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Supplemental Cash Flow Information - Additional Information Relating to Cash Flow Activities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Cash payments (refunds) for: |  |  |
Interest on long-term debt and other | $ 21,063 us-gaap_InterestPaid | $ 451 us-gaap_InterestPaid | $ 4,325 us-gaap_InterestPaid
Income taxes, net | (3,999)us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet | 13,320 us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet | 21,766 us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet
Noncash investing and financing activities: |  |  |
Insurance claims receivable associated with property, plant and equipment |  | 249 lxu_ReceivableAssociatedWithPropertyInsuranceClaim | 546 lxu_ReceivableAssociatedWithPropertyInsuranceClaim
Other assets, accounts payable, other liabilities, and long-term debt associated with additions of property, plant and equipment | 34,636 us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid | 14,465 us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid | 15,522 us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid
Accounts payable, long-term debt associated with additions of capitalized internal-use software and software development | 5,303 lxu_NoncashCapitalizedSoftwareAdditions | 4,011 lxu_NoncashCapitalizedSoftwareAdditions |
Secured term loan extinguished |  | 66,563 lxu_PrincipalPaymentsOnSecuredTermLoanDuringNoncashOrPartialNoncashTransaction |
Debt issuance costs incurred associated with senior secured notes |  | 6,498 us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCostsIncurredDuringNoncashOrPartialNoncashTransaction |
Debt issuance costs written off associated with secured term loan |  | 630 us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost |
Prepayment premium incurred associated with secured term loan |  | $ 666 lxu_PrepaymentPremiumToTerminateDebtDuringNoncashOrPartialNoncashTransaction |

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