CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 140.8	$ (20.7)
Depreciation and amortization	46.1	51.0
Benefit plan expense greater than cash funding	7.9	3.2
Deferred income taxes	(171.6)	(15.5)
Distributions from Ti02 manufacturing joint venture, net	3.8	3.1
Contract related intangible asset impairment		5.1
Long-lived asset impairment	170.6
Loss on prepayment of debt, net	7.1
Payment for termination of interest rate swap contract	(3.3)
Other, net	2.1	0.2
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts and other receivables, net	(75.7)	(46.3)
Inventories, net	39.6	81.9
Land held for development, net	(0.2)	1.1
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	47.0	(1.8)
Accounts with affiliates	(14.6)	(11.9)
Income taxes	13.7	(0.1)
Other, net	(9.0)	(9.6)
Net cash provided by operating activities	204.3	39.7
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(45.9)	(38.7)
Capitalized permit costs	(2.2)	(1.0)
Purchases of marketable securities	(7.7)	(6.0)
Disposals of marketable securities	8.2	6.3
Other, net	(0.2)	(0.6)
Net cash used in investing activities	(47.8)	(40.0)
Indebtedness:
Borrowings	748.1	255.9
Principal payments	(597.8)	(219.9)
Deferred financing costs paid	8.4
Valhi cash dividends paid	(20.4)	(20.4)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	(10.5)	(10.4)
Net cash provided by financing activities	111.0	5.2
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents - net change from:
Operating, investing and financing activities	267.5	4.9
Effect of exchange rate on cash	11.3	1.1
Balance at beginning of period	196.5	229.1
Balance at end of period	475.3	235.1
Cash paid for:
Interest, net of capitalized interest	43.9	45.2
Income taxes, net	36.6	6.9
Noncash investing activities:
Change in accruals for capital expenditures	4.1	$ 4.8
Noncash financing activities:
Indebtedness borrowings paid directly to lender to settle refinanced indebtedness	9.3
Indebtedness principal payments paid directly by lender	(8.4)
Indebtedness borrowings paid directly to lender for debt issuance costs	$ (0.9)