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Other Expense, Income and Non-Operating Other Income, Net - Schedule of Other Income and Non-Operating Other Income, Net (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Other expense:      
Realized and unrealized losses on contractual obligations associated with carbon credits $ 2,799lxu_RealizedAndUnrealizedLossOnContractualObligationsAssociatedWithCarbonCredits $ 1,233lxu_RealizedAndUnrealizedLossOnContractualObligationsAssociatedWithCarbonCredits $ 721lxu_RealizedAndUnrealizedLossOnContractualObligationsAssociatedWithCarbonCredits
Losses on sales and disposals of property and equipment 1,312us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment 737us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment 996us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
Dismantle and demolition expense 559lxu_DismantleAndDemolitionExpense 2,578lxu_DismantleAndDemolitionExpense   
Miscellaneous penalties 18lxu_MiscellaneousPenaltyExpenseOperating 824lxu_MiscellaneousPenaltyExpenseOperating 112lxu_MiscellaneousPenaltyExpenseOperating
Miscellaneous expense 197lxu_MiscellaneousExpenseOperating 302lxu_MiscellaneousExpenseOperating 289lxu_MiscellaneousExpenseOperating
Total other expense 4,885us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating 5,674us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating 2,118us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating
Other income:      
Realized and unrealized gains on carbon credits 3,089lxu_RealizedAndUnrealizedGainOnCarbonCredits 1,233lxu_RealizedAndUnrealizedGainOnCarbonCredits 876lxu_RealizedAndUnrealizedGainOnCarbonCredits
Settlements of litigation and potential litigation   545us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount 2,303us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount
Miscellaneous income 676lxu_MiscellaneousIncomeOperating 545lxu_MiscellaneousIncomeOperating 632lxu_MiscellaneousIncomeOperating
Total other income 3,765us-gaap_OtherIncome 2,323us-gaap_OtherIncome 3,811us-gaap_OtherIncome
Other expense (income), net 1,120lxu_OtherIncomeExpenseNet 3,351lxu_OtherIncomeExpenseNet (1,693)lxu_OtherIncomeExpenseNet
Non-operating other expense (income), net:      
Interest income (301)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest (165)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest (87)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
Miscellaneous income   (1)lxu_MiscellaneousIncomeNonOperating (263)lxu_MiscellaneousIncomeNonOperating
Miscellaneous expense 20lxu_MiscellaneousExpenseNonOperating 66lxu_MiscellaneousExpenseNonOperating 69lxu_MiscellaneousExpenseNonOperating
Total non-operating other income, net $ (281)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense $ (100)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense $ (281)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense