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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
	Mar. 31, 2015 Guarantors	Dec. 31, 2014
Working Capital Revolver Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Amount available for borrowing	75.6us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxu_WorkingCapitalRevolverLoanMember
Maturity date	Apr. 13, 2018
7.75% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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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
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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]
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