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Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities [Abstract]

Components of accounts payable and accrued liabilities

		December 31, 2011				June 30, 2012
		(In millions)
Accounts payable		$	186.6			$	233.8
Employee benefits			35.3				26.3
Accrued sales discounts and rebates			11.9				12.2
Accrued interest			5.0				1.3
Payable to affiliates:
Income taxes, net – Valhi			8.6				9.9
Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P.			—				21.4
Other			47.0				34.5
Total		$	294.4			$	339.4

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Tabular disclosure of the (a) carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business (accounts payable); (b) other payables; and (c) accrued liabilities. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). An alternative caption includes accrued expenses.

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