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Commitments and Contingencies - Lead Pigment Litigation-NL and Environmental Matters and Litigation - Additional Information (Detail)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Cases
site
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items]        
Accrual for reasonably estimable environmental remediation and related matters $ 122.6 $ 120.4 $ 118.5 $ 122.7
Other Environmental Cleanup Matters        
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items]        
Accrual for reasonably estimable environmental remediation and related matters 5.6      
NL | Environmental Remediation Sites NL Named As PRP Or Defendant        
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items]        
Accrual for reasonably estimable environmental remediation and related matters $ 117.0      
Number of sites associated with remediation and related costs | site 41      
Number of sites for which NL not currently able to reasonably estimate range of costs | site 5      
NL | Maximum | Environmental Remediation Sites NL Named As PRP Or Defendant        
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items]        
Upper end range, estimate costs for remediation and related matters $ 160.0      
Lead Pigment Litigation | NL        
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items]        
Number of cases settled and dismissed and found not liable | Cases 100      
Period by which loss contingency claims settled and dismissed 20 years      
California Lead Paint Litigation | NL        
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items]        
Amount awarded to the plaintiff $ 1,150.0