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Long-Term Debt - Note Payable to Contran - Additional Information (Detail) (Kronos Worldwide, Inc., Note Payable, Contran, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | Note Payable | Contran |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Borrowing from Contran for prepayment of term loan |  | $ 190 us-gaap_ProceedsFromRelatedPartyDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_KronosMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vhi_NotePayableMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = vhi_ContranMember
Payment of principal amount | $ 170 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_KronosMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vhi_NotePayableMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = vhi_ContranMember | $ 20 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_KronosMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vhi_NotePayableMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = vhi_ContranMember

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- Definition The cash inflow from a long-term borrowing made from related parties where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth. Alternate caption: Proceeds from Advances from Affiliates. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Financing Activities -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6513228 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 14 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3255-108585 + Details
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