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Related party transactions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Receivables from and Payables to Affiliates | Receivables from and payables to affiliates are summarized in the table below.
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (In millions) |
Current receivables from affiliates: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P., net |  | $ | 29.6 |  |  | $ | — |
Contran—trade items |  |  | — |  |  |  | .3 |
Total |  | $ | 29.6 |  |  | $ | .3 |
Current payables to affiliates: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P. |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 23.4 |
Contran: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes, net |  |  | .1 |  |  |  | 2.6 |
Trade items |  |  | 21.1 |  |  |  | 26.8 |
Other |  |  | .2 |  |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 21.4 |  |  | $ | 52.8 |
Noncurrent note receivable from affiliate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valhi—Contran note receivable |  | $ | 11.2 |  |  | $ | — |
Note payable to affiliate included in long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valhi—Contran credit facility |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 157.6 |

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