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Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 Guarantors | Dec. 31, 2014
Working Capital Revolver Loan [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Maximum amount of revolving credit facility | 100.0 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxu_WorkingCapitalRevolverLoanMember |
Amount available for borrowing | 75.6 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxu_WorkingCapitalRevolverLoanMember |
Maturity date | Apr. 13, 2018 |
7.75% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxu_SevenPointSevenFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember | 7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxu_SevenPointSevenFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember
Maturity year | 2019 | 2019
Maturity date | Aug. 01, 2019 |
Debt instrument, frequency of interest payment | Interest is to be paid semiannually on February 1st and August 1st |
Number of unsecured guarantors | 2 lxu_NumberOfUnsecuredGuarantors / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxu_SevenPointSevenFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember |
Secured Promissory Note Due 2016 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Maturity year | 2016 | 2016
Secured Promissory Note, interest rate | 3.26%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxu_SecuredPromissoryNoteMember | 3.26%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxu_SecuredPromissoryNoteMember
Other [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Weighted-average interest rate of other debt | 4.34%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxu_OtherLongTermDebtMember | 4.34%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxu_OtherLongTermDebtMember

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