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Stockholders' Equity - Valuation Assumptions of Granted Stock Options (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Equity [Abstract]      
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate 1.83%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate    
Dividend yield 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
Weighted-average expected volatility 45.18%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate    
Total weighted-average expected forfeiture rate 7.88%lxu_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageForfeitureRate    
Weighted-average expected life (years) 5 years 10 months 24 days 0 years 0 years
Total weighted-average remaining vesting period in years 5 years 9 months 29 days 2 years 5 months 12 days 3 years 4 months 17 days
Total fair value of options granted $ 7,262,000lxu_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGrantDateFairValue    
Stock-based compensation expense-Cost of sales 255,000lxu_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseCostOfSales 227,000lxu_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseCostOfSales 278,000lxu_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseCostOfSales
Stock-based compensation expense-SG&A 1,660,000lxu_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseSellingGeneralAndAdministrative 1,315,000lxu_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseSellingGeneralAndAdministrative 1,374,000lxu_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseSellingGeneralAndAdministrative
Income tax benefit $ (747,000)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense $ (601,000)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense $ (603,000)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense