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Segment Information - Segment Financial Information (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest cost capitalized	$ 14,100,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized	$ 4,000,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized	$ 400,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized
Chemical [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property insurance recoveries	5,100,000us-gaap_InsuranceRecoveries / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lxu_ChemicalMember	66,300,000us-gaap_InsuranceRecoveries / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lxu_ChemicalMember	0us-gaap_InsuranceRecoveries / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lxu_ChemicalMember
Cost of Sales [Member] | Chemical [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Business interruption loss	$ 22,900,000lxu_InsuranceClaimRecoverableCosts / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lxu_ChemicalMember	$ 28,400,000lxu_InsuranceClaimRecoverableCosts / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lxu_ChemicalMember	$ 7,300,000lxu_InsuranceClaimRecoverableCosts / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lxu_ChemicalMember

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The amount of recoverable costs included in an insurance claim.

+ References

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The amount recovered from insurance. These recoveries reduce costs and losses that are reported as a separate line item under operating expenses.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

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Amount of interest capitalized during the period.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Allowance for Funds Used during Construction

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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