Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

	December 31,
	2014		2015
	(In millions)
Valhi:
Snake River Sugar Company	$	250.0	$	250.0
Contran credit facility		223.7		263.8
Total Valhi debt		473.7		513.8
Subsidiary debt:
Kronos —
Term loan		340.9		338.0
WCS —
Financing capital lease		67.1		65.6
Tremont —
Promissory note payable		17.4		17.1
BMI—
Bank note payable		10.2		9.3
LandWell —
Note payable to the City of Henderson		3.1		3.1
Other		16.6		13.6
Total subsidiary debt		455.3		446.7
Total debt		929.0		960.5
Less current maturities		9.3		9.5
Total long-term debt	$	919.7	$	951.0

Aggregate Maturities of Long-Term Debt

Aggregate maturities of debt at December 31, 2015 are presented in the table below.

Years ending December 31,	Amount
	(In millions)
Gross amounts due each year:
2016	$	14.7
2017		276.3
2018		12.7
2019		12.3
2020		341.8
2021 and thereafter		366.0
Subtotal		1,023.8
Less amounts representing interest on capital leases, original issue discount and debt issuance costs		63.3
Total long-term debt	$	960.5