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Segment Information - PP&E and Total Assets by Business Segment (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Depreciation, depletion and amortization of PP&E:      
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization of PP&E $ 35,664us-gaap_Depreciation $ 28,310us-gaap_Depreciation $ 20,681us-gaap_Depreciation
Additions to PP&E:      
Total additions to PP&E 240,104us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions 166,419us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions 150,805us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
Total assets at December 31:      
Total assets 1,137,005us-gaap_Assets 1,083,097us-gaap_Assets 576,612us-gaap_Assets
Operating Segments [Member] | Chemical [Member]      
Depreciation, depletion and amortization of PP&E:      
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization of PP&E 30,364us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ChemicalMember
23,497us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ChemicalMember
16,355us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ChemicalMember
Additions to PP&E:      
Total additions to PP&E 238,070us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ChemicalMember
160,343us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ChemicalMember
141,399us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ChemicalMember
Total assets at December 31:      
Total assets 929,745us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ChemicalMember
842,725us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ChemicalMember
394,479us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ChemicalMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Climate Control [Member]      
Depreciation, depletion and amortization of PP&E:      
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization of PP&E 4,946us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ClimateControlMember
4,707us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ClimateControlMember
4,250us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ClimateControlMember
Additions to PP&E:      
Total additions to PP&E 1,859us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ClimateControlMember
5,576us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ClimateControlMember
5,816us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ClimateControlMember
Total assets at December 31:      
Total assets 133,183us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ClimateControlMember
159,960us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ClimateControlMember
139,526us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_ClimateControlMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member]      
Depreciation, depletion and amortization of PP&E:      
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization of PP&E 34us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember
49us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember
32us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember
Additions to PP&E:      
Total additions to PP&E 27us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember
65us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember
889us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember
Total assets at December 31:      
Total assets 5,960us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember
6,832us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember
8,204us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember
Corporate [Member] | Corporate Assets [Member]      
Depreciation, depletion and amortization of PP&E:      
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization of PP&E 320us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_CorporateAssetsAndOtherMember
57us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_CorporateAssetsAndOtherMember
44us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_CorporateAssetsAndOtherMember
Additions to PP&E:      
Total additions to PP&E 148us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_CorporateAssetsAndOtherMember
435us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_CorporateAssetsAndOtherMember
2,701us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_CorporateAssetsAndOtherMember
Total assets at December 31:      
Total assets $ 68,117us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_CorporateAssetsAndOtherMember
$ 73,580us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_CorporateAssetsAndOtherMember
$ 34,403us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lxu_CorporateAssetsAndOtherMember