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Long-Term Debt - Long-Term Debt (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | $ 938.1 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities | $ 934.1 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities
Less current maturities | 9.2 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent | 9.3 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Total long-term debt | 928.9 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations | 924.8 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
VALHI, INC. |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 479.2 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 473.7 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
VALHI, INC. | Notes Payable, Other Payables | Snake River |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 250.0 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = vhi_SnakeRiverMember | 250.0 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = vhi_SnakeRiverMember
VALHI, INC. | Credit Facility | Contran |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 229.2 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = vhi_ContranMember | 223.7 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = vhi_ContranMember
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | 2014 Term Loan |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 345.1 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_KronosMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vhi_TwentyFourteenTermLoanMember | 345.9 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_KronosMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vhi_TwentyFourteenTermLoanMember
WCS |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Financing capital lease | 66.8 us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_WcsMember | 67.1 us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_WcsMember
Tremont | Promissory Note |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 17.3 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_TremontMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember | 17.4 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_TremontMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
BMI | Bank note payable |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 10.1 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_BmiMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember | 10.3 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_BmiMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
LandWell | Unsecured Debt |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 3.1 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_LandwellMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 3.1 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_LandwellMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Other Subsidiary | Other |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 16.5 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_OtherSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vhi_OtherDebtMember | 16.6 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = vhi_OtherSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vhi_OtherDebtMember
Subsidiary |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | $ 458.9 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember | $ 460.4 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember

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- Definition Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 16 -Article 7 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455398&loc=d3e45280-112737 + Details
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