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Marketable Securities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract] |
Marketable Securities |
Marketable security |  | Fair value measurement level |  | Market value |  |  | Cost basis |  |  | Unrealized gain (loss) |
|  |  |  | (In millions) |
December 31, 2015: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valhi common stock |  | 1 |  | $ | 2.3 |  |  | $ | 3.2 |  |  | $ | (.9 | )
NL and CompX common stocks |  | 1 |  |  | .1 |  |  |  | .1 |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  |  | $ | 2.4 |  |  | $ | 3.3 |  |  | $ | (.9 | )
December 31, 2016: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valhi common stock |  | 1 |  | $ | 5.9 |  |  | $ | 3.2 |  |  | $ | 2.7 |
NL and CompX common stocks |  | 1 |  |  | .1 |  |  |  | .1 |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  |  | $ | 6.0 |  |  | $ | 3.3 |  |  | $ | 2.7 |

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