CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenues and other income:
Net sales	$ 458.6	$ 475.2	$ 1,332.9	$ 1,483.5
Other, net	2.6	13.6	33.9	35.5
Total revenues and other income	461.2	488.8	1,366.8	1,519.0
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	368.9	376.8	1,039.5	1,140.0
Selling, general and administrative	70.2	76.0	210.7	221.1
Litigation settlement, net		(0.3)		19.3
Other components of net periodic pension and OPEB expense	5.2	4.1	14.9	12.3
Interest	8.9	10.3	27.4	30.7
Total costs and expenses	453.2	466.9	1,292.5	1,423.4
Income before income taxes	8.0	21.9	74.3	95.6
Income tax expense (benefit)	(11.4)	4.7	21.2	31.8
Net income	19.4	17.2	53.1	63.8
Noncontrolling interest in net income of subsidiaries	4.0	4.1	22.4	25.3
Net income attributable to Valhi stockholders	$ 15.4	$ 13.1	$ 30.7	$ 38.5
Amounts attributable to Valhi stockholders:
Basic and diluted net income per share	$ 0.54	$ 0.46	$ 1.08	$ 1.35
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding	28.5	28.5	28.5	28.5