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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Contran | Intercorporate Services Agreements Fees |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Related party transaction | $ 36,100,000 | $ 32,000,000 | $ 27,100,000
Contran | Intercorporate Services Agreements Fees | Scenario, Forecast |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Related party transaction | 33,400,000 |  |
Contran | Pledge Fee Received |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue and other income from related party transactions | 800,000 |  |
Contran | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest expense | 19,000,000 | 100,000 | 500,000
Contran | Unsecured Revolving Demand Note Receivable |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Unsecured Revolving Demand Promissory note |  |  | 65,000,000
Interest at prime plus rate |  | 3.00% |
Unsecured Revolving Demand Promissory Note Receivable, due on demand no earlier than date | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 |
Loans outstanding to Contran |  |  | 11,200,000
Loans to related party |  | 52,800,000 |
Loan repayment received |  | 64,000,000 |
Contran | Interest Income | Unsecured Revolving Demand Note Receivable |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue and other income from related party transactions |  | 800,000 | 36,000
TIMET | BMI | Sale Of Insurance Coverage |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans to related party |  |  | 1,400,000
Revenue and other income from related party transactions |  |  | 2,800,000
Promissory note bears interest rate |  |  | 3.00%
TIMET | BMI | Cash | Sale Of Insurance Coverage |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue and other income from related party transactions |  |  | 1,400,000
CompX | Note Payable TFMC |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest expense |  | 300,000 | 500,000
Tremont | Contran | Promissory Notes |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations, maximum exposure | 19,100,000 |  |
Tremont | Contran | Present Value | Deferred payment |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations, maximum exposure | 8,200,000 |  |
Tremont | Contran | Face value | Deferred payment |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations, maximum exposure | 11,100,000 |  |
TIMET | Utility Services Fee | BMI |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Related party transaction |  | 1,800,000 | 1,600,000
WCS | Contran | Surety Bond | VALHI, INC. |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations, maximum exposure | 32,200,000 |  |
WCS | Contran | Additional Collateral Trust |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Related party transaction |  | 700,000 | 100,000
Guarantee Obligations, maximum exposure | 119,500,000 |  |
Guarantee Obligations, estimated exposure |  |  | 56,000,000
Pledged marketable securities released on | Nov. 30, 2016 |  |
WCS | Contran | Performance Guarantee |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations, maximum exposure | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000
WCS | Contran | Letter of credit | Performance Guarantee |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations, maximum exposure | 6,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 6,000,000
Costs related to the Letter of Credit | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000
LPC |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Purchase of Ti02 from LPC | 224,500,000 | 250,200,000 | 144,800,000
Sales of feedstock ore to LPC | $ 141,100,000 | $ 143,700,000 | $ 93,000,000
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | Contran | Stock Pledged as Collateral |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock pledged as collateral | 12.0 |  |

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- Definition Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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