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Long-Term Debt - Long-Term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Long-term debt
Total debt	$ 952.8	$ 934.1
Less current maturities	9.0	9.3
Total long-term debt	943.8	924.8
VALHI, INC.
Long-term debt
Total debt	498.6	473.7
VALHI, INC. | Notes Payable, Other Payables | Snake River
Long-term debt
Total debt	250.0	250.0
VALHI, INC. | Contran Credit Facility
Long-term debt
Total debt	248.6	223.7
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | Term Loan
Long-term debt
Total debt	343.5	345.9
WCS | Financing Capital Lease Obligation
Long-term debt
Total debt	66.0	67.1
Tremont | Promissory Note
Long-term debt
Total debt	17.3	17.4
BMI | Bank note payable
Long-term debt
Total debt	9.6	10.3
LandWell | Unsecured Debt
Long-term debt
Total debt	3.1	3.1
Other Subsidiary | Other
Long-term debt
Total debt	14.7	16.6
Subsidiary
Long-term debt
Total debt	$ 454.2	$ 460.4

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