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Related Party Transactions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Related Party Transactions | Note 16—Related party transactions: We may be deemed to be controlled by Ms. Lisa Simmons, Ms. Connelly and Ms. Annette Simmons. See Note 1. Corporations that may be deemed to be controlled by or affiliated with such individuals sometimes engage in (a) intercorporate transactions such as guarantees, management and expense sharing arrangements, shared fee arrangements, joint ventures, partnerships, loans, options, advances of funds on open account, and sales, leases and exchanges of assets, including securities issued by both related and unrelated parties and (b) common investment and acquisition strategies, business combinations, reorganizations, recapitalizations, securities repurchases, and purchases and sales (and other acquisitions and dispositions) of subsidiaries, divisions or other business units, which transactions have involved both related and unrelated parties and have included transactions which resulted in the acquisition by one related party of a publicly-held noncontrolling interest in another related party. While no transactions of the type described above are planned or proposed with respect to us other than as set forth in these financial statements, we continuously consider, review and evaluate, and understand that Contran and related entities consider, review and evaluate such transactions. Depending upon the business, tax and other objectives then relevant, it is possible that we might be a party to one or more such transactions in the future. From time to time, we will have loans and advances outstanding between us and various related parties, including Contran, pursuant to term and demand notes. We generally enter into these loans and advances for cash management purposes. When we loan funds to related parties, we are generally able to earn a higher rate of return on the loan than we would earn if we invested the funds in other instruments. While certain of these loans may be of a lesser credit quality than cash equivalent instruments otherwise available to us, we believe we have evaluated the credit risks involved and appropriately reflect those credit risks in the terms of the applicable loans. When we borrow from related parties, we are generally able to pay a lower rate of interest than we would pay if we borrowed from unrelated parties. Prior to 2012, we entered into an unsecured revolving demand promissory note with Contran whereby, as amended, we agreed to loan Contran up to $65 million. Our loan to Contran bore interest at prime plus 3.0% payable quarterly, with all principal due on demand, but in any event no earlier than December 31, 2014. The amount of our outstanding loans to Contran at any time was at our discretion. In December 2012, Contran repaid the aggregate $64.0 million of borrowings, at which time the loan facility was terminated. Interest income on our loan to Contran was $.8 million in 2012. We also engaged in related party loans, as discussed in Note 9. Interest expense related to our borrowings from Contran was $.1 million in 2012, $19.0 million in 2013 and $11.0 million in 2014. Interest expense related to CompX’s note payable to TFMC (a subsidiary of TIMET, and during the time period in which TIMET was one of our affiliates) was $.3 million in 2012. A subsidiary of Contran has guaranteed (i) WCS’s obligation under its financing capital lease with the County of Andrews, Texas discussed in Note 9, (ii) Tremont’s obligation under its $17.4 million promissory note payable discussed in Notes 3 and 9 and (iii) Tremont’s $8.5 million ($11.1 million face value) deferred payment obligation discussed in Notes 3 and 10. The guaranty obligation would only arise upon our failure to make any required repayments. We currently do not expect such Contran subsidiary will be required to perform under such guarantees for the foreseeable future. Under the terms of various intercorporate services agreements (“ISAs”) we enter into with Contran, employees of Contran provide us certain management, tax planning, financial and administrative services on a fee basis. Such charges are based upon estimates of the time devoted by the Contran employees to our affairs, and the compensation and other expenses associated with those persons. Because of the large number of companies affiliated with Contran, we believe we benefit from cost savings and economies of scale gained by not having certain management, financial and administrative staffs duplicated at all of our subsidiaries, thus allowing certain Contran employees to provide services to multiple companies but only be compensated by Contran. The net ISA fees charged to us by Contran and approved by the independent members of the applicable board of directors aggregated $32.0 million in 2012, $36.1 million in 2013 and $33.4 million in 2014. These agreements are renewed annually, and we expect to pay a net amount of $35.8 million under the ISAs during 2015. At December 31, 2013 and 2014 we had an aggregate 12.0 million shares of our Kronos common stock pledged as collateral for certain debt obligations of Contran. We receive a fee from Contran for pledging these Kronos shares, determined by a formula based on the market value of the shares pledged. We received $.8 million in 2013 and $.9 million in 2014 from Contran for this pledge. Tall Pines Insurance Company and EWI RE, Inc. provide for or broker certain insurance or reinsurance policies for Contran and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates, including us. Tall Pines and EWI are our subsidiaries. Consistent with insurance industry practices, Tall Pines and EWI receive commissions from the insurance and reinsurance underwriters and/or assess fees for the policies that they provide or broker to us. Tall Pines purchases reinsurance for substantially all of the risks it underwrites from third party insurance carriers with an A.M. Best Company rating of generally at least A- (Excellent). We expect these relationships with Tall Pines and EWI will continue in 2014. We received cash payments for insurance premiums from Contran and certain other affiliates not members of our consolidated financial reporting group of $6.5 million in 2012, $5.7 million in 2013 and $5.6 million in 2014. Contran and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates, including us, purchase certain of their insurance policies as a group, with the costs of the jointly-owned policies being apportioned among the participating companies. With respect to some of these policies, it is possible that unusually large losses incurred by one or more insureds during a given policy period could leave the other participating companies without adequate coverage under that policy for the balance of the policy period. As a result, we and Contran have entered into a loss sharing agreement under which any uninsured loss is shared by those entities who have submitted claims under the relevant policy. We believe the benefits in the form of reduced premiums and broader coverage associated with the group coverage for such policies justifies the risk associated with the potential of any uninsured loss. BMI, among other things, provides utility services (primarily water distribution, maintenance of a common electrical facility and sewage disposal monitoring) to TIMET and other current manufacturers within an industrial complex located in Nevada. The other owners of BMI are generally other former or current manufacturers located within the complex. BMI provides power transmission and sewer services on a cost reimbursement basis, similar to a cooperative, while water delivery is currently provided at the same rates as are charged by BMI to an unrelated third party. Amounts paid by TIMET to BMI for these utility services (during the time period in which TIMET was one of our affiliates) was $1.8 million in 2012. WCS is required to provide certain financial assurances to the Texas government agencies with respect to certain decommissioning obligations related to our facility in West Texas. See Note 17. Such financial assurances may be provided by various means. We and certain of our affiliates have provided or assisted WCS with providing such financial assurance, as specified below:
— | During 2012, 2013 and 2014, a subsidiary of Contran guaranteed certain of WCS’ specified decommissioning obligations as it relates to its LLRW treatment and storage facility and RCRA permits, currently estimated at $5.5 million. Such Contran subsidiary was eligible to provide this guarantee because it met certain specified financial tests. The obligations would arise only upon a closure of our West Texas facility and our failure to perform the required decommissioning activities. We do not currently expect that such subsidiary will be required to perform under such guarantee for the foreseeable future.
● | During 2012, 2013 and 2014, Contran issued a letter of credit (“LOC”) under its bank credit facility to the state of Texas related to specified decommissioning obligations associated with our byproduct facility. At December 31, 2014, the amount of such LOC was $6.1 million. The LOC would only be drawn down upon the closure of our byproduct facility and our failure to perform the required decommissioning activities. We do not currently expect that the LOC will have to be drawn down for the foreseeable future. We reimbursed Contran for costs related to the LOC of $.1 million in each of 2012, 2013 and 2014.
— | Prior to 2012, a subsidiary of Contran pledged certain of its marketable securities as collateral for the benefit of the state of Texas related to specified decommissioning obligations associated with our LLRW disposal facilities, currently estimated at $56.0 million. In return for such pledge, we agreed to pay such Contran subsidiary a collateral pledge fee and such fee was and $.7 million in 2012. In November 2012, upon the release from the pledge of these marketable securities, Valhi pledged certain of our marketable securities to replace the securities previously pledged. The marketable securities would only be liquidated upon a closure of our West Texas facility and our failure to perform the required decommissioning activities. In September 2014, concurrent with a reduction in the amount of financial assurance as discussed in Note 17, the state of Texas released these marketable securities to us and they are no longer pledged as collateral to the state of Texas.
● | Prior to 2012, we, certain of our subsidiaries, Contran and certain subsidiaries of Contran guaranteed WCS’ obligations under the surety bond (currently valued at $86.6 million) discussed in Note 17. The obligations would arise upon our failure to make the required quarterly payments into the surety bond trust discussed in Note 17. We do not currently expect that we, certain of our subsidiaries, Contran and such certain Contran subsidiaries will be required to perform under such guarantee for the foreseeable future.
Receivables from and payables to affiliates are summarized in the table below.
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |
|  | (In millions) |
Current receivables from affiliates: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P |  | $ | 14.2 |  |  | $ | 13.0 |
Contran: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade items |  |  | .5 |  |  |  | .2 |
Income taxes |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9.2 |
Other |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.5 |
Total |  | $ | 14.7 |  |  | $ | 23.9 |
Current payables to affiliates: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P. |  | $ | 21.1 |  |  | $ | 19.9 |
Contran: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes, net |  |  | 4.3 |  |  |  | — |
Trade items |  |  | 26.1 |  |  |  | 26.1 |
Total |  | $ | 51.5 |  |  | $ | 46.0 |
Payables to affiliate included in long-term debt: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valhi—Contran credit facility |  | $ | 206.5 |  |  | $ | 223.7 |
Kronos— note payable to Contran |  |  | 170.0 |  |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 376.5 |  |  | $ | 223.7 |
Amounts payable to LPC are generally for the purchase of TiO2, while amounts receivable from LPC are generally from the sale of TiO2 feedstock. See Note 7. Purchases of TiO2 from LPC were $250.2 million in 2012, $224.5 million in 2013 and $193.1 million in 2014. Sales of feedstock to LPC were $143.7 million in 2012, $141.1 million in 2013 and $98.4 million in 2014. Substantially all of the Contran trade payables relates to the ISA fees charged to WCS by Contran, which ISA fees had not been paid by WCS to Contran for 2012 and prior years. See Note 9 for more information on the Valhi and Kronos credit facilities with Contran.

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