Acquisition - Pro Forma Disclosure (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
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| Business Acquisition | ||||
| Pro forma sales | $ 1,130,454 | |||
| Pro forma net loss | (6,865) | |||
| Pro forma net loss attributable to PQ Group Holdings Inc. | $ (7,272) | |||
| Pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share (usd per share) | $ (0.07) | |||
| Sovitec Mondial S.A. | ||||
| Business Acquisition | ||||
| Pro forma sales | $ 16,455 | $ 13,490 | $ 46,702 | $ 17,194 |
| Net income | $ 386 | $ 644 | $ 1,200 | $ 1,148 |
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- Definition Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss), Attributable to Parent No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount after tax of pro forma income from continuing operations as if the business combination had been completed at the beginning of a period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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