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Long-Term Debt - Long-Term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | $ 1,106.7 | $ 965.0
Less current maturities | 3.9 | 7.8
Total long-term debt | 1,102.8 | 957.2
VALHI, INC. |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 534.3 | 528.9
VALHI, INC. | Contran Credit Facility |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 284.3 | 278.9
VALHI, INC. | Notes Payable, Other Payables | Snake River |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 250.0 | 250.0
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | 3.75% Senior Secured Notes due September 15, 2025 | Kronos International, Inc |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 464.2 |
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | 2014 Term Loan |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt |  | 335.9
Waste Control Specialists | Financing Capital Lease Obligation |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 62.7 | 64.0
Tremont | Promissory Note |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 14.5 | 14.5
BMI | Bank note payable | Meadows Bank |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt |  | 8.4
BMI | Bank loan | Western Alliance Bank |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 18.7 |
LandWell | Unsecured Debt |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 2.7 | 2.9
Other Subsidiary | Other |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | 9.6 | 10.4
Subsidiary |  |
Long-term debt |  |
Total debt | $ 572.4 | $ 436.1

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