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Related Party Transactions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Receivables from and Payables to Affiliates | Receivables from and payables to affiliates are summarized in the table below.
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | (In millions) |
Current receivables from affiliates: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contran: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade items |  | $ | .2 |  |  | $ | .4 |
Income taxes |  |  | 7.6 |  |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | 2.5 |  |  |  | 2.8 |
Total |  | $ | 10.3 |  |  | $ | 3.2 |
Current payables to affiliates: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P. |  | $ | 19.4 |  |  | $ | 14.7 |
Contran: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade items |  |  | 26.1 |  |  |  | 31.4 |
Income taxes |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5.5 |
Total |  | $ | 45.5 |  |  | $ | 51.6 |
Payables to affiliate included in long-term debt: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valhi—Contran credit facility |  | $ | 263.8 |  |  | $ | 278.9 |

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