Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Payables And Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

	December 31, 2016		March 31, 2017
	(In millions)
Accounts payable:
Kronos	$	84.9	$	101.5
CompX		2.6		3.7
WCS		1.6		1.5
BMI and LandWell		2.2		2.5
NL		2.4		1.3
Other		.7		.5
Payable to affiliates:
Contran – trade items		31.4		32.5
Contran – income taxes		5.5		11.1
LPC – trade items		14.7		14.1
Employee benefits		29.2		25.1
Deferred income		32.0		28.9
Accrued sales discounts and rebates		22.6		19.2
Environmental remediation and related costs		15.3		14.7
Reserve for uncertain tax positions		3.3		3.3
Accrued workforce reduction costs		1.2		.2
Interest rate swap		2.8		2.2
Other		28.8		40.5
Total	$	281.2	$	302.8