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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Retroactive tax relief   $ 500,000lxu_RetroactiveTaxReliefForTaxProvisionsExpired    
Alternative minimum tax (ATM) remaining federal tax NOL carryforwards 2,800,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards      
Federal net operating loss carryforward expiration year 2033      
State net operating loss carryforward expiration year 2014      
Current period excess stock-based compensation tax deduction 0lxu_CurrentPeriodTaxEffectToAdditionalPaidInCapitalFromShareBasedCompensation 0lxu_CurrentPeriodTaxEffectToAdditionalPaidInCapitalFromShareBasedCompensation 500,000lxu_CurrentPeriodTaxEffectToAdditionalPaidInCapitalFromShareBasedCompensation  
Unrecognized federal and state tax benefits 657,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 2,409,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 2,292,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 709,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Net unrecognized tax benefits 160,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 204,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 236,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits 518,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 121,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 430,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense  
Interest and penalties accrued 67,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 585,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued    
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Gross tax credits 2,100,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxCreditsAndAdjustments
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
     
Tax carryforward period 20 years      
Tax credit carryforward expiration year 2034      
Alternative minimum tax (ATM) remaining federal tax NOL carryforwards 33,600,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
     
Deferred tax assets, operating loss carryforwad, excess tax benefits 3,100,000lxu_NolCarryforwardsExcludedFromDeferredTaxAssets
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
     
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
State NOL carryforwards 5,900,000lxu_OperatingLossCarryforwardsUtilizedCurrentPeriod
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
100,000lxu_OperatingLossCarryforwardsUtilizedCurrentPeriod
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= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
100,000lxu_OperatingLossCarryforwardsUtilizedCurrentPeriod
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
 
Alternative minimum tax (ATM) remaining federal tax NOL carryforwards 58,500,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
     
Portion of state NOL carryforwards, not able to be utilized before expiration 8,100,000lxu_OperatingLossCarryforwardsNotAbleToBeUtilizedBeforeExpiration
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
8,300,000lxu_OperatingLossCarryforwardsNotAbleToBeUtilizedBeforeExpiration
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
6,800,000lxu_OperatingLossCarryforwardsNotAbleToBeUtilizedBeforeExpiration
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
 
Federal benefit 300,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
300,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
300,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
 
Deferred tax assets, operating loss carryforwad, excess tax benefits 1,700,000lxu_NolCarryforwardsExcludedFromDeferredTaxAssets
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
     
Federal And State Tax [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Unrecognized federal and state tax benefits $ 1,100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= lxu_FederalAndStateTaxMember
$ 500,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= lxu_FederalAndStateTaxMember