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Derivatives, Hedges, Financial Instruments and Carbon Credits - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 Unit oz lb MMBTU | Dec. 31, 2013 Unit lb oz MMBTU | Feb. 28, 2011
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Contractual weighted-average cost | 3.24 lxu_WeightedAverageCostPerMmbtuOfFutureOrForwardNaturalGasContract | 3.98 lxu_WeightedAverageCostPerMmbtuOfFutureOrForwardNaturalGasContract |
Estimated weighted-average market value | 2.99 lxu_WeightedAverageMarketValuePerMmbtuOfFutureOrForwardNaturalGasContract |  |
Contractual weighted-average pay rate | 3.23%lxu_ContractualWeightedAveragePayRate |  |
Estimated market weighted-average receive rate | 0.53%lxu_EstimatedMarketWeightedAverageReceiveRate |  |
Carbon credit fair value per unit | 2.50 lxu_CarbonCreditFairValuePerUnit | 1.00 lxu_CarbonCreditFairValuePerUnit |
Derivative future or forward contracts in pounds | 1,750,000 lxu_DerivativeFutureOrForwardContractInPounds | 0 lxu_DerivativeFutureOrForwardContractInPounds |
Derivative future or forward contracts in volume | 8,279,000 lxu_DerivativeFutureOrForwardContractInVolume | 1,530,000 lxu_DerivativeFutureOrForwardContractInVolume |
Future or forward copper contracts period | May 2015 |  |
Weighted-average cost per pound of future or forward copper contracts | 2.98 lxu_WeightedAverageCostPerPoundOfFutureOrForwardCopperContract |  |
The month future or forward natural gas contract period ends | 2016-06 | 2014-10 |
Future or forward contract in ounces | 3,000 lxu_DerivativeFutureOrForwardContractInOunces | 0 lxu_DerivativeFutureOrForwardContractInOunces |
Future or forward platinum contracts settlement period |  | 2015-04 |
Weighted-average cost per ounce of future or forward platinum contracts | 1,224.26 lxu_WeightedAverageCostPerOunceOfFutureOrForwardPlatinumContract |  |
Amount of foreign currency contract | $ 819,000 us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeDerivativeAtFairValueNet |  |
Contractual exchange rate | 1.27 us-gaap_DerivativeForwardExchangeRate1 |  |
Future or forward foreign exchange contracts settlement period | 2015-05 |  |
LIBOR rate |  |  | 3.23%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
Interest rate swap declining balance beginning balance |  |  | 23,800,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
Interest rate swap declining balance ending balance |  |  | 18,800,000 lxu_InterestRateSwapDecliningBalanceMinimumAmount
Interest rate contracts fixed rate description | Fixed three-month LIBOR rate of 3.23% on a declining balance |  |
Maturity period interest rate contracts held | March 2016 |  |
Number of carbon credits | 1,112,000 lxu_CarbonCreditContractualObligationNumberOfInstrumentsHeld | 1,284,000 lxu_CarbonCreditContractualObligationNumberOfInstrumentsHeld |
Assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 classifications |  | 31,000 lxu_FairValueMeasurementWithInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersInOutOfLevelOneAndLevelTwo |
Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Total contractual weighted-average exchange rate | 1.27 us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateTranslation1 / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember |  |
Total estimated market weighted-average exchange rate | 1.22 lxu_WeightedAverageExchangeRateDuringPeriod / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember |  |
Copper [Member] |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Amount of futures/forward contracts | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeForwardPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = lxu_CopperMember |  |
Platinum [Member] |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Amount of futures/forward contracts | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeForwardPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = lxu_PlatinumMember |  |
Senior Secured Notes [Member] |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Excess of estimated fair value over carrying value | $ 17,000,000 lxu_ExcessOfEstimatedFairValueOverCarryingValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | $ 20,000,000 lxu_ExcessOfEstimatedFairValueOverCarryingValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes lower range of ask or bid price |  | $ 104.5 lxu_NotesLowerRangeOfAskBidPrices / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Notes higher range of ask or bid price |  | $ 104.9 lxu_NotesHigherRangeOfAskBidPrices / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Notes based on quoted price | $ 104.0 us-gaap_FairValueInputsOfferedQuotes / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |

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