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Long-Term Debt - WCS - Additional Information (Detail) (WCS, USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2010
Former customer promissory note |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Principal amount of promissory note |  |  | $ 12,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vhi_FormerCustomerPromissoryNoteMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_WcsMember
Long-term promissory note fixed interest rate |  |  | 6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vhi_FormerCustomerPromissoryNoteMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_WcsMember
Contract termination expense | 1,100,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnContractTermination / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vhi_FormerCustomerPromissoryNoteMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_WcsMember |  |
Financing capital lease | Andrews County capital lease |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross proceeds sale of property and equipment |  | 75,000,000 us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionGrossProceedsInvestingActivities / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vhi_AndrewsCountyCapitalLeaseMember / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = vhi_FinancingCapitalLeaseMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_WcsMember |
Lease Agreement period |  | 25 years |
Lease agreement cost |  | 2,600,000 us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionOtherPaymentsRequired / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vhi_AndrewsCountyCapitalLeaseMember / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = vhi_FinancingCapitalLeaseMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_WcsMember |
Capital lease agreement interest rate |  | 7.00%us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionImputedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vhi_AndrewsCountyCapitalLeaseMember / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = vhi_FinancingCapitalLeaseMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_WcsMember |
Aggregate rental due |  | $ 6,200,000 vhi_FinalYearLeasePaymentsPaidAtLeaseInception / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = vhi_AndrewsCountyCapitalLeaseMember / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = vhi_FinancingCapitalLeaseMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_WcsMember |

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- Definition Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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- Definition Gain (loss) related to the termination of a contract between the parties. The termination may be due to many causes including early termination of a lease by a lessee, a breach of contract by one party, or a failure to perform. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 + Details
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- Definition The financing cost related to leases that have been recorded under the deposit method, as a financing or as a capital leases in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Imputed Interest Rate -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6515215 + Details
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