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Segment Information - Total Assets by Business Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | $ 1,140,569 us-gaap_Assets | $ 1,137,005 us-gaap_Assets
Operating Segments [Member] | Chemical [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 945,147 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lxu_ChemicalMember | 929,745 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lxu_ChemicalMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Climate Control [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 130,784 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lxu_ClimateControlMember | 133,183 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lxu_ClimateControlMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 5,995 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember | 5,960 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
Corporate [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | $ 58,643 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember | $ 68,117 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember

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