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Related Party Transactions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Receivables from and Payables to Affiliates | Receivables from and payables to affiliates are summarized in the table below.
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | (In millions) |
Current receivables from affiliates: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P |  | $ | 13.0 |  |  | $ | — |
Contran: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade items |  |  | .2 |  |  |  | .2 |
Income taxes |  |  | 9.2 |  |  |  | 7.6 |
Other |  |  | 1.5 |  |  |  | 2.5 |
Total |  | $ | 23.9 |  |  | $ | 10.3 |
Current payables to affiliates: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P. |  | $ | 19.9 |  |  | $ | 19.4 |
Contran - trade items |  |  | 26.1 |  |  |  | 26.1 |
Total |  | $ | 46.0 |  |  | $ | 45.5 |
Payables to affiliate included in long-term debt: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valhi—Contran credit facility |  | $ | 223.7 |  |  | $ | 263.8 |

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