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Document and Entity Information - shares	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	KRO
Entity Registrant Name	KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001257640
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		115,864,598

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 179.0	$ 53.8
Restricted cash	2.1	2.6
Accounts and other receivables	331.5	282.5
Inventories, net	405.0	416.6
Prepaid expenses and other	10.9	9.1
Deferred income taxes	9.4	16.6
Total current assets	937.9	781.2
Other assets:
Investment in TiO2 manufacturing joint venture	97.8	102.3
Marketable securities	15.3	30.4
Deferred income taxes	145.2	148.4
Other	25.4	20.5
Total other assets	283.7	301.6
Property and equipment:
Land	48.3	46.3
Buildings	244.1	242.7
Equipment	1,140.9	1,122.8
Mining properties	131.6	130.1
Construction in progress	30.3	50.0
Gross property and equipment	1,595.2	1,591.9
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,060.8	1,055.6
Net property and equipment	534.4	536.3
Total assets	1,756.0	1,619.1
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	3.9	3.1
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	260.3	264.0
Income taxes	8.7	8.9
Deferred income taxes	2.0	2.0
Total current liabilities	274.9	278.0
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt	346.6	180.4
Deferred income taxes	13.9	19.5
Accrued pension cost	158.1	163.8
Accrued postretirement benefits cost	7.6	7.8
Other	34.3	34.5
Total noncurrent liabilities	560.5	406.0
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	1.2	1.2
Additional paid-in capital	1,398.5	1,398.5
Retained deficit	(315.7)	(312.6)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(163.4)	(152.0)
Total stockholders' equity	920.6	935.1
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	1,756.0	1,619.1
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 8 and 12)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Net sales	$ 420.1	$ 463.6
Cost of sales	339.6	459.7
Gross margin	80.5	3.9
Selling, general and administrative expense	49.1	49.4
Other operating income (expense):
Currency transaction gains (losses), net	(2.7)	1.8
Other operating expense, net	(2.7)	(3.2)
Income (loss) from operations	26.0	(46.9)
Other income (expense):
Interest and dividend income	0.2	0.3
Loss on prepayment of debt, net		(6.6)
Interest expense	(4.0)	(6.4)
Income (loss) before income taxes	22.2	(59.6)
Income tax expense (benefit)	7.9	(18.5)
Net income (loss)	$ 14.3	$ (41.1)
Net income (loss) per basic and diluted share	$ 0.12	$ (0.35)
Cash dividends per share	$ 0.15	$ 0.15
Weighted average shares used in the calculation of net income (loss) per share	115.9	115.9

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Net income (loss)	$ 14.3	$ (41.1)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Marketable securities	(10.6)	3.7
Currency translation	(2.6)	(27.3)
Total other comprehensive loss, net	(11.4)	(21.1)
Comprehensive income (loss)	2.9	(62.2)
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Defined benefit plans	1.9	2.5
OPEB
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Defined benefit plans	$ (0.1)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - 3 months ended Mar. 31, 2014 - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common stock	Additional paid-in capital	Retained earnings (deficit)	Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 935.1	$ 1.2	$ 1,398.5	$ (312.6)	$ (152.0)
Net income (loss)	14.3			14.3
Total other comprehensive loss, net	(11.4)				(11.4)
Dividends paid	(17.4)			(17.4)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2014	$ 920.6	$ 1.2	$ 1,398.5	$ (315.7)	$ (163.4)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 14.3	$ (41.1)
Depreciation and amortization	12.6	12.6
Deferred income taxes	9.4	(32.7)
Loss on prepayment of debt, net		6.6
Benefit plan expense greater (less) than cash funding:
Defined benefit plan expense greater (less) than cash funding	(1.7)	1.4
Other postretirement benefit plans	(0.2)
Distributions from TiO2 manufacturing joint venture, net	4.5	9.8
Other, net	1.4	2.4
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts and other receivables	(61.2)	(83.0)
Inventories	8.6	93.1
Prepaid expenses	(1.9)	0.5
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	3.9	33.0
Income taxes	0.4	16.4
Accounts with affiliates	7.5	(59.7)
Other, net	(0.1)	1.4
Net cash used in operating activities	(2.5)	(39.3)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(16.3)	(19.0)
Change in restricted cash, net	0.6	0.7
Net cash used in investing activities	(15.7)	(18.3)
Indebtedness:
Borrowings	429.3	191.8
Principal payments	(262.3)	(295.3)
Deferred financing fees	(6.1)
Dividends paid	(17.4)	(17.4)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	143.5	(120.9)
Cash and cash equivalents - net change from:
Operating, investing and financing activities	125.3	(178.5)
Currency translation	(0.1)	(2.0)
Balance at beginning of period	53.8	282.7
Balance at end of period	179.0	102.2
Supplemental disclosures - Cash paid for:
Interest, net of capitalized interest	3.1	5.9
Income taxes	1.9	14.0
Accrual for capital expenditures	$ 4.6	$ 4.1

Organization and Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Organization and Basis of Presentation

Note 1 - Organization and basis of presentation:

Organization - At March 31, 2014, (i) Valhi, Inc. (NYSE: VHI) held approximately 50% of our outstanding common stock (ii) NL Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NL) held approximately 30% of our common stock, (iii) Valhi owned approximately 83% of NL’s outstanding common stock and (iv) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Contran Corporation (Contran) held approximately 94% of Valhi’s outstanding common stock. Substantially all of Contran’s outstanding voting stock is held by family trusts established for the benefit of Lisa K. Simmons and Serena Simmons Connelly, daughters of Harold C. Simmons, and their children (for which Ms. Lisa Simmons and Ms. Connelly are co-trustees) or is held directly by Ms. Lisa Simmons and Ms. Connelly or persons or entities related to them, including their step-mother Annette C. Simmons, the widow of Mr. Simmons. Prior to his death in December 2013, Mr. Simmons served as sole trustee of the family trusts. Under a voting agreement entered into by all of the voting stockholders of Contran, effective in February 2014 and as amended, the size of the board of directors of Contran was fixed at five members, Ms. Lisa Simmons, Ms. Connelly and Ms. Annette Simmons (and in the event of their death, their heirs) each has the right to designate one of the five members of the Contran board and the remaining two members of the Contran board must consist of members of Contran management. Ms. Lisa Simmons, Ms. Connelly, and Ms. Annette Simmons each serve as members of the Contran board. The voting agreement expires in February 2017 (unless Ms. Lisa Simmons, Ms. Connelly and Ms. Annette Simmons otherwise mutually agree), and the ability of Ms. Lisa Simmons, Ms. Connelly, and Ms. Annette Simmons to each designate one member of the Contran board is dependent upon each of their continued beneficial ownership of at least 5% of the combined voting stock of Contran. Consequently, Ms. Lisa Simmons, Ms. Connelly and Ms. Annette Simmons may be deemed to control Contran, Valhi, NL and us.

Basis of presentation - The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report have been prepared on the same basis as the audited Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 12, 2014 (2013 Annual Report). In our opinion, we have made all necessary adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) in order to state fairly, in all material respects, our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the dates and for the periods presented. We have condensed the Consolidated Balance Sheet and Statement of Stockholders’ Equity at December 31, 2013 contained in this Quarterly Report as compared to our audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date, and we have omitted certain information and footnote disclosures (including those related to the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2013) normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Our results of operations for the interim period ended March 31, 2014 may not be indicative of our operating results for the full year. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with our 2013 Consolidated Financial Statements contained in our 2013 Annual Report.

Unless otherwise indicated, references in this report to “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Kronos Worldwide, Inc. and its subsidiaries (NYSE: KRO) taken as a whole.

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Accounts and Other Receivables

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Accounts and Other Receivables

Note 2 - Accounts and other receivables:

	December 31, 2013			March 31, 2014
	(In millions)
Trade receivables	$	226.1		$	286.8
Receivable from affiliate -
Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P.		14.2			-
Income taxes, net – Valhi		-			3.8
Other		-			.3
Recoverable VAT and other receivables		28.3			28.1
Refundable income taxes		14.9			13.5
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1.0	)		(1.0	)
Total	$	282.5		$	331.5

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Inventories, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Inventories, Net

Note 3 - Inventories, net:

	December 31, 2013		March 31, 2014
	(In millions)
Raw materials	$	66.6	$	67.6
Work in process		18.0		21.9
Finished products		262.6		246.5
Supplies		69.4		69.0
Total	$	416.6	$	405.0

Marketable Securities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Marketable Securities

Note 4 - Marketable securities:

Our marketable securities consist of investments in the publicly-traded shares of related parties: Valhi, NL and CompX International Inc. NL owns a majority of CompX’s outstanding common stock. All of our marketable securities are accounted for as available-for-sale securities, which are carried at fair value using quoted market prices in active markets for each marketable security, and represent a Level 1 input within the fair value hierarchy. See Note 13. Because we have classified all of our marketable securities as available-for-sale, any unrealized gains or losses on the securities are recognized through other comprehensive income, net of deferred income taxes.

Marketable security	Fair value measurement level		Market Value		Cost Basis		Unrealized gain (loss)
			(In millions)
December 31, 2013
Valhi common stock		1	$	30.3	$	15.3	$	15.0
NL and CompX common stocks		1		.1		.1		-
Total			$	30.4	$	15.4	$	15.0
March 31, 2014
Valhi common stock		1	$	15.2	$	15.3	$	(.1	)
NL and CompX common stocks		1		.1		.1		-
Total			$	15.3	$	15.4	$	(.1	)

At December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, we held approximately 1.7 million shares of Valhi’s common stock which we purchased during 2010 and 2011. We also held a nominal number of shares of CompX and NL common stocks. At December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, the quoted per share market price of Valhi’s common stock was $17.58 and $8.82, respectively.

The Valhi, CompX and NL common stocks we own are subject to the restrictions on resale pursuant to certain provisions of SEC Rule 144. In addition, as a majority-owned subsidiary of Valhi we cannot vote our shares of Valhi common stock under Delaware Corporation Law, but we do receive dividends from Valhi on these shares, when declared and paid.

Other Noncurrent Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Other Noncurrent Assets

Note 5 - Other noncurrent assets:

	December 31, 2013		March 31, 2014
	(In millions)
Deferred financing costs, net	$	2.5	$	8.2
Restricted cash		7.4		7.2
Pension asset		.2		.1
Other		10.4		9.9
Total	$	20.5	$	25.4

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Note 6 - Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:

	December 31, 2013		March 31, 2014
	(In millions)
Accounts payable	$	123.9	$	150.0
Employee benefits		26.7		25.9
Accrued sales discounts and rebates		16.7		14.4
Accrued interest		.1		.6
Accrued legal settlement		35.0		15.0
Payable to affiliates:
Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P.		21.1		17.1
Income taxes, net - Valhi		.5		-
Other		.1		-
Other		39.9		37.3
Total	$	264.0	$	260.3

Long-Term debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Long-Term Debt

Note 7 - Long-term debt:

	December 31, 2013		March 31, 2014
	(In millions)
Term loan	$	-	$	348.3
Note payable to Contran		170.0		-
Revolving North American credit facility		11.1		-
Other		2.4		2.2
Total debt		183.5		350.5
Less current maturities		3.1		3.9
Total long-term debt	$	180.4	$	346.6

Term loan - In February 2014, we entered into a new $350 million term loan. We used $170 million of the net proceeds of the new term loan to prepay the outstanding principal balance of our note payable to Contran (along with accrued and unpaid interest through the prepayment date), and such note payable was cancelled. The term loan was issued at 99.5% of the principal amount, or an aggregate of $348.25 million. The remaining $172.8 million net proceeds of the term loan are available for our general corporate purposes. The new term loan:

·	bears interest, at our option, at LIBOR (with LIBOR no less than 1.0%) plus 3.75%, or the base rate, as defined in the agreement, plus 2.75%;

requires quarterly principal repayments of $875,000 commencing in June 2014, other mandatory principal repayments of formula-determined amounts under specified conditions with all remaining principal balance due in February 2020. Voluntary principal prepayments are permitted at any time, provided that a call premium of 1% of the principal amount of such prepayment applies to any voluntary prepayment made on or before February 2015 (there is no prepayment penalty applicable to any voluntary prepayment after February 2015);

is collateralized by, among other things, a first priority lien on (i) 100% of the common stock of certain of our U.S. wholly-owned subsidiaries, (ii) 65% of the common stock or other ownership interest of our Canadian subsidiary (Kronos Canada, Inc.) and certain first-tier European subsidiaries (Kronos Titan GmbH and Kronos Denmark ApS) and (iii) a $395.7 million unsecured promissory note issued by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Kronos International, Inc. (KII) to us;

·	is also collateralized by a second priority lien on all of the U.S. assets which collateralize our North American revolving facility;

contains a number of covenants and restrictions which, among other things, restrict our ability to incur additional debt, incur liens, pay dividends or merge or consolidate with, or sell or transfer substantially all of our assets to, another entity, contains other provisions and restrictive covenants customary in lending transactions of this type (however, there are no ongoing financial maintenance covenants); and

·	contains customary default provisions, including a default under any of our other indebtedness in excess of $50 million.

The average interest rate on the term loan borrowings as of and for the period from issuance to March 31, 2014 was 4.75%. The carrying value of the term loan at March 31, 2014 includes unamortized original issue discount of $1.7 million.

In 2013, we voluntarily repaid our entire $400 million term loan that was issued in June 2012. We prepaid an aggregate $290 million principal amount in February 2013 and we recognized a non-cash pre-tax interest charge of $6.6 million in the first quarter of 2013 related to this prepayment consisting of the write-off of unamortized original issue discount costs and deferred financing costs associated with such prepayment. Funds for such $290 million prepayment were provided by $100 million of our cash on hand as well as borrowings of $190 million under a 2013 loan agreement from Contran as described below. In July 2013, we voluntarily prepaid the remaining $100 million principal amount outstanding under such term loan.

Note payable to Contran - As discussed above, in February 2013 we entered into a promissory note with Contran. This loan from Contran contained terms and conditions similar to the terms and conditions of our prior $400 million term loan, except that the loan from Contran was unsecured and contained no ongoing financial maintenance covenant. The independent members of our board of directors approved the terms and conditions of the loan from Contran. As discussed above, in February 2014 we used $170 million of the proceeds from our new term loan and prepaid the remaining balance owed to Contran under this note payable (without penalty), and the note payable to Contran was cancelled. The average interest rate on these borrowings for the year-to-date period ended February 18, 2014 (the payoff date) was 7.375%.

Revolving European credit facility - During the first three months of 2014, we had no borrowings or repayments under our European credit facility. At March 31, 2014, there were no outstanding borrowings under this facility. Our European credit facility requires the maintenance of certain financial ratios. At September 30, 2013, and based on the earnings before income tax, interest, depreciation and amortization expense (EBITDA) of the borrowers, we would not have met the financial covenant test if the borrowers had any net debt outstanding. In December 2013, the lenders under our European revolving credit facility granted a waiver until June 30, 2014 with respect to the financial test, but our ability to borrow any amounts under the facility is subject to the requirement that the borrowers maintain a specified level of EBITDA. At March 31, 2014 we are in compliance with the minimum EBITDA set forth in the waiver, and our borrowing availability was 75% of the credit facility, or €90 million ($123.4 million).

Revolving North American credit facility - During the first three months of 2014, we borrowed $81.0 million and repaid $92.1 million under our North American revolving credit facility. The average interest rate on outstanding borrowings for the year-to-date period ended February 18, 2014 when the outstanding balance was repaid was 3.75%. At March 31, 2014 we had approximately $107 million available for borrowing under this revolving facility.

Canada - At March 31, 2014, an aggregate of Cdn. $7.9 million letters of credit were outstanding under our Canadian subsidiary’s loan agreement with the Bank of Montreal which exists solely for the issuance of up to Cdn. $10.0 million in letters of credit.

At March 31, 2014, an aggregate Cdn. $1.8 million (USD $1.6 million) was outstanding under our Canadian subsidiary’s agreement with an economic development agency of the Province of Quebec, Canada. Borrowings under this agreement are non-interest bearing.

Restrictions and other - Our European credit facility described above requires the borrower to maintain minimum levels of equity, requires the maintenance of certain financial ratios, limits dividends and additional indebtedness and contains other provisions and restrictive covenants customary in lending transactions of this type. Our term loan and North American revolving credit facility also contain restrictive covenants. At March 31, 2014, there were no restrictions on our ability to pay dividends.

We are in compliance with all of our debt covenants at March 31, 2014.

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Income Taxes

Note 8 - Income taxes:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2013			2014
	(In millions)
Expected tax expense (benefit), at U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate of 35%	$	(20.9	)	$	7.8
Non-U.S. tax rates		(.4	)		(.7	)
Incremental tax on earnings of non-U.S. companies		(1.4	)		(.1	)
U.S. state income taxes, net		1.1			.1
Adjustments to the reserve for uncertain tax positions, net		1.9			.2
Domestic manufacturing credit		(1.1	)		.5
Nondeductible expenses		2.3			.2
Other, net		-			(.1	)
Total	$	(18.5	)	$	7.9

	Three months ended March 31,
	2013			2014
	(In millions)
Comprehensive provision for income taxes (benefit) allocable to:
Net income (loss)	$	(18.5	)	$	7.9
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Marketable securities		2.1			(5.3	)
Currency translation		(3.8	)		(.7	)
Pension plans		1.1			.9
OPEB plans		-			(.1	)
Total	$	(19.1	)	$	2.7

Tax authorities are examining certain of our U.S. and non-U.S. tax returns and have or may propose tax deficiencies, including penalties and interest. Because of the inherent uncertainties involved in settlement initiatives and court and tax proceedings, we cannot guarantee that these matters will be resolved in our favor, and therefore our potential exposure, if any, is also uncertain. In 2011 and 2012, we received notices of re-assessment from the Canadian federal and provincial tax authorities related to the years 2002 through 2004. We object to the re-assessments and believe the position is without merit. Accordingly, we are appealing the re-assessments and in connection with such appeal we were required to post letters of credit aggregating Cdn. $7.9 million (see Note 7). If the full amount of the proposed adjustment contained in the re-assessment notices were ultimately to be assessed against us, the cash tax liability would be approximately $15.2 million. We believe we have adequate accruals for additional taxes and related interest expense which could ultimately result from tax examinations. We believe the ultimate disposition of tax examinations should not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity. We currently estimate that our unrecognized tax benefits will change by $3 million during the next twelve months related to certain adjustments to our prior year returns.

Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Employee Benefit Plans

Note 9 - Employee benefit plans:

Defined benefit plans - The components of net periodic defined benefit pension cost are presented in the table below.

	Three months ended March 31,
	2013			2014
	(In millions)
Service cost	$	3.3		$	2.6
Interest cost		5.5			5.7
Expected return on plan assets		(5.1	)		(5.4	)
Amortization of prior service cost		.4			.2
Amortization of net transition obligations		.1			-
Recognized actuarial losses		3.1			2.6
Total	$	7.3		$	5.7

Postretirement benefits - The components of net periodic postretirement benefits other than pension (OPEB) cost are presented in the table below.

	Three months ended March 31,
	2013			2014
	(In millions)
Service cost	$	.1		$	-
Interest cost		.1			.1
Amortization of prior service credit		(.2	)		(.2	)
Recognized actuarial losses		.1			.1
Total	$	.1		$	-

Contribution - We expect our 2014 contributions for our pension and other postretirement plans to be approximately $26 million.

Other Noncurrent Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Other Noncurrent Liabilities

Note 10 - Other noncurrent liabilities:

	December 31, 2013		March 31, 2014
	(In millions)
Reserve for uncertain tax positions	$	16.5	$	16.3
Employee benefits		12.2		12.1
Other		5.8		5.9
Total	$	34.5	$	34.3

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Note 11 - Accumulated other comprehensive loss:

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014 are presented in the table below.

	Three months ended March 31,
	2013			2014
	(In millions)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Marketable securities:
Balance at beginning of year	$	4.2		$	10.8
Other comprehensive income (loss) - unrealized gains (losses) arising during the year		3.7			(10.6	)
Balance at end of period	$	7.9		$	.2
Currency translation:
Balance at beginning of year	$	(63.5	)	$	(56.8	)
Other comprehensive loss		(27.3	)		(2.6	)
Balance at end of period	$	(90.8	)	$	(59.4	)
Defined benefit pension plans:
Balance at beginning of year	$	(137.3	)	$	(109.4	)
Other comprehensive income - amortization of prior service cost and net losses included in net periodic pension cost		2.5			1.9
Balance at end of period	$	(134.8	)	$	(107.5	)
OPEB plans:
Balance at beginning of year	$	(.5	)	$	3.4
Other comprehensive loss - amortization of prior service cost and net losses included in net periodic OPEB cost		-			(.1	)
Balance at end of period	$	(.5	)	$	3.3
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Balance at beginning of year	$	(197.1	)	$	(152.0	)
Other comprehensive loss		(21.1	)		(11.4	)
Balance at end of period	$	(218.2	)	$	(163.4	)

See Note 9 for amounts related to our defined benefit pension plans and OPEB plans.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for comprehensive income, which includes, but is not limited to, 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income.

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Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies

Note 12 - Commitments and contingencies:

From time-to-time, we are involved in various environmental, contractual, product liability, patent (or intellectual property), employment and other claims and disputes incidental to our operations. In certain cases, we have insurance coverage for these items. We currently believe the disposition of all claims and disputes, individually or in the aggregate, should not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity beyond the accruals we have already provided.

Please refer to our 2013 Annual Report for a discussion of certain other legal proceedings to which we are a party.

Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Financial Instruments

Note 13 - Financial instruments:

The following table summarizes the valuation of our financial instruments recorded on a fair value basis as of December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014:

	Fair Value Measurements
	Total			Quoted prices in active markets (Level 1)			Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
	(In millions)
Asset (liability)
December 31, 2013
Currency forward contracts	$	(1.0	)	$	(1.0	)	$	-	$	-
Noncurrent marketable securities (See Note 4)		30.4			30.4			-		-
March 31, 2014
Currency forward contracts	$	(.9	)	$	(.9	)	$	-	$	-
Noncurrent marketable securities (See Note 4)		15.3			15.3			-		-

Certain of our sales generated by our non-U.S. operations are denominated in U.S. dollars. We periodically use currency forward contracts to manage a very nominal portion of currency exchange rate risk associated with trade receivables denominated in a currency other than the holder’s functional currency or similar exchange rate risk associated with future sales. We have not entered into these contracts for trading or speculative purposes in the past, nor do we currently anticipate entering into such contracts for trading or speculative purposes in the future. Derivatives used to hedge forecasted transactions and specific cash flows associated with financial assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and which meet the criteria for hedge accounting are designated as cash flow hedges. Consequently, the effective portion of gains and losses is deferred as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income and is recognized in earnings at the time the hedged item affects earnings. Contracts that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting are marked-to-market at each balance sheet date with any resulting gain or loss recognized in income currently as part of net currency transactions. The fair value of the currency forward contracts is determined using Level 1 inputs based on the currency spot forward rates quoted by banks or currency dealers.

At March 31, 2014, we had currency forward contracts to exchange:

an aggregate of $27.0 million for an equivalent value of Canadian dollars at an exchange rate of Cdn. $1.06 per U.S. dollar. These contracts with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. mature from April 2014 through December 2014 at a rate of $3.0 million per month, subject to early redemption provisions at our option;

·	an aggregate $10.0 million for an equivalent value of Norwegian kroner at exchange rates ranging from kroner 6.24 to kroner 6.25 per U.S. dollar. These contracts with DnB Nor Bank ASA mature at a rate of $5.0 million per month in certain months from July 2014 through October 2014; and

·	an aggregate €15.0 million for an equivalent value of Norwegian kroner at exchange rates ranging from kroner 8.07 to kroner 8.41 per euro. These contracts with DnB Nor Bank ASA mature at a rate of €5.0 million per month in certain months from April 2014 through October 2014.

The estimated fair value of our currency forward contracts at March 31, 2014 was a $.9 million net liability, of which $.5 million is recognized as part of accounts and other receivables and $1.4 million is recognized as part of accounts payable and accrued liabilities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. There is also a corresponding $.9 million currency transaction loss recognized in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. We are not currently using hedge accounting for our outstanding currency forward contracts at March 31, 2014, and we did not use hedge accounting for any of such contracts we previously held in 2013.

The following table presents the financial instruments that are not carried at fair value but which require fair value disclosure as of December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014.

	December 31, 2013				March 31, 2014
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	(In millions)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	63.8	$	63.8	$	188.3	$	188.3
Notes payable and long-term debt:
Variable rate:
Term loan		-		-		348.3		355.0
Note payable to Contran		170.0		170.0		-		-
North American credit facility		11.1		11.1		-		-
Common stockholders’ equity		935.1		2,207.2		920.6		1,932.6

At March 31, 2014, the estimated market price of our term loan was $1,014.4 per $1,000 principal amount. The fair value of our term loan is based on quoted market prices; however, these quoted market prices represent Level 2 inputs because the markets in which the term loan trades were not active. The fair values of our note payable to Contran and our European credit facility represent Level 2 inputs, and are deemed to approximate book value. The fair value of our common stockholders’ equity is based upon quoted market prices at each balance sheet date, which represent Level 1 inputs. Due to their near-term maturities, the carrying amounts of accounts receivable and accounts payable are considered equivalent to fair value.

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The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Policies)	3 Months Ended
Organization and Basis of Presentation (Policies)	Mar. 31, 2014
Organization	Organization - At March 31, 2014, (i) Valhi, Inc. (NYSE: VHI) held approximately 50% of our outstanding common stock (ii) NL Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NL) held approximately 30% of our common stock, (iii) Valhi owned approximately 83% of NL’s outstanding common stock and (iv) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Contran Corporation (Contran) held approximately 94% of Valhi’s outstanding common stock. Substantially all of Contran’s outstanding voting stock is held by family trusts established for the benefit of Lisa K. Simmons and Serena Simmons Connelly, daughters of Harold C. Simmons, and their children (for which Ms. Lisa Simmons and Ms. Connelly are co-trustees) or is held directly by Ms. Lisa Simmons and Ms. Connelly or persons or entities related to them, including their step-mother Annette C. Simmons, the widow of Mr. Simmons. Prior to his death in December 2013, Mr. Simmons served as sole trustee of the family trusts. Under a voting agreement entered into by all of the voting stockholders of Contran, effective in February 2014 and as amended, the size of the board of directors of Contran was fixed at five members, Ms. Lisa Simmons, Ms. Connelly and Ms. Annette Simmons (and in the event of their death, their heirs) each has the right to designate one of the five members of the Contran board and the remaining two members of the Contran board must consist of members of Contran management. Ms. Lisa Simmons, Ms. Connelly, and Ms. Annette Simmons each serve as members of the Contran board. The voting agreement expires in February 2017 (unless Ms. Lisa Simmons, Ms. Connelly and Ms. Annette Simmons otherwise mutually agree), and the ability of Ms. Lisa Simmons, Ms. Connelly, and Ms. Annette Simmons to each designate one member of the Contran board is dependent upon each of their continued beneficial ownership of at least 5% of the combined voting stock of Contran. Consequently, Ms. Lisa Simmons, Ms. Connelly and Ms. Annette Simmons may be deemed to control Contran, Valhi, NL and us.
Basis of Presentation	Basis of presentation - The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report have been prepared on the same basis as the audited Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 12, 2014 (2013 Annual Report). In our opinion, we have made all necessary adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) in order to state fairly, in all material respects, our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the dates and for the periods presented. We have condensed the Consolidated Balance Sheet and Statement of Stockholders’ Equity at December 31, 2013 contained in this Quarterly Report as compared to our audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date, and we have omitted certain information and footnote disclosures (including those related to the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2013) normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Our results of operations for the interim period ended March 31, 2014 may not be indicative of our operating results for the full year. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with our 2013 Consolidated Financial Statements contained in our 2013 Annual Report.

Accounts and Other Receivables (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Accounts and Other Receivables

	December 31, 2013			March 31, 2014
	(In millions)
Trade receivables	$	226.1		$	286.8
Receivable from affiliate -
Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P.		14.2			-
Income taxes, net – Valhi		-			3.8
Other		-			.3
Recoverable VAT and other receivables		28.3			28.1
Refundable income taxes		14.9			13.5
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1.0	)		(1.0	)
Total	$	282.5		$	331.5

Inventories, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Schedule of Inventories, Net

	December 31, 2013		March 31, 2014
	(In millions)
Raw materials	$	66.6	$	67.6
Work in process		18.0		21.9
Finished products		262.6		246.5
Supplies		69.4		69.0
Total	$	416.6	$	405.0

Marketable Securities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Classification of Marketable Securities

Marketable security	Fair value measurement level		Market Value		Cost Basis		Unrealized gain (loss)
			(In millions)
December 31, 2013
Valhi common stock		1	$	30.3	$	15.3	$	15.0
NL and CompX common stocks		1		.1		.1		-
Total			$	30.4	$	15.4	$	15.0
March 31, 2014
Valhi common stock		1	$	15.2	$	15.3	$	(.1	)
NL and CompX common stocks		1		.1		.1		-
Total			$	15.3	$	15.4	$	(.1	)

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Other Noncurrent Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Schedule of Other Noncurrent Assets

	December 31, 2013		March 31, 2014
	(In millions)
Deferred financing costs, net	$	2.5	$	8.2
Restricted cash		7.4		7.2
Pension asset		.2		.1
Other		10.4		9.9
Total	$	20.5	$	25.4

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Components of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

	December 31, 2013		March 31, 2014
	(In millions)
Accounts payable	$	123.9	$	150.0
Employee benefits		26.7		25.9
Accrued sales discounts and rebates		16.7		14.4
Accrued interest		.1		.6
Accrued legal settlement		35.0		15.0
Payable to affiliates:
Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P.		21.1		17.1
Income taxes, net - Valhi		.5		-
Other		.1		-
Other		39.9		37.3
Total	$	264.0	$	260.3

Long-Term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Components of Long Term Debt

	December 31, 2013		March 31, 2014
	(In millions)
Term loan	$	-	$	348.3
Note payable to Contran		170.0		-
Revolving North American credit facility		11.1		-
Other		2.4		2.2
Total debt		183.5		350.5
Less current maturities		3.1		3.9
Total long-term debt	$	180.4	$	346.6

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Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Components of Income Taxes

	Three months ended March 31,
	2013			2014
	(In millions)
Expected tax expense (benefit), at U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate of 35%	$	(20.9	)	$	7.8
Non-U.S. tax rates		(.4	)		(.7	)
Incremental tax on earnings of non-U.S. companies		(1.4	)		(.1	)
U.S. state income taxes, net		1.1			.1
Adjustments to the reserve for uncertain tax positions, net		1.9			.2
Domestic manufacturing credit		(1.1	)		.5
Nondeductible expenses		2.3			.2
Other, net		-			(.1	)
Total	$	(18.5	)	$	7.9

Components of Comprehensive Provision for Income Taxes Allocation

	Three months ended March 31,
	2013			2014
	(In millions)
Comprehensive provision for income taxes (benefit) allocable to:
Net income (loss)	$	(18.5	)	$	7.9
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Marketable securities		2.1			(5.3	)
Currency translation		(3.8	)		(.7	)
Pension plans		1.1			.9
OPEB plans		-			(.1	)
Total	$	(19.1	)	$	2.7

Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Defined benefit plans - The components of net periodic defined benefit pension cost are presented in the table below.

	Three months ended March 31,
	2013			2014
	(In millions)
Service cost	$	3.3		$	2.6
Interest cost		5.5			5.7
Expected return on plan assets		(5.1	)		(5.4	)
Amortization of prior service cost		.4			.2
Amortization of net transition obligations		.1			-
Recognized actuarial losses		3.1			2.6
Total	$	7.3		$	5.7

OPEB

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Postretirement benefits - The components of net periodic postretirement benefits other than pension (OPEB) cost are presented in the table below.

	Three months ended March 31,
	2013			2014
	(In millions)
Service cost	$	.1		$	-
Interest cost		.1			.1
Amortization of prior service credit		(.2	)		(.2	)
Recognized actuarial losses		.1			.1
Total	$	.1		$	-

Other Noncurrent Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Other Noncurrent Liabilities

	December 31, 2013		March 31, 2014
	(In millions)
Reserve for uncertain tax positions	$	16.5	$	16.3
Employee benefits		12.2		12.1
Other		5.8		5.9
Total	$	34.5	$	34.3

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Coss (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014 are presented in the table below.

	Three months ended March 31,
	2013			2014
	(In millions)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Marketable securities:
Balance at beginning of year	$	4.2		$	10.8
Other comprehensive income (loss) - unrealized gains (losses) arising during the year		3.7			(10.6	)
Balance at end of period	$	7.9		$	.2
Currency translation:
Balance at beginning of year	$	(63.5	)	$	(56.8	)
Other comprehensive loss		(27.3	)		(2.6	)
Balance at end of period	$	(90.8	)	$	(59.4	)
Defined benefit pension plans:
Balance at beginning of year	$	(137.3	)	$	(109.4	)
Other comprehensive income - amortization of prior service cost and net losses included in net periodic pension cost		2.5			1.9
Balance at end of period	$	(134.8	)	$	(107.5	)
OPEB plans:
Balance at beginning of year	$	(.5	)	$	3.4
Other comprehensive loss - amortization of prior service cost and net losses included in net periodic OPEB cost		-			(.1	)
Balance at end of period	$	(.5	)	$	3.3
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Balance at beginning of year	$	(197.1	)	$	(152.0	)
Other comprehensive loss		(21.1	)		(11.4	)
Balance at end of period	$	(218.2	)	$	(163.4	)

Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Valuation of Financial Instruments Recorded on Fair Value Basis

The following table summarizes the valuation of our financial instruments recorded on a fair value basis as of December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014:

	Fair Value Measurements
	Total			Quoted prices in active markets (Level 1)			Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
	(In millions)
Asset (liability)
December 31, 2013
Currency forward contracts	$	(1.0	)	$	(1.0	)	$	-	$	-
Noncurrent marketable securities (See Note 4)		30.4			30.4			-		-
March 31, 2014
Currency forward contracts	$	(.9	)	$	(.9	)	$	-	$	-
Noncurrent marketable securities (See Note 4)		15.3			15.3			-		-

Financial Instruments not Carried at Fair Value but which Require Fair Value Disclosure

The following table presents the financial instruments that are not carried at fair value but which require fair value disclosure as of December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014.

	December 31, 2013				March 31, 2014
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	(In millions)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	63.8	$	63.8	$	188.3	$	188.3
Notes payable and long-term debt:
Variable rate:
Term loan		-		-		348.3		355.0
Note payable to Contran		170.0		170.0		-		-
North American credit facility		11.1		11.1		-		-
Common stockholders’ equity		935.1		2,207.2		920.6		1,932.6

Organization and Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 Director
Valhi Inc
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in subsidiary	50.00%
Ownership percentage in company	83.00%
NL Industries Inc.
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in subsidiary	30.00%
Contran
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in company	94.00%
Controlling interest description	Ms. Lisa Simmons, Ms. Connelly, and Ms. Annette Simmons each serve as members of the Contran board. The voting agreement expires in February 2017 (unless Ms. Lisa Simmons, Ms. Connelly and Ms. Annette Simmons otherwise mutually agree), and the ability of Ms. Lisa Simmons, Ms. Connelly, and Ms. Annette Simmons to each designate one member of the Contran board is dependent upon each of their continued beneficial ownership of at least 5% of the combined voting stock of Contran. Consequently, Ms. Lisa Simmons, Ms. Connelly and Ms. Annette Simmons may be deemed to control Contran, Valhi, NL and us.
Voting agreement expiration date	2017-02
Contran \| Minimum
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Beneficial ownership required percentage for combined voting stock	5.00%
Contran \| Board of Directors Chairman \| Subsequent Event
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of directors	5

Accounts and Other Receivables - Accounts and Other Receivables (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Receivables [Line Items]
Receivables from affiliate	$ 0.3
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(1.0)	$ (1.0)
Total	331.5	282.5
Trade receivables
Receivables [Line Items]
Accounts and other receivables	286.8	226.1
Receivable from affiliate \| Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P.
Receivables [Line Items]
Receivables from affiliate		14.2
Valhi Inc
Receivables [Line Items]
Receivables from affiliate	3.8
Recoverable VAT and other receivables
Receivables [Line Items]
Accounts and other receivables	28.1	28.3
Refundable income taxes
Receivables [Line Items]
Refundable income taxes, net	$ 13.5	$ 14.9

Inventories, Net - Schedule of Inventories, Net (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 67.6	$ 66.6
Work in process	21.9	18.0
Finished products	246.5	262.6
Supplies	69.0	69.4
Total	$ 405.0	$ 416.6

Marketable Securities - Classification of Marketable Securities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Market value	$ 15.3	$ 30.4
Cost Basis	15.4	15.4
Unrealized gain (loss)	(0.1)	15.0
Level 1
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Market value	15.3	30.4
Level 1 \| Valhi common stock
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Market value	15.2	30.3
Cost Basis	15.3	15.3
Unrealized gain (loss)	(0.1)	15.0
Level 1 \| NL and CompX common stocks
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Market value	0.1	0.1
Cost Basis	0.1	0.1
Unrealized gain (loss)

Marketable Securities - Additional Information (Detail) - Valhi Inc - Common stock - $ / shares shares in Millions	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Outstanding common stock	1.7	1.7
Quoted market price of per share	$ 8.82	$ 17.58

Other Noncurrent Assets - Schedule of Other Noncurrent Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Other Noncurrent Assets [Line Items]
Deferred financing costs, net	$ 8.2	$ 2.5
Restricted cash	7.2	7.4
Pension asset	0.1	0.2
Other	9.9	10.4
Total	$ 25.4	$ 20.5

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities - Components of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Accounts payable	$ 150.0	$ 123.9
Employee benefits	25.9	26.7
Accrued sales discounts and rebates	14.4	16.7
Accrued interest	0.6	0.1
Accrued legal settlement	15.0	35.0
Payable to affiliates:
Payable to affiliates		0.1
Other	37.3	39.9
Total	260.3	264.0
Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P.
Payable to affiliates:
Payable to affiliates	$ 17.1	21.1
Valhi Inc
Payable to affiliates:
Payable to affiliates		$ 0.5

Long-Term Debt - Components of Long-Term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan	$ 348.3
Other	2.2	$ 2.4
Total debt	350.5	183.5
Less current maturities	3.9	3.1
Long-term debt	$ 346.6	180.4
North America
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility		11.1
Contran
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Note payable to Contran		$ 170.0

Long-Term Debt - Term Loan - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Feb. 20, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on prepayment of debt, net			$ (6,600,000)		$ (6,600,000)
New Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount	$ 350,000,000
Principal amount percentage of loan raised	99.50%
Aggregate amount of loan issued	$ 348,250,000
Remaining net proceeds of term loan available for general corporate purposes	$ 172,800,000
Minimum LIBOR rate	1.00%
Quarterly principal repayments	$ 875,000
Commencement date of quarterly principal repayments	Jun. 30, 2014
Remaining outstanding principal maturity date	Feb. 28, 2020
Long term debt prepayments terms	Voluntary principal prepayments are permitted at any time, provided that a call premium of 1% of the principal amount of such prepayment applies to any voluntary prepayment made on or before February 2015 (there is no prepayment penalty applicable to any voluntary prepayment after February 2015)
Call premium percentage	1.00%
Voluntary prepayment, earliest date	Feb. 28, 2015
Minimum amount of debt default for using customary default provisions	$ 50,000,000
New Term Loan \| U.S. wholly-owned subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term Loan Collateralized Priority	100.00%
New Term Loan \| Canadian First-Tier European Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term Loan Collateralized Priority	65.00%
New Term Loan \| Kronos International, Inc
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan pledged as collateral from wholly-owned subsidiary	$ 395,700,000
New Term Loan \| Libor Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	3.75%
New Term Loan \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	2.75%
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment of Principal Amount		$ 100,000,000	290,000,000
Debt instrument face amount							$ 400,000,000
Percentage of average interest rate, during period				4.75%
Unamortized discount balance				$ 1,700,000
Cash on hand used to repay term loan			100,000,000
Contran
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing for prepayment of term loan			$ 190,000,000
Percentage of average interest rate						7.375%
Contran \| New Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment of Principal Amount	$ 170,000,000

Long-Term Debt - Revolving Credit Facilities - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2014 CAD ($)
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate letter of credit outstanding amount			$ 7.9
European Credit Facility
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount available for Borrowing	$ 123.4	€ 90
Percentage of borrowings available under credit facility	75.00%	75.00%	75.00%
Outstanding borrowings under this revolving credit facility	$ 0.0
Revolving North American Credit Facility
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount available for Borrowing	107.0
Borrowings under credit facility during the period	81.0
Repayments of lines of credit	$ 92.1
Percentage of average interest rate	3.75%
Bank Of Montreal
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Issuance of letter of credit			$ 10.0
Economic development agency credit facility
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings under this revolving credit facility	$ 1.6		$ 1.8

Income Taxes - Components of Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Expected tax expense (benefit), at U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate of 35%	$ 7.8	$ (20.9)
Non-U.S. tax rates	(0.7)	(0.4)
Incremental tax on earnings of non-U.S. companies	(0.1)	(1.4)
U.S. state income taxes, net	0.1	1.1
Adjustments to the reserve for uncertain tax positions, net	0.2	1.9
Domestic manufacturing credit	0.5	(1.1)
Nondeductible expenses	0.2	2.3
Other, net	(0.1)
Total	$ 7.9	$ (18.5)

Income Taxes - Components of Income Taxes (Parenthetical) (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items]
U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate	35.00%

Income Taxes - Components of Comprehensive Provision for Income Taxes Allocation (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	$ 7.9	$ (18.5)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Marketable securities	(5.3)	2.1
Currency translation	(0.7)	(3.8)
Total	2.7	(19.1)
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Benefit plans	0.9	$ 1.1
OPEB
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Benefit plans	$ (0.1)

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - 3 months ended Mar. 31, 2014 $ in Millions, $ in Millions	USD ($)	CAD ($)
Income Tax [Line Items]
Aggregate letter of credit outstanding amount		$ 7.9
Estimated change in unrecognized tax benefits	$ 3.0
Maximum
Income Tax [Line Items]
Possible cash tax liability	$ 15.2

Employee Benefit Plans - Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 2.6	$ 3.3
Interest cost	5.7	5.5
Expected return on plan assets	(5.4)	(5.1)
Amortization of prior service cost	0.2	0.4
Amortization of net transition obligations		0.1
Recognized actuarial losses	2.6	3.1
Total	5.7	7.3
OPEB
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost		0.1
Interest cost	0.1	0.1
Amortization of prior service cost	(0.2)	(0.2)
Recognized actuarial losses	$ 0.1	0.1
Total		$ 0.1

Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expected contributions for pension plans in 2014	$ 26

Other Noncurrent Liabilities - Components of Other Noncurrent Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Other Long Term Liabilities [Abstract]
Reserve for uncertain tax positions	$ 16.3	$ 16.5
Employee benefits	12.1	12.2
Other	5.9	5.8
Total	$ 34.3	$ 34.5

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Changes In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Marketable securities, Balance at beginning of period	$ 10.8	$ 4.2
Other comprehensive income (loss) - unrealized gains (losses) arising during the year	(10.6)	3.7
Marketable securities, Balance at end of period	0.2	7.9
Currency translation, Balance at beginning of period	(56.8)	(63.5)
Other comprehensive loss	(2.6)	(27.3)
Currency translation, Balance at end of period	(59.4)	(90.8)
Balance at beginning of year	(152.0)	(197.1)
Other comprehensive loss	(11.4)	(21.1)
Balance at end of period	(163.4)	(218.2)
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of year	(109.4)	(137.3)
Other comprehensive income - amortization of prior service cost and net losses included in net periodic pension cost	1.9	2.5
Balance at end of period	(107.5)	(134.8)
OPEB
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of year	3.4	(0.5)
Other comprehensive income - amortization of prior service cost and net losses included in net periodic pension cost	(0.1)
Balance at end of period	$ 3.3	$ (0.5)

Financial Instruments - Valuation of Financial Instruments Recorded on Fair Value Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Currency forward contracts	$ (0.9)	$ (1.0)
Noncurrent marketable securities	15.3	30.4
Level 1
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Currency forward contracts	(0.9)	(1.0)
Noncurrent marketable securities	15.3	30.4
Level 2
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Currency forward contracts
Noncurrent marketable securities
Level 3
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Currency forward contracts
Noncurrent marketable securities

Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Currency forward contracts	$ (900,000)		$ (1,000,000)
Estimated fair value of currency forward contracts included accounts and other receivables	500,000
Estimated fair value of currency forward contracts included accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,400,000
Currency transaction loss	900,000
Debt instrument base principal amount	1,000
Debt instrument estimated market price per principal amount	1,014.4
Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Derivative [Line Items]
Forward currency contracts aggregate exchange value	$ 27,000,000
Forward currency contracts, exchange rate	1.06	1.06
Foreign currency contracts maturing value	$ 3,000,000
DnB Nor Bank ASA
Derivative [Line Items]
Forward currency contracts aggregate exchange value	10,000,000	€ 15,000,000
Foreign currency contracts maturing value	$ 5,000,000	€ 5,000,000
DnB Nor Bank ASA \| Minimum \| U S Dollar
Derivative [Line Items]
Forward currency contracts, exchange rate	6.24	6.24
DnB Nor Bank ASA \| Minimum \| Euros
Derivative [Line Items]
Forward currency contracts, exchange rate	8.07	8.07
DnB Nor Bank ASA \| Maximum \| U S Dollar
Derivative [Line Items]
Forward currency contracts, exchange rate	6.25	6.25
DnB Nor Bank ASA \| Maximum \| Euros
Derivative [Line Items]
Forward currency contracts, exchange rate	8.41	8.41

Financial Instruments - Financial Instruments not Carried at Fair Value but which Require Fair Value Disclosure (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Term loan	$ 348.3
Common stockholders’ equity	920.6	$ 935.1
Carrying Amount
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	188.3	63.8
Term loan	348.3
Common stockholders’ equity	920.6	935.1
Carrying Amount \| North American credit facility
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
North American credit facility		11.1
Fair Value
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	188.3	63.8
Term loan	355.0
Common stockholders’ equity	$ 1,932.6	2,207.2
Fair Value \| North American credit facility
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
North American credit facility		11.1
Contran
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Note payable to Contran		170.0
Contran \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Note payable to Contran		170.0
Contran \| Fair Value
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Note payable to Contran		$ 170.0