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Accounts and other receivables, net (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Components of Accounts and Other Receivables |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | September 30, 2012 |
|  | (In millions) |
Trade accounts receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kronos |  | $ | 247.2 |  |  | $ | 288.9 |
CompX |  |  | 14.6 |  |  |  | 17.5 |
WCS |  |  | .3 |  |  |  | .9 |
VAT and other receivables |  |  | 23.9 |  |  |  | 29.2 |
Refundable income taxes |  |  | 2.1 |  |  |  | 2.5 |
Receivable from affiliates: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LPC |  |  | 29.6 |  |  |  | — |
Contran – income taxes |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.6 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (1.7 | ) |  |  | (1.6 | )
Total |  | $ | 316.0 |  |  | $ | 339.0 |

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