Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

	December 31,
	2013		2014
	(In millions)
Valhi:
Snake River Sugar Company	$	250.0	$	250.0
Contran credit facility		206.5		223.7
Total Valhi debt		456.5		473.7
Subsidiary debt:
Kronos:
Term loan		—		345.9
Note payable to Contran		170.0		—
Revolving North American credit facility		11.1		—
WCS:
Financing capital lease		68.6		67.1
6% promissory notes		2.4		—
Tremont —
Promissory note payable		19.1		17.4
BMI—
Bank note payable		11.2		10.3
LandWell —
Note payable to the City of Henderson		3.1		3.1
Other		10.5		16.6
Total subsidiary debt		296.0		460.4
Total debt		752.5		934.1
Less current maturities		10.7		9.3
Total long-term debt	$	741.8	$	924.8

Aggregate Maturities of Long-Term Debt

Aggregate maturities of debt at December 31, 2014 are presented in the table below.

Years ending December 31,	Amount
	(In millions)
Gross amounts due each year:
2015	$	14.1
2016		238.4
2017		12.6
2018		12.5
2019		12.2
2020 and thereafter		708.0
Subtotal		997.8
Less amounts representing interest on capital leases		63.7
Total long-term debt	$	934.1