CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (96.8)	$ 181.1
Depreciation and amortization	37.0	32.9
Litigation settlement gain		(14.7)
Loss on prepayment of debt	6.6	7.2
Call premium and interest paid on Senior Notes redeemed		(6.2)
Benefit plan expense less than cash funding requirements:
Defined benefit pension expense		(0.5)
Other postretirement benefit expense	(0.8)	(0.7)
Deferred income taxes	(62.6)	32.4
Net distributions from (contributions to) Ti02 manufacturing joint venture, net	14.7	(19.4)
Other, net	7.1	2.2
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts and other receivables, net	(96.7)	(170.2)
Inventories, net	175.4	(217.9)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(2.4)	48.4
Accounts with affiliates	(5.3)	43.6
Income taxes	(4.5)	(1.8)
Other, net	11.7	7.2
Net cash used in operating activities	(16.6)	(76.4)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(36.6)	(49.4)
Capitalized permit costs	(0.5)	(1.9)
Purchases of marketable securities	(4.5)	(4.0)
Proceeds from:
Disposal of mutual funds		21.1
Disposal of other marketable securities	6.5	5.3
Disposal of assets held for sale	1.6
Collection of note receivable	3.0
Real estate-related litigation settlement		15.6
Change in restricted cash equivalents, net	0.2	(3.3)
Other, net	(0.3)	2.5
Net cash used in investing activities	(30.6)	(14.1)
Indebtedness:
Borrowings	258.0	503.3
Principal payments	(353.6)	(359.6)
Deferred financing costs paid		(4.5)
Valhi cash dividends paid	(33.9)	(31.1)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	(9.2)	(9.3)
Other, net	0.1	(0.1)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(138.6)	98.7
Cash and cash equivalents – net change from:
Operating, investing and financing activities	(185.8)	8.2
Effect of exchange rate on cash	(1.2)	(1.4)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	366.9	96.4
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	179.9	103.2
Cash paid (received) for:
Interest, net of capitalized interest (including call premium paid)	29.2	36.9
Income taxes, net	16.6	54.3
Noncash investing activities:
Accrual for capital expenditures	1.1	7.5
Accrual for capitalized permit costs	0.1	4.2
Noncash financing activities:
Accrued construction retainage payable converted to note payable	$ 2.8