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Income Tax Matters, Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred income tax assets:    
Loss and credit carryforwards $ 275.4kalu_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsAndTaxCredits $ 321.8kalu_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsAndTaxCredits
VEBAs (see Note 6) 5.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensions 6.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensions
Other assets 35.0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther 34.4us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
Inventories and other 21.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory 2.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory
Valuation allowances (19.2)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (19.9)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Total deferred income tax assets 317.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 344.9us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Deferred income tax liabilities:    
Property, plant and equipment (74.1)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment (73.0)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
VEBAs (see Note 6) (120.6)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther (152.4)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
Inventories (6.7)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseCapitalizedInventoryCosts (14.9)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseCapitalizedInventoryCosts
Total deferred income tax liabilities (201.4)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities (240.3)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
Net deferred income tax assets 116.4us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet [1] 104.6us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet [1]
Net deferred income tax assets, current   36.7us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
Net deferred income tax assets, long term 30.9us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent 69.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent
Deferred tax liability, long term $ (0.9)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent $ (1.2)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
[1] Of the total net deferred income tax assets of $116.4, $86.4 was included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets, $30.9 was presented as Deferred tax assets, net and $0.9 was presented as Deferred tax liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2014. Of the total net deferred income tax assets of $104.6, $36.7 was included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets and $69.1 was presented as Deferred tax assets, net and $1.2 was presented as Deferred tax liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2013.