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Property and Business Interruption Insurance Claims and Recoveries - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2013
Jan. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2012
Property And Or Business Interruption Insurance Claims [Line Items]          
Property insurance recoveries in excess of losses incurred $ 5,147,000lxu_PropertyInsuranceRecoveriesInExcessOfLossesIncurred $ 66,255,000lxu_PropertyInsuranceRecoveriesInExcessOfLossesIncurred      
El Dorado Facility [Member]          
Property And Or Business Interruption Insurance Claims [Line Items]          
Aggregate amount of claim settlement     113,000,000lxu_AggregateAmountApprovedUnderInsuranceClaim
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_EldoradoMember
   
Cherokee Facility [Member]          
Property And Or Business Interruption Insurance Claims [Line Items]          
Aggregate amount of claim settlement       43,500,000lxu_AggregateAmountApprovedUnderInsuranceClaim
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_CherokeeCorporatePkMember
 
Approved insurance payments received       36,500,000lxu_ProceedsFromInsuranceRecoveries
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_CherokeeCorporatePkMember
 
Income recognized from insurance recover 28,000,000us-gaap_InsuranceRecoveries
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_CherokeeCorporatePkMember
       
Property Insurance [Member] | El Dorado Facility [Member]          
Property And Or Business Interruption Insurance Claims [Line Items]          
Deductible property damage under insurance   1,000,000lxu_DeductibleForPropertyDamage
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= lxu_PropertyInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_EldoradoMember
     
Approved insurance payments   90,700,000lxu_AmountApprovedUnderInsuranceClaim
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= lxu_PropertyInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_EldoradoMember
90,700,000lxu_AmountApprovedUnderInsuranceClaim
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= lxu_PropertyInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_EldoradoMember
   
Insurance claim recoverable costs   24,700,000lxu_InsuranceClaimRecoverableCosts
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= lxu_PropertyInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_EldoradoMember
     
Property insurance recoveries in excess of losses incurred   66,000,000lxu_PropertyInsuranceRecoveriesInExcessOfLossesIncurred
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= lxu_PropertyInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_EldoradoMember
     
Property Insurance [Member] | Cherokee Facility [Member]          
Property And Or Business Interruption Insurance Claims [Line Items]          
Deductible property damage under insurance 2,500,000lxu_DeductibleForPropertyDamage
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= lxu_PropertyInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_CherokeeCorporatePkMember
2,500,000lxu_DeductibleForPropertyDamage
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= lxu_PropertyInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_CherokeeCorporatePkMember
     
Business Interruption Insurance [Member] | El Dorado Facility [Member]          
Property And Or Business Interruption Insurance Claims [Line Items]          
Waiting period for business interruption coverage   30 days      
Approved insurance payments   22,300,000lxu_AmountApprovedUnderInsuranceClaim
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= lxu_BusinessInterruptionInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_EldoradoMember
22,300,000lxu_AmountApprovedUnderInsuranceClaim
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= lxu_BusinessInterruptionInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_EldoradoMember
   
Business Interruption Insurance [Member] | El Dorado Facility [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]          
Property And Or Business Interruption Insurance Claims [Line Items]          
Approved insurance payments   15,000,000lxu_AmountApprovedUnderInsuranceClaim
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= lxu_BusinessInterruptionInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_EldoradoMember
    7,300,000lxu_AmountApprovedUnderInsuranceClaim
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= lxu_BusinessInterruptionInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_EldoradoMember
Business Interruption Insurance [Member] | Cherokee Facility [Member]          
Property And Or Business Interruption Insurance Claims [Line Items]          
Waiting period for business interruption coverage   30 days      
Approved insurance payments received prior to conclusion   15,000,000lxu_ProceedsFromInsuranceRecoveriesWithReservationOfRights
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= lxu_BusinessInterruptionInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_CherokeeCorporatePkMember
     
Deferred gain on insurance recovery   1,400,000lxu_DeferredGainOnInsuranceRecovery
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= lxu_BusinessInterruptionInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_CherokeeCorporatePkMember
     
Approved insurance payments received 28,500,000lxu_ProceedsFromInsuranceRecoveries
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= lxu_BusinessInterruptionInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_CherokeeCorporatePkMember
       
Approved insurance payments received prior to conclusion   15,000,000lxu_ProceedsFromInsuranceRecoveriesPriorToConclusionOfClaims
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= lxu_BusinessInterruptionInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_CherokeeCorporatePkMember
     
Business Interruption Insurance [Member] | Cherokee Facility [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]          
Property And Or Business Interruption Insurance Claims [Line Items]          
Insurance claim recoverable costs   $ 13,600,000lxu_InsuranceClaimRecoverableCosts
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= lxu_BusinessInterruptionInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lxu_CherokeeCorporatePkMember