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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Defined contribution benefit plan expense   $ 2.6us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized $ 1.8us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized $ 1.6us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized  
Average annual rate of return including CMRT's investment in timet common stock     14.00%kro_AverageRateOfReturnOnPlanAssets    
Expected long-term rate of return 7.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets   10.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets 10.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets  
Percentage of assets valued using observable inputs from level 1 or level 2   80.00%kro_PercentageOfAssetsValuedUsingObservableInputsFromLevelOneOrLevelTwo 83.00%kro_PercentageOfAssetsValuedUsingObservableInputsFromLevelOneOrLevelTwo    
Canada          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Special termination benefits     0.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSpecialTerminationBenefits
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Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Discount rate   2.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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3.80%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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  3.80%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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Expected long-term rate of return   5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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5.20%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit | Canada          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Curtailment charge     7.1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCurtailments
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  7.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCurtailments
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Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit | Canada | Equity Securities          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Target asset allocation   45.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit | Canada | Debt Securities          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Target asset allocation   47.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit | Canada | Cash And Other | Other Investment Securities          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Target asset allocation   8.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit | Norway | Equity Securities          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Expected long-term rate of return   6.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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Target asset allocation   11.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit | Norway | Debt Securities          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Expected long-term rate of return   3.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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Target asset allocation   79.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit | Norway | Real Estate          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Expected long-term rate of return   5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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Target asset allocation   7.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit | Norway | Real Estate And Other Investments          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Actual plan asset allocation   10.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
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Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit | Norway | Cash And Other | Money Market Funds          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Expected long-term rate of return   4.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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United States Pension Plans of US Entity, Defined Benefit          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Discount rate   3.80%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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4.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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  4.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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Expected long-term rate of return   7.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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10.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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10.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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Defined Benefit Pension Plans          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Expected contributions for pension plans in 2015   18.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
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Unrecognized actuarial losses to be recognized in next fiscal year   (15.8)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
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Unrecognized prior service cost to be recognized in next fiscal year   $ 0.4us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
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