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Noncontrolling Interest in Subsidiaries - Schedule of Noncontrolling Interest in Net Income of Subsidiaries (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries:
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries	$ 8.9	$ 4.9	$ 18.6	$ 18.4
Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries:
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries			8.8	8.7
NL
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries:
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries			4.4	1.1
CompX
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries:
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries			1.2	0.9
BMI
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries:
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries			1.6	3.0
LandWell
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries:
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries			$ 2.6	$ 4.7

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