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Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Aggregate Fair Value of Asset and Supplemental Asset Mix (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
CMRT asset value $ 715.5vhi_CombinedMasterRetirementTrustAssetValue $ 722.8vhi_CombinedMasterRetirementTrustAssetValue
CMRT fair value input 100.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustFairValueInputs 100.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustFairValueInputs
CMRT asset mix 100.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustAssetMix 100.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustAssetMix
Level 1    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
CMRT fair value input 67.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustFairValueInputs
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
79.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustFairValueInputs
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Level 2    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
CMRT fair value input 13.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustFairValueInputs
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
4.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustFairValueInputs
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Level 3    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
CMRT fair value input 20.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustFairValueInputs
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
17.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustFairValueInputs
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
Domestic Equities, Principally Publicly Traded    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
CMRT asset mix 48.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustAssetMix
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= vhi_DomesticEquitiesPrincipallyPublicallyTradedMember
53.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustAssetMix
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= vhi_DomesticEquitiesPrincipallyPublicallyTradedMember
International Equities, Publicly Traded    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
CMRT asset mix 11.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustAssetMix
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= vhi_InternationalEquitiesPublicallyTradedMember
 
Fixed Income Securities, Publicly Traded    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
CMRT asset mix 32.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustAssetMix
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= vhi_FixedIncomeSecuritiesPublicallyTradedMember
35.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustAssetMix
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= vhi_FixedIncomeSecuritiesPublicallyTradedMember
Privately Managed Limited Partnerships    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
CMRT asset mix 7.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustAssetMix
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= vhi_PrivatelyManagedLimitedPartnershipsMember
11.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustAssetMix
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= vhi_PrivatelyManagedLimitedPartnershipsMember
Other, Primarily Cash    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
CMRT asset mix 2.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustAssetMix
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember
1.00%vhi_PercentageOfCombinedMasterRetirementTrustAssetMix
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember