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Long-Term Debt - Senior Secured Note - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 Kronos Worldwide, Inc. USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Kronos Worldwide, Inc. Senior Secured Notes USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Kronos Worldwide, Inc. Senior Secured Notes EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Redemption of debt |  |  |  |  | € 279.2 us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfOtherLongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_KronosMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Loss on prepayment of debt, net | $ 8.9 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | $ 7.2 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | $ (2.3)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_KronosMember | $ 7.2 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_KronosMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |

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- Definition Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -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 470 -SubTopic 50 -Section 40 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6850294&loc=d3e12317-112629 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -SubTopic 50 -Section 40 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6850294&loc=d3e12355-112629 + Details
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- Definition Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from other long-term debt. + 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 + Details
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