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Long-Term Debt - Long-Term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | $ 980.8 | $ 960.5
Less current maturities | 9.4 | 9.5
Total long-term debt | 971.4 | 951.0
VALHI, INC. |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 526.5 | 513.8
VALHI, INC. | Contran Credit Facility |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 276.5 | 263.8
VALHI, INC. | Notes Payable, Other Payables | Snake River |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 250.0 | 250.0
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | Revolving North American credit facility |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 9.2 |
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | 2014 Term Loan |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 337.5 | 338.0
WCS | Financing Capital Lease Obligation |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 65.2 | 65.6
Tremont | Promissory Note |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 17.1 | 17.1
BMI | Bank note payable |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 9.1 | 9.3
LandWell | Unsecured Debt |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 3.1 | 3.1
Other Subsidiary | Other |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 13.1 | 13.6
Subsidiary |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | $ 454.3 | $ 446.7

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