CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 76.9	$ (29.7)
Depreciation and amortization	33.2	34.5
Benefit plan expense greater than cash funding	4.6	1.2
Deferred income taxes	(183.9)	(17.0)
Distributions from Ti02 manufacturing joint venture, net	8.4	6.6
Contract related intangible asset impairment		5.1
Long-lived asset impairment	170.6
Other, net	1.5	(0.4)
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts and other receivables, net	(77.8)	(53.0)
Inventories, net	22.6	58.8
Land held for development, net	3.1	(0.6)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	8.8	(11.9)
Accounts with affiliates	0.3	(0.5)
Income taxes	5.8	(5.4)
Other, net	14.6	3.6
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	88.7	(8.7)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(30.5)	(26.6)
Capitalized permit costs	(2.2)	(1.1)
Purchases of marketable securities	(5.6)	(4.4)
Disposals of marketable securities	5.5	3.3
Other, net		(0.1)
Net cash used in investing activities	(32.8)	(28.9)
Indebtedness:
Borrowings	175.7	149.2
Principal payments	(148.9)	(101.5)
Deferred financing costs paid	0.2
Valhi cash dividends paid	(13.6)	(13.6)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	(7.0)	(7.0)
Net cash provided by financing activities	6.0	27.1
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents - net change from:
Operating, investing and financing activities	61.9	(10.5)
Effect of exchange rate on cash	8.6	0.3
Balance at beginning of period	196.5	229.1
Balance at end of period	267.0	218.9
Cash paid for:
Interest, net of capitalized interest	30.0	29.9
Income taxes, net	26.3	8.5
Noncash investing activities:
Change in accruals for capital expenditures	4.0	$ 4.5
Noncash financing activities:
Indebtedness borrowings paid directly to lender to settle refinanced indebtedness	9.3
Indebtedness principal payments paid directly by lender	(8.4)
Indebtedness borrowings paid directly to lender for debt issuance costs	$ (0.9)