Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

	December 31,
	2015		2016
	(In millions)
Valhi:
Snake River Sugar Company	$	250.0	$	250.0
Contran credit facility		263.8		278.9
Total Valhi debt		513.8		528.9
Subsidiary debt:
Kronos —
Term loan		338.0		335.9
WCS —
Financing capital lease		65.6		64.0
Tremont —
Promissory note payable		17.1		14.5
BMI—
Bank note payable		9.3		8.4
LandWell —
Note payable to the City of Henderson		3.1		2.9
Other		13.6		10.4
Total subsidiary debt		446.7		436.1
Total debt		960.5		965.0
Less current maturities		9.5		7.8
Total long-term debt	$	951.0	$	957.2

Aggregate Maturities of Long-Term Debt

Aggregate maturities of debt at December 31, 2016 are presented in the table below.

Years ending December 31,	Amount
	(In millions)
Gross amounts due each year:
2017	$	12.6
2018		291.6
2019		12.3
2020		338.8
2021		11.8
2022 and thereafter		354.6
Subtotal		1,021.7
Less amounts representing interest on capital leases, original issue discount and debt issuance costs		56.7
Total long-term debt	$	965.0