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Commitments and Contingencies - Other Litigation and Other Matters - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Cases Plaintiff Customer | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Rent expense | $ 16,300,000 | $ 14,300,000 | $ 14,700,000
Chemicals | Minimum | Various Supply and Services Agreements |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Long term master agreements expiring | 2018 |  |
Chemicals | Maximum | Various Supply and Services Agreements |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Long term master agreements expiring | 2021 |  |
Chemicals | TiO2 Product |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Sale of TiO2, number of customers | Customer | 4,000 |  |
Chemicals | Customer Concentration Risk | Behr Process Corporation | Net Sales |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  | 10.00% | 10.00%
Component Products Segment | Customer Concentration Risk | Top Ten Customers | Net Sales |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 44.00% | 46.00% | 48.00%
Component Products | Customer Concentration Risk | United States Postal Service | Net Sales | Security​ Products​ Reporting​ Unit​ |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 16.00% | 14.00% | 13.00%
Component Products | Customer Concentration Risk | Harley Davidson Inc | Net Sales | Security​ Products​ Reporting​ Unit​ |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  | 11.00% | 12.00%
Real Estate Management And Development | Customer Concentration Risk | Net Sales | Minimum |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00%
Real Estate Management And Development | Customer Concentration Risk | Richmond Homes of Nevada | Net Sales |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 37.00% | 15.00% | 27.00%
Real Estate Management And Development | Customer Concentration Risk | LV East Gibson, LLC | Net Sales |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  |  | 17.00%
Real Estate Management And Development | Customer Concentration Risk | Prologis, L.P | Net Sales |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  |  | 11.00%
Real Estate Management And Development | Customer Concentration Risk | Greystone Nevada LLC | Net Sales |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 22.00% | 34.00% |
Real Estate Management And Development | Customer Concentration Risk | City Of Henderson | Net Sales |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 11.00% |  | 15.00%
Real Estate Management And Development | Customer Concentration Risk | Henderson Interchange Centers LLC | Net Sales |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  | 12.00% |
TiO2 | Chemicals | TiO2 Product | Net Sales |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 94.00% | 93.00% | 92.00%
TiO2 | Chemicals | Customer Concentration Risk | Top Ten Customers | Net Sales |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 34.00% | 33.00% | 34.00%
Feedstock Ore | Chemicals |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Minimum purchase commitments | $ 383,000,000 |  |
Other Supply And Service Contracts | Chemicals |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Minimum purchase commitments | $ 128,000,000 |  |
City of Henderson Redevelopment Agency | OPA |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax increment reimbursement percentage | 75.00% |  |
City of Henderson Redevelopment Agency | Maximum | OPA |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Reimbursement revenue | $ 209,000,000 |  |
Product Liability And Occupational Exposure Litigation Claims | NL |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Cases pending | Cases | 101 |  |
Product Liability And Occupational Exposure Litigation Claims | NL | Pending Claims |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs involved | Plaintiff | 574 |  |
Product Liability And Occupational Exposure Litigation Claims | NL | Administratively Dismissed Claims |  |  |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs involved | Plaintiff | 8,676 |  |

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