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Noncontrolling Interest in Subsidiaries - Schedule of Noncontrolling Interest in Net Income (loss) of Subsidiaries (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Noncontrolling interest in net income (loss) of subsidiaries:
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries	$ 4.1	$ 5.5	$ 25.3	$ 32.7
Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
Noncontrolling interest in net income (loss) of subsidiaries:
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries			15.1	35.3
NL Industries
Noncontrolling interest in net income (loss) of subsidiaries:
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries			3.3	(7.4)
CompX International
Noncontrolling interest in net income (loss) of subsidiaries:
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries			1.7	1.6
BMI
Noncontrolling interest in net income (loss) of subsidiaries:
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries			2.1	1.1
LandWell
Noncontrolling interest in net income (loss) of subsidiaries:
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries			$ 3.1	$ 2.1

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Amount of Net Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest.

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