80,000,000 -1,000,000 66,000,000 -31,000,000 -25,000,000 -4,000,000 11,000,000 -7,900,000 29,000,000 10,000,000 -21,700,000 -51,700,000 42,200,000 27,100,000 120,400,000 51,800,000 28,300,000 26,600,000 33,400,000 87,800,000 146,200,000 -160,000,000 29,000,000 -11,700,000 9,200,000 -14,700,000 35,400,000 4,100,000 8,400,000 3,100,000 33,900,000 5,600,000 40,500,000 -5,500,000 -800,000 18,300,000 10,000,000 20,600,000 -16,600,000 3,400,000 6,100,000 -15,200,000 -1,000,000 1,200,000 
          other accrued liabilities
        -96,000,000 7,000,000 40,000,000 -5,000,000 -106,000,000 38,000,000 60,000,000 13,000,000 -75,000,000 20,500,000 48,600,000 56,500,000 -96,300,000 47,200,000 36,900,000 27,300,000 -66,700,000 4,900,000 36,800,000 -6,200,000 30,700,000 -29,200,000 47,000,000 -14,600,000 -73,300,000   15,200,000 -69,200,000 25,200,000 27,000,000 26,400,000 -87,000,000 34,500,000 -14,400,000 41,400,000 -54,800,000 53,600,000 18,300,000 56,300,000 -74,200,000 41,400,000 500,000 49,100,000 -91,100,000 19,400,000 
          other liabilities
        -29,000,000 9,000,000 7,000,000 5,000,000 -8,000,000 -15,000,000 6,000,000 2,000,000 22,000,000 -5,200,000 200,000 2,700,000 -3,300,000 4,400,000 -3,100,000 -3,300,000 -5,200,000 -24,300,000 7,100,000 6,700,000 -3,800,000 14,600,000 5,600,000 9,700,000 1,800,000 700,000 2,400,000 4,800,000 1,700,000 -42,800,000 79,800,000 -400,000 -4,200,000 -3,500,000 -4,000,000 -400,000 -4,700,000 2,800,000 -3,400,000 -3,000,000 -3,400,000 -4,600,000 -2,500,000 -10,600,000 -4,700,000 -9,000,000 
          cash from operating activities
        68,000,000 344,000,000 137,000,000 142,000,000 26,000,000 234,000,000 194,000,000 114,000,000 34,000,000 286,000,000 210,100,000 131,000,000 -51,800,000 245,600,000 79,900,000 12,200,000 -43,900,000 268,600,000 142,900,000 107,500,000 39,600,000 278,400,000 233,400,000 -1,700,000 -800,000 283,300,000 221,000,000 126,700,000 -57,900,000 250,600,000 124,500,000 142,000,000 -21,000,000 233,600,000 212,300,000 98,800,000 -4,700,000 235,500,000 144,500,000 197,300,000 -18,000,000 235,800,000 158,800,000 103,700,000 -98,700,000 192,000,000 
          capital expenditures
        -50,000,000 -58,000,000 -50,000,000 -45,000,000 -43,000,000 -62,000,000 -33,000,000 -23,000,000 -22,000,000 -32,600,000 -31,400,000 -32,500,000 -41,400,000 -43,400,000 -35,500,000 -29,500,000 -42,500,000 -22,900,000 -38,400,000 -28,500,000 -31,800,000 -25,900,000 -13,800,000 -19,700,000 -22,700,000 -38,600,000 -26,700,000 -26,700,000 -20,500,000 -33,900,000 -34,900,000 -35,100,000 -39,500,000 -37,800,000 -29,800,000 -25,100,000 -32,300,000 -40,900,000 -30,500,000 -24,500,000 -40,300,000 -44,300,000 -37,200,000 -25,100,000 -31,500,000 -32,800,000 
          free cash flows
        18,000,000 286,000,000 87,000,000 97,000,000 -17,000,000 172,000,000 161,000,000 91,000,000 12,000,000 253,400,000 178,700,000 98,500,000 -93,200,000 202,200,000 44,400,000 -17,300,000 -86,400,000 245,700,000 104,500,000 79,000,000 7,800,000 252,500,000 219,600,000 -21,400,000 -23,500,000 244,700,000 194,300,000 100,000,000 -78,400,000 216,700,000 89,600,000 106,900,000 -60,500,000 195,800,000 182,500,000 73,700,000 -37,000,000 194,600,000 114,000,000 172,800,000 -58,300,000 191,500,000 121,600,000 78,600,000 -130,200,000 159,200,000 
          investing activities:
                                                      
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
        -8,000,000     -11,000,000            -1,700,000 -609,700,000       -1,200,000 -200,000 -200,000 -1,700,000                  
          purchase of property, plant and equipment
        -50,000,000 -58,000,000 -50,000,000 -45,000,000 -43,000,000 -62,000,000 -33,000,000 -23,000,000 -22,000,000 -32,600,000 -31,400,000 -32,500,000 -41,400,000 -43,400,000 -35,500,000 -29,500,000 -42,500,000 -22,900,000 -38,400,000 -28,500,000 -31,800,000 -25,900,000 -13,800,000 -19,700,000 -22,700,000 -38,600,000 -26,700,000 -26,700,000 -20,500,000 -33,900,000 -34,900,000 -35,100,000 -39,500,000 -37,800,000 -29,800,000 -25,100,000 -32,300,000 -40,900,000 -30,500,000 -24,500,000 -40,300,000 -44,300,000 -37,200,000 -25,100,000 -31,500,000 -32,800,000 
          interest proceeds on swaps designated as net investment hedges
        3,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 500,000 3,000,000 500,000 5,600,000 3,800,000 6,100,000 3,800,000 6,200,000 3,700,000 7,200,000 3,600,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,700,000 3,600,000 3,700,000 3,700,000 3,800,000 3,700,000 3,500,000                  
          proceeds received on loans to customers
        4,000,000                                              
          other investing activities
        -2,000,000 13,000,000 12,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000   -3,100,000 900,000 500,000 900,000 400,000 -400,000 -2,100,000 1,000,000 -13,000,000 12,300,000 -1,000,000 500,000 -3,200,000 5,100,000 400,000 400,000 1,200,000   -100,000 -100,000 -100,000   -500,000 4,900,000 -100,000 -200,000 -3,600,000     -500,000    
          cash from investing activities
        -53,000,000 -90,000,000 -39,000,000 -39,000,000 -44,000,000 -66,000,000 -338,000,000 -17,000,000 -19,000,000 -141,200,000 -27,500,000 -31,500,000 -5,500,000 -38,500,000 -29,800,000 -27,800,000 -10,300,000 3,900,000 -628,600,000 -63,500,000 -27,800,000 -22,200,000 -5,000,000 -15,700,000 -18,600,000 -34,900,000 -25,300,000 -14,900,000 -18,800,000 -11,600,000 -30,100,000 -29,800,000 -144,600,000 -42,900,000 -51,400,000 -505,900,000 -89,400,000 -51,900,000 -137,500,000 -24,300,000 -43,300,000 -53,200,000 -54,200,000 -26,700,000 -30,200,000 -29,500,000 
          financing activities:
                                                      
          payments on long-term borrowings
        -55,000,000 -205,000,000 -15,000,000 -5,000,000 -5,000,000 -147,000,000 -85,000,000 -5,000,000 -183,000,000 -544,800,000 -202,800,000 -80,900,000 -75,800,000 -2,021,400,000 -6,800,000 -6,900,000 -6,800,000 -6,800,000 -5,900,000 -7,500,000 -6,700,000 -898,000,000 -12,200,000 -5,900,000 -307,200,000 -7,600,000 -6,300,000 -6,400,000 -7,300,000 -6,200,000 -6,600,000 -491,600,000 -6,900,000 -37,600,000 -6,300,000 -1,100,000 -5,000,000 -380,200,000 -1,261,800,000 -106,800,000 -6,900,000      
          net cash flows associated with stock-based awards
        -6,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 3,000,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 800,000 -1,800,000 3,100,000 5,400,000 1,400,000 400,000 -200,000 -1,900,000 1,700,000 -100,000 12,700,000 100,000 4,000,000 1,400,000 -1,100,000                      
          other financing activities
         1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000     -200,000    100,000 -200,000 -500,000 -700,000  1,100,000 -200,000 -800,000               -300,000 -200,000  
          cash from financing activities
        -61,000,000 -206,000,000 -117,000,000 -70,000,000 -8,000,000 -111,000,000 -138,000,000 130,000,000 -82,000,000 -62,300,000 -73,500,000 -90,800,000 -88,400,000 -94,000,000 -14,700,000 -52,100,000 -208,100,000 -55,000,000 -109,600,000 -77,400,000 -92,500,000 -267,700,000 -22,300,000 480,400,000 -321,300,000 -13,400,000 2,900,000 -46,100,000 -101,800,000 -128,800,000 -55,200,000 -143,000,000 -14,300,000 -13,400,000 -56,600,000 441,900,000 -4,600,000 -167,300,000 43,000,000 -106,000,000 -2,300,000 -104,600,000 6,700,000 43,100,000 -19,700,000 -2,700,000 
          decrease in cash
        -46,000,000    -26,000,000    -67,000,000  109,100,000 8,700,000 -145,700,000  35,400,000 -67,700,000 -262,300,000    -80,700,000    -340,700,000   65,700,000 -178,500,000  39,200,000 -30,800,000 -179,900,000    -98,700,000          
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
        -3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 17,000,000 8,000,000 -32,000,000 10,000,000 -11,000,000 -9,000,000 12,500,000 -21,000,000 -3,400,000 5,500,000 15,100,000 -18,900,000 -8,900,000 -2,100,000 -4,400,000 -8,100,000 5,100,000 -13,500,000 31,300,000 11,600,000 3,500,000 -19,800,000 15,400,000 -13,100,000 200,000 800,000 -4,700,000 -2,100,000 -18,700,000 10,300,000 3,600,000 2,700,000 8,200,000 2,600,000 -9,200,000 -1,800,000 -6,400,000 -1,900,000 -4,600,000 -7,500,000 -35,200,000 -10,600,000 -11,000,000 
          cash at beginning of period
        660,000,000 596,000,000 703,000,000 654,900,000 851,200,000 1,364,000,000 1,020,500,000 696,400,000 772,900,000 538,100,000          
          cash at end of period
        611,000,000 50,000,000 -18,000,000 50,000,000 578,000,000 25,000,000 -272,000,000 216,000,000 627,000,000 95,000,000 88,100,000 5,300,000 514,700,000 128,200,000 16,500,000 -76,600,000 586,800,000 213,100,000 -603,400,000 -28,300,000 1,269,800,000 19,800,000 217,700,000 466,500,000 660,000,000 250,400,000 185,500,000 65,900,000 518,700,000 105,500,000 37,100,000 -49,500,000 603,300,000 180,900,000 107,000,000 43,000,000 442,000,000          
          cash at end of period reconciliation:
                                                      
          cash and cash equivalents
        608,000,000 51,000,000 -19,000,000 50,000,000 575,000,000 26,000,000 -273,000,000 216,000,000 624,000,000 94,000,000 88,200,000 5,500,000 512,100,000 127,800,000 17,200,000 -76,000,000 576,200,000 212,900,000 -603,200,000 -36,000,000 1,266,900,000 19,600,000 217,700,000 466,400,000 657,200,000 250,300,000 189,900,000 76,200,000 501,100,000 105,500,000 37,000,000 -49,300,000 600,400,000 180,900,000 106,800,000 43,000,000 439,100,000          
          restricted cash
        3,000,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 -100,000 -200,000 2,600,000 400,000 -700,000 -600,000 10,600,000 200,000 -200,000 7,700,000 2,900,000 200,000 100,000 2,800,000 100,000 -4,400,000 4,500,000 2,800,000 100,000 -200,000 2,900,000 200,000 2,900,000   -300,000 -100,000 200,000 -200,000 100,000 1,800,000 -400,000 
          debt extinguishment and refinancing-related costs
             2,000,000 3,000,000                                      
          impairment charges
                                                      
          settlement proceeds on swaps designated as net investment hedges
                 29,400,000 25,000,000                              
          payments for loans to customers
         -7,000,000    -1,000,000                                         
          proceeds from short-term borrowings
                 8,800,000                             -1,000,000 -100,000 1,600,000 1,500,000 7,000,000 
          proceeds from long-term borrowings
             41,000,000 185,000,000 107,000,000 500,000,000            700,000,000             226,700,000         
          payments on short-term borrowings
             -5,000,000 -10,000,000 -14,000,000 -12,200,000 -13,600,000 -38,800,000 -8,300,000 -19,900,000 -24,100,000 -19,500,000 -13,400,000 -21,100,000 -20,000,000 -15,600,000 -4,600,000 -8,000,000 -10,600,000 -10,000,000 -9,000,000 -9,200,000 -11,300,000 -10,900,000 -10,800,000 -13,700,000 -9,300,000 -7,100,000 -2,600,000 -2,100,000 -2,300,000 -1,400,000 -1,700,000 -5,200,000 -300,000 -1,300,000 -1,900,000 -3,000,000 -10,700,000 -2,900,000 
          financing-related costs
             -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -8,100,000 -2,200,000 -500,000 -5,800,000 -15,100,000   -400,000 -100,000 -1,000,000 -1,500,000 -31,500,000 -2,400,000   600,000 -1,200,000 -900,000 -5,900,000 -400,000   -500,000 -1,000,000 -6,600,000 -2,300,000          
          purchases of common stock
         -100,000,000   -50,000,000      -25,000,000 -175,100,000 -30,000,000 -90,100,000 -60,000,000 -63,700,000 -25,100,000                        
          deferred acquisition-related consideration
                 -300,000 -7,400,000             -100,000    -100,000   -1,800,000 -3,400,000          
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                             16,300,000 50,000,000   78,000,000    159,800,000 
          supplemental cash flow information:
                                                      
          cash paid during the year for:
                                                      
          interest, net of amounts capitalized
                                                      
          income taxes, net of refunds
                                                      
          non-cash investing activities:
                                                      
          accrued capital expenditures
                                             7,100,000 6,300,000        
          acquisition, net of cash acquired
          -6,000,000                                          
          increase in cash
                          -595,300,000    206,100,000            104,300,000            
          gains on sales of facilities
                                                      
          commercial agreement restructuring charge
                                                    
          proceeds from sales of assets
                                                      
          debt extinguishment and refinancing related costs
                  4,000,000 1,200,000 1,800,000         32,000,000 2,400,000   1,100,000   400,000 600,000   13,400,000         
          divestiture and impairment charges
                  -100,000 8,300,000 7,100,000                                  
          gain on sales of facilities
                                                      
          purchase of noncontrolling interests
                              -4,200,000 -1,600,000                      
          gain on sale of facility
                                                      
          proceeds from sale of unconsolidated joint venture
                                                      
          proceeds from sale of consolidated joint venture, net of cash divested
                                                     
          proceeds from settlement of swaps designated as net investment hedges
                                                      
          dividends paid to noncontrolling interests
                                 -400,000   -1,000,000 -300,000 -1,800,000 -500,000 -400,000 -1,500,000 -1,500,000 -300,000 -300,000 -600,000 -3,500,000 -600,000 
          investments in noncontrolling interests
                                                    
          divestitures and impairment charges
                              300,000 2,700,000 500,000                      
          cash and restricted cash held for sale
                                    14,800,000                  
          divestitures, impairment charges and loss on deconsolidation of venezuela
                                                      
          proceeds from option exercises
                                 4,300,000 20,100,000 14,500,000 11,400,000 200,000 6,700,000 4,300,000 6,200,000 4,900,000 7,000,000 4,100,000 8,800,000      15,200,000    
          purchase of treasury stock
                                   -39,600,000 -65,700,000 -106,000,000 -44,000,000 -100,500,000 -3,300,000 -50,100,000            
          loss on divestiture
                                  -500,000                    
          proceeds from sale of consolidated joint venture
                                                      
          loss on assets held for sale
                                    5,200,000                  
          dividends paid to non-controlling interests
                                    -1,100,000                  
          investment in non-controlling interest
                                    -26,900,000 -26,900,000              
          asset impairments
                                         4,400,000            
          loss on deconsolidation of venezuela
                                                      
          net interest income on swaps designated as net investment hedges
                                                      
          prepaid expenses and other
                                      -68,200,000 -29,500,000 -30,200,000 -5,000,000 -19,000,000 -33,400,000 -27,500,000 -33,300,000 -11,000,000 -6,400,000 -13,800,000      
          acquisitions
                                      -1,000,000 -78,200,000              
          reduction of cash due to venezuela deconsolidation
                                                    
          purchase of intangibles
                                                     
          net interest proceeds on swaps designated as net investment hedges
                                                      
          amortization of financing costs and original issue discount
                                        1,900,000    2,100,000 3,200,000 4,500,000 5,000,000 5,100,000 5,100,000 5,300,000 5,200,000 5,000,000  
          realized and unrealized foreign exchange gains
                                        -1,300,000              
          venezuela deconsolidation charge
                                                     
          business acquisitions
                                         -5,100,000 -26,000,000 -476,400,000 -56,900,000 -11,300,000         
          supplemental cash flow information
                                                      
          proceeds from long term borrowings
                                                     
          proceeds from sale of a business
                                                      
          refinancing related costs
                                                      
          asset impairment
                                                   
          payments for refinancing related costs
                                                      
          proceeds from option exercises and associated tax benefits
                                              8,700,000 5,900,000 6,700,000      
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                              485,000,000 382,100,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                              48,200,000 60,600,000 419,500,000 73,400,000 103,800,000 84,900,000 222,900,000 148,800,000 
          debt extinguishment
                                                      
          other investing
                                               500,000 -2,900,000      
          other financing
                                                      
          business acquisitions and purchases of controlling interests in affiliates
                                                      
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                -63,600,000   120,100,000 -148,600,000  
          loss on extinguishment and modification of debt
                                                     
          fair value step up of acquired inventory sold
                                                      
          bridge financing commitment fees
                                                      
          decrease in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                      
          investment in real estate property
                                                      
          purchase of interest rate cap
                                                      
          settlement of foreign currency contract
                                                      
          payments on long-term debt
                                                 -106,800,000 -6,900,000 -6,800,000 -6,800,000  
          payments of deferred financing costs
                                                      
          equity contribution
                                                     
          net transfer from dupont
                                                      
          unrealized losses on derivatives
                                                      
          proceeds (purchases) of interest in affiliates
                                                      
          proceeds from sale of assets
                                                     3,700,000 
          debt modification fees
                                                     
          tax windfall due to option exercises
                                                  700,000    
          debt modification costs
                                                      
          unrealized loss on derivatives
                                                   100,000 1,200,000  
          acquisition of controlling interest in investment affiliate
                                                   100,000 -3,200,000  
          proceeds from sale of affiliate
                                                   2,300,000  
          investment in equity affiliate
                                                      
          proceeds from sale of intangible assets
                                                    400,000  
          acquisition of dupont performance coatings
                                                      
          purchase of investment in affiliate
                                                      
          cash received from exercises of stock options
                                                      
          net transfer (to) from dupont
                                                      
          decrease in operating assets:
                                                      
          accounts and notes receivable
                                                      
          increase in operating liabilities:
                                                      
          purchase of interest in affiliates
                                                      
          proceeds from senior secured credit facilities
                                                      
          issuance of senior notes
                                                      
          payments of deferred financing costs and bridge commitment fees
                                                      
          payments of long-term debt
                                                      
          stock option exercises