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Long-Term Debt - Revolving Credit Facility - Additional Information (Detail) (Kronos Worldwide, Inc.) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 Foreign Line of Credit Europe USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Foreign Line of Credit Europe EUR (€) | Mar. 31, 2015 Revolving North American credit facility USD ($)
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Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Amount available for borrowing | $ 77.0 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_KronosMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember | € 71.0 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_KronosMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember |
Percentage of borrowings available under credit facility | 59.00%vhi_BorrowingsAvailableUnderCreditFacilityInPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_KronosMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember | 59.00%vhi_BorrowingsAvailableUnderCreditFacilityInPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_KronosMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember |
Amount available for borrowing |  |  | $ 94.8 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_KronosMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = vhi_RevolvingNorthAmericanCreditFacilityMember

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- Definition Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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- Definition Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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- Definition Percentage of maximum current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility. + References No definition available. + Details
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