Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Summary of Financial Instruments

The following table presents the financial instruments that are not carried at fair value but which require fair value disclosure at December31, 2012 and September30, 2013:

	December31, 2012				September30, 2013
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value			Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	85,035	$	85,035		$	57,216	$	57,216
CompX promissory note payable to TIMET Finance Management Company		18,480		18,480			—		—
Noncontrolling interest in CompX common stock		13,268		23,409			13,520		21,313
NL stockholders’ equity		374,815		557,259			407,316		552,449