Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Payables And Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

	December 31, 2014		June 30, 2015
	(In millions)
Accounts payable:
Kronos	$	121.4	$	99.0
CompX		3.9		2.9
WCS		1.4		.8
BMI and LandWell		7.0		4.2
NL		2.3		6.6
Other		.2		.5
Payable to affiliates:
Contran – trade items		26.1		26.1
Contran – income taxes		—		5.6
LPC – trade items		19.9		13.8
Employee benefits		34.6		26.0
Deferred income		19.8		23.0
Accrued workforce reduction costs		—		18.3
Accrued sales discounts and rebates		23.0		15.1
Environmental remediation and related costs		10.2		9.9
Other		40.4		40.8
Total	$	310.2	$	292.6