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Commitments and contingencies - Future Minimum Payments Under Noncancellable Operating Leases (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012
Future Minimum Payments Under Non Cancelable Operating Leases With Initial Terms Of One Year Or More [Line Items]
Amount of lease	$ 57.4
Leverkusen TiO2 production facility [Member]
Future Minimum Payments Under Non Cancelable Operating Leases With Initial Terms Of One Year Or More [Line Items]
Amount of lease	$ 18.0

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- Definition

Amount of required minimum rental payments for leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.

+ References

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 13

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 10

-Section 55

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