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Business Segment Information | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Business Segment Information | Note 2—Business segment information:
Business segment |  | Entity |  | % controlled at June 30, 2020 |
Chemicals |  | Kronos |  | 80 | %
Component products |  | CompX |  | 86 | %
Real estate management and development |  | BMI and LandWell |  | 63 - 77 | %
Our control of Kronos includes approximately 50% we hold directly and approximately 30% held directly by NL. We own approximately 83% of NL. Our control of CompX is through NL. We own approximately 63% of BMI. Our control of LandWell includes the approximately 27% we hold directly and 50% held by BMI.
| Three months ended |  |  | Six months ended |
| June 30, |  |  | June 30, |
| 2019 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |
| (In millions) |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemicals | $ | 484.5 |  |  | $ | 386.0 |  |  | $ | 921.0 |  |  | $ | 807.0 |
Component products |  | 33.7 |  |  |  | 23.8 |  |  |  | 64.9 |  |  |  | 56.1 |
Real estate management and development |  | 10.4 |  |  |  | 5.2 |  |  |  | 22.3 |  |  |  | 11.2 |
Total net sales | $ | 528.6 |  |  | $ | 415.0 |  |  | $ | 1,008.2 |  |  | $ | 874.3 |
Cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemicals | $ | 375.4 |  |  | $ | 291.1 |  |  | $ | 703.1 |  |  | $ | 624.5 |
Component products |  | 22.8 |  |  |  | 16.4 |  |  |  | 44.3 |  |  |  | 38.3 |
Real estate management and development |  | 7.2 |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  | 15.8 |  |  |  | 7.8 |
Total cost of sales | $ | 405.4 |  |  | $ | 311.0 |  |  | $ | 763.2 |  |  | $ | 670.6 |
Gross margin: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemicals | $ | 109.1 |  |  | $ | 94.9 |  |  | $ | 217.9 |  |  | $ | 182.5 |
Component products |  | 10.9 |  |  |  | 7.4 |  |  |  | 20.6 |  |  |  | 17.8 |
Real estate management and development |  | 3.2 |  |  |  | 1.7 |  |  |  | 6.5 |  |  |  | 3.4 |
Total gross margin | $ | 123.2 |  |  | $ | 104.0 |  |  | $ | 245.0 |  |  | $ | 203.7 |
Operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemicals | $ | 50.5 |  |  | $ | 35.9 |  |  | $ | 103.3 |  |  | $ | 82.7 |
Component products |  | 5.6 |  |  |  | 2.4 |  |  |  | 10.0 |  |  |  | 7.4 |
Real estate management and development |  | 9.8 |  |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |  | 13.0 |  |  |  | 20.2 |
Total operating income |  | 65.9 |  |  |  | 39.3 |  |  |  | 126.3 |  |  |  | 110.3 |
General corporate items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities earnings |  | 3.3 |  |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |  | 6.4 |  |  |  | 2.6 |
Insurance recoveries |  | 4.7 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5.0 |  |  |  | 1.6 |
Changes in market value of Valhi common stock held by subsidiaries |  | 1.9 |  |  |  | (.5 | ) |  |  | 3.0 |  |  |  | (2.9 | )
Other components of net periodic pension expense |  | (4.1 | ) |  |  | (5.0 | ) |  |  | (8.2 | ) |  |  | (9.7 | )
Litigation settlement expense, net |  | (19.6 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (19.6 | ) |  |  | - |
General expenses, net |  | (10.8 | ) |  |  | (9.0 | ) |  |  | (18.7 | ) |  |  | (17.1 | )
Interest expense |  | (10.1 | ) |  |  | (8.8 | ) |  |  | (20.4 | ) |  |  | (18.5 | )
Income before income taxes | $ | 31.2 |  |  | $ | 17.0 |  |  | $ | 73.8 |  |  | $ | 66.3 |
Segment results we report may differ from amounts separately reported by our various subsidiaries due to purchase accounting adjustments and related amortization or differences in the way we define operating income. Intersegment sales are not material. Infrastructure reimbursement income is included in the determination of Real Estate Management and Development operating income. See Note 11.

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