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Inventories, Net - Inventories, Net (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Inventory [Line Items]    
Raw materials $ 80.0us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsNetOfReserves $ 79.4us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsNetOfReserves
Work in process 43.7us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcessNetOfReserves 43.2us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcessNetOfReserves
Finished products 231.7us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoodsNetOfReserves 256.4us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoodsNetOfReserves
Supplies 58.4us-gaap_InventorySuppliesNetOfReserves 64.0us-gaap_InventorySuppliesNetOfReserves
Total 413.8us-gaap_InventoryNet 443.0us-gaap_InventoryNet
Chemicals    
Inventory [Line Items]    
Raw materials 76.7us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsNetOfReserves
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vhi_ChemicalsMember
76.0us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsNetOfReserves
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vhi_ChemicalsMember
Work in process 33.0us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcessNetOfReserves
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vhi_ChemicalsMember
32.9us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcessNetOfReserves
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vhi_ChemicalsMember
Finished products 228.9us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoodsNetOfReserves
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vhi_ChemicalsMember
253.2us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoodsNetOfReserves
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vhi_ChemicalsMember
Component Products    
Inventory [Line Items]    
Raw materials 3.3us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsNetOfReserves
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vhi_ComponentProductsMember
3.4us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsNetOfReserves
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vhi_ComponentProductsMember
Work in process 10.7us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcessNetOfReserves
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vhi_ComponentProductsMember
10.3us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcessNetOfReserves
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vhi_ComponentProductsMember
Finished products $ 2.8us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoodsNetOfReserves
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vhi_ComponentProductsMember
$ 3.2us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoodsNetOfReserves
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vhi_ComponentProductsMember