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Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Person
Segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Number of reportable segments 2us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Number of operating segments 3us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments
Number of persons employed by Chemical Business 545lxu_NumberOfPersonsEmployedByChemicalBusiness
Number of persons represented by unions under agreements 166lxu_NumberOfPersonsEmployedByChemicalBusinessRepresentedByUnion