Other Income, Net - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Disclosure Other Income Net Additional Information Detail [Line Items]
Income received from settlement of business interruption insurance claim	$ 3.4
Other Income \| Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
Disclosure Other Income Net Additional Information Detail [Line Items]
Income received from settlement of business interruption insurance claim	$ 3.4

The net amount (to the extent disclosed within this portion of the income statement) by which an insurance settlement exceeds incremental costs incurred from the event causing an interruption of business, plus the insurance award for earnings lost from the event, such as a natural catastrophe, explosion or fire.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64839914&loc=d3e16285-107787

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