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Business Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Holding Percentage of Subsidiaries

Business segment		Entity		% controlled at March 31, 2018
Chemicals		Kronos		80	%
Component products		CompX		87	%
Real estate management and development		BMI and LandWell		63% - 77	%

Segment Operating Performance

		Three months ended March 31,
		2017					2018
			(unaudited)
Net sales:
Chemicals	$		369.8			$		430.4
Component products			29.9					28.4
Real estate management and development			5.6					7.2
Total net sales	$		405.3			$		466.0
Cost of sales:
Chemicals	$		264.2			$		256.1
Component products			20.3					18.9
Real estate management and development			4.2					5.7
Total cost of sales	$		288.7			$		280.7
Gross margin:
Chemicals	$		105.6			$		174.3
Component products			9.6					9.5
Real estate management and development			1.4					1.5
Total gross margin	$		116.6			$		185.3
Operating income:
Chemicals	$		59.1			$		110.6
Component products			4.5					4.4
Real estate management and development			.5					3.8
Total operating income			64.1					118.8
General corporate items:
Securities earnings			7.0					8.3
Insurance recoveries			.1					.2
Gain on land sales			—					12.5
Other components of net periodic pension and OPEB expense			(4.1	)				(3.7	)
General expenses, net			(10.5	)				(14.3	)
Interest expense			(14.5	)				(15.4	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$		42.1			$		106.4

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