$LXU
LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. Stock $lxu

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2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312513084410 Filed on February 28, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
Revenue	$759.0M	$215.4M	$176.8M
YoY Change	-5.74%	25.07%	27.27%
Cost Of Revenue	$575.3M	$152.5M	$142.5M
YoY Change	-1.19%	20.65%	30.14%
Gross Profit	$183.7M	$62.82M	$34.26M
YoY Change	-17.61%	37.16%	16.52%
Gross Profit Margin	24.21%	29.17%	19.38%
Selling, General & Admin	$89.99M	$21.60M	$21.60M
YoY Change	4.22%	14.29%	-9.62%
% of Gross Profit	48.98%	34.38%	63.05%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$20.68M	$4.990M	$4.760M
YoY Change	10.23%	7.78%	7.94%
% of Gross Profit	11.26%	7.94%	13.89%
Operating Expenses	$89.99M	$21.80M	$21.70M
YoY Change	4.22%	14.14%	-9.58%
Operating Profit	$95.66M	$41.02M	$12.56M
YoY Change	-29.89%	53.64%	132.54%
Interest Expense	$4.237M	-$1.100M	-$1.900M
YoY Change	-36.36%	-26.67%	5.56%
% of Operating Profit	4.43%	-2.68%	-15.13%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$281.0K	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change	-381.0%
Pretax Income	$91.70M	$40.50M	$10.60M
YoY Change	-29.27%	40.63%	60.61%
Income Tax	$33.59M	$12.60M	$4.400M
% Of Pretax Income	36.64%	31.11%	41.51%
Net Earnings	$58.60M	$27.99M	$6.306M
YoY Change	-30.1%	55.49%	65.95%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.72%	13.0%	3.57%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.61	$1.26	$0.28
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.49	$1.19	$0.27
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	22.36M shares		22.24M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	23.54M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$98.00M	$134.9M	$108.0M
YoY Change	-27.35%	75.42%	75.9%
Cash & Equivalents	$98.00M	$124.9M	$108.0M
Short-Term Investments		$10.00M	$0.00
Other Short-Term Assets	$38.90M	$37.70M	$34.70M
YoY Change	3.18%	20.45%	23.05%
Inventory	$65.00M	$59.51M	$74.20M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$71.90M	$87.35M	$84.90M
Other Receivables	$10.90M	$9.700M	$4.400M
Total Short-Term Assets	$284.7M	$328.1M	$306.2M
YoY Change	-13.23%	35.19%	42.02%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$281.9M	$164.5M	$154.6M
YoY Change	71.37%	21.17%	15.63%
Goodwill		$1.724M
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments		$2.910M	$3.200M
YoY Change		-27.25%	-21.95%
Other Assets	$900.0K	$4.722M	$1.200M
YoY Change		372.2%	0.0%
Total Long-Term Assets	$291.9M	$173.9M	$164.2M
YoY Change	67.86%	19.7%	14.43%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$284.7M	$328.1M	$306.2M
Total Long-Term Assets	$291.9M	$173.9M	$164.2M
Total Assets	$576.6M	$502.0M	$470.4M
YoY Change	14.86%	29.39%	30.99%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$68.30M	$57.89M	$57.50M
YoY Change	17.96%	13.51%	30.68%
Accrued Expenses	$34.70M	$28.70M	$33.00M
YoY Change	20.91%	-8.89%	22.22%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$9.300M	$5.646M	$400.0K
YoY Change	66.07%	48.58%
Long-Term Debt Due	$4.800M	$4.900M	$6.100M
YoY Change	-2.04%	113.04%	74.29%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$117.1M	$97.15M	$96.90M
YoY Change	20.6%	9.53%	30.07%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$67.60M	$74.50M	$77.20M
YoY Change	-9.26%	-19.98%	-20.82%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$16.40M	$15.24M	$14.90M
YoY Change	7.89%	20.94%	23.14%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$84.00M	$15.24M	$92.10M
YoY Change	-6.35%	-85.58%	-15.97%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$117.1M	$97.15M	$96.90M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$84.00M	$15.24M	$92.10M
Total Liabilities	$222.1M	$112.4M	$206.2M
YoY Change	6.42%	-46.12%	3.88%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$153.9M
YoY Change
Common Stock		$2.664M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$28.37M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares		4.320M shares
Shareholders Equity	$354.5M	$293.3M	$264.2M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$576.6M	$502.0M	$470.4M
YoY Change	14.86%	29.38%	30.99%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$58.60M	$27.99M	$6.306M
YoY Change	-30.1%	55.49%	65.95%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$20.68M	$4.990M	$4.760M
YoY Change	10.23%	7.78%	7.94%
Cash From Operating Activities	$99.25M	$37.37M	$11.29M
YoY Change	10.66%	74.46%	12.45%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$92.64M	-$13.07M	-$16.59M
YoY Change	109.5%	56.53%	8.64%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$526.0K	-$9.550M	$10.00K
YoY Change	-35.54%	-358.11%	-100.16%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$121.7M	-$22.62M	-$16.58M
YoY Change	172.8%	386.45%	-23.38%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-4.490M	2.200M	-2.730M
YoY Change	-134.83%	-274.6%	21.88%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	99.25M	37.37M	11.29M
Cash From Investing Activities	-121.7M	-22.62M	-16.58M
Cash From Financing Activities	-4.490M	2.200M	-2.730M
Net Change In Cash	-26.91M	16.95M	-8.020M
YoY Change	-146.41%	9.28%	-42.05%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$99.25M	$37.37M	$11.29M
Capital Expenditures	$92.64M	-$13.07M	-$16.59M
Free Cash Flow	$6.606M	$50.44M	$27.88M
YoY Change	-85.47%	69.43%	10.15%

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CY2010	us-gaap	Additions To Noncurrent Assets AdditionsToNoncurrentAssets	36545000
CY2010	us-gaap	Life Insurance Corporate Or Bank Owned Change In Value LifeInsuranceCorporateOrBankOwnedChangeInValue	496000
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	1003000
CY2010	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements
CY2010	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	4000
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	29269000
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	1.33
CY2010	us-gaap	Repayments Of Short Term Debt RepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	3781000
CY2010	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	5420000
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	17477000
CY2010	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	-362000
CY2010	us-gaap	Dividends Preferred Stock Cash DividendsPreferredStockCash	305000
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Shares StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares	177100	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Period Increase Decrease FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-644000
CY2010	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	17329000
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	11373000
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	488000
CY2010	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-460000
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Short Term Investments PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments	30009000
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	104000
CY2010	us-gaap	Repayments Of Secured Debt RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt	380000
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	7427000
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	30635000
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	5947000
CY2010	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-52000
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	3259000
CY2010	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Earnings1 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInEarnings1	-644000
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	15556000
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate		pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	17326000
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	99000
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1602000
CY2010	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Payments ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	3621000
CY2010	us-gaap	Cost Of Revenue CostOfRevenue	471280000
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	1.39
CY2010	lxu	Provision For Realization Of Losses On Firm Sales Commitments ProvisionForRealizationOfLossesOnFirmSalesCommitments	-371000
CY2010	lxu	Provisions For Realization Of Losses ProvisionsForRealizationOfLosses	184000
CY2010	lxu	Product Warranty Accrual Charged To Costs And Expenses ProductWarrantyAccrualChargedToCostsAndExpenses	4479000
CY2010	lxu	Property Insurance Recoveries In Excess Of Losses Incurred PropertyInsuranceRecoveriesInExcessOfLossesIncurred	7518000
CY2010	lxu	Preferred Stock Dividends Dilutive Net Income Per Common Share PreferredStockDividendsDilutiveNetIncomePerCommonShare	305000
CY2010	lxu	Realized And Unrealized Gain On Carbon Credits RealizedAndUnrealizedGainOnCarbonCredits	644000
CY2010	lxu	Realized And Unrealized Loss On Contractual Obligations Associated With Carbon Credits RealizedAndUnrealizedLossOnContractualObligationsAssociatedWithCarbonCredits	644000
CY2010	lxu	Receivable Associated With Property Insurance Claim ReceivableAssociatedWithPropertyInsuranceClaim	171000
CY2010	lxu	Write Offs And Disposals WriteOffsAndDisposals	67000
CY2010	lxu	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Cost Of Sales AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseCostOfSales	42000
CY2010	lxu	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Selling General And Administrative AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseSellingGeneralAndAdministrative	963000
CY2010	lxu	Derivative Instruments Carbon Credits Gain Loss Recognized In Earnings DerivativeInstrumentsCarbonCreditsGainLossRecognizedInEarnings	-1561000
CY2010	lxu	Derivative Instruments Change In Unrealized Gains Losses Relating To Contracts Still Held At Period End DerivativeInstrumentsChangeInUnrealizedGainsLossesRelatingToContractsStillHeldAtPeriodEnd	844000
CY2010	lxu	Executive Benefit Costs ExecutiveBenefitCosts	169000
CY2010	lxu	Debt Issuance Costs Associated With Convertible Debentures DebtIssuanceCostsAssociatedWithConvertibleDebentures	58000
CY2010	lxu	Current Period Tax Effect To Additional Paid In Capital From Share Based Compensation CurrentPeriodTaxEffectToAdditionalPaidInCapitalFromShareBasedCompensation	600000
CY2010	lxu	Convertible Debt Interest Expense Dilutive Net Income Per Common Share ConvertibleDebtInterestExpenseDilutiveNetIncomePerCommonShare	1061000
CY2010	lxu	Miscellaneous Expense Non Operating MiscellaneousExpenseNonOperating	80000
CY2010	lxu	Miscellaneous Expense Operating MiscellaneousExpenseOperating	158000
CY2010	lxu	Miscellaneous Income Operating MiscellaneousIncomeOperating	265000
CY2010	lxu	Net Change In Fair Value Of Settled Commodity Contracts NetChangeInFairValueOfSettledCommodityContracts	-150000
CY2010	lxu	Operating Lease Expense OperatingLeaseExpense	6079000
CY2010	lxu	Gain On Property Insurance Recoveries Associated With Property Plant And Equipment GainOnPropertyInsuranceRecoveriesAssociatedWithPropertyPlantAndEquipment	7500000
CY2010	lxu	Fair Value Measurement With Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers In Out Of Level One And Level Two FairValueMeasurementWithInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersInOutOfLevelOneAndLevelTwo
CY2010	lxu	Decreases In Basic Net Income Per Share Due To Nondeductible Expenses DecreasesInBasicNetIncomePerShareDueToNondeductibleExpenses	0.04
CY2010	lxu	Decreases In Diluted Net Income Per Share Due To Nondeductible Expenses DecreasesInDilutedNetIncomePerShareDueToNondeductibleExpenses	0.03
CY2010	lxu	Number Of Redeemable Preferred Stock Shares Converted NumberOfRedeemablePreferredStockSharesConverted	37	shares
CY2010	lxu	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Option Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Vesting Term ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingVestingTerm	P4Y6M26D
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	669739000
CY2011	us-gaap	Entity Wide Disclosure On Geographic Areas Revenue From External Customers Attributed To Foreign Countries EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasRevenueFromExternalCustomersAttributedToForeignCountries	36215000
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	669739000
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1145000
CY2011	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends And Other Adjustments PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments	-305000
CY2011	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	18762000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchases
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	2506000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	1197000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	-0.01
CY2011	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Preferred Stock IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfPreferredStock	935432000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Commodity Contracts UnrealizedGainLossOnCommodityContracts	11000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	8755000
CY2011	us-gaap	Litigation Settlement Gross LitigationSettlementGross	1562000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Liability Transfers Out Of Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationLiabilityTransfersOutOfLevel3
CY2011	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	77000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	112000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Customer Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInCustomerDeposits	1919000
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	1197000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Issues FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityIssues
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	21962294000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	-0.01
CY2011	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Changes In Accounting And Extraordinary Items Net Of Tax BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTax	84956000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	-142000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Weighted Average Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate	0.4859	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Deductions Qualified Production Activities IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities	3091000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Issues FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetIssues
CY2011	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Pro Forma Earnings Per Share Basic BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic	3.85
CY2011	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Debt Securities IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfDebtSecurities	275764000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Conversion Of Convertible Securities StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities	979160	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P5Y10M24D
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Liability Transfers Into Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationLiabilityTransfersIntoLevel3
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	13451000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	129649000
CY2011	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	1649000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Prior Year Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes	-958000
CY2011	us-gaap	Adjustment For Amortization AdjustmentForAmortization	440000
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	6547000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	83984000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	1099000
CY2011	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Revenue BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue	808710000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	89971000
CY2011	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	347000
CY2011	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	325752000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	57983000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Sales FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilitySales
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Operating Income OtherOperatingIncome	3938000
CY2011	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	4514000
CY2011	us-gaap	Induced Conversion Of Convertible Debt Expense InducedConversionOfConvertibleDebtExpense	558000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-44596000
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	136443000
CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	-390000
CY2011	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	1099000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Secured Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfSecuredDebt	14766000
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Conversion Of Convertible Securities StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueConversionOfConvertibleSecurities	1000
CY2011	us-gaap	Inventory Write Down InventoryWriteDown	590000
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	3.80
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-60000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	12891000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Preferred Stock And Preference Stock PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock	305000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	3823000
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	8688000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Out Of Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersOutOfLevel3
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	83842000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0121	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation	1162000
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	3.58
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	51000
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	23499242000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Dividends Preferred Stock DividendsPreferredStock	305000
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	1536948000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Period Increase Decrease FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPeriodIncreaseDecrease	42000
CY2011	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	223018000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Short Term Investments ProceedsFromSaleOfShortTermInvestments	10012000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Refunds Discontinued Operations IncomeTaxRefundsDiscontinuedOperations	80000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	217000
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Other Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfOtherLongTermDebt	15345000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityPurchases
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	33006000
CY2011	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	4528000
CY2011	us-gaap	Debt Issuance Costs Incurred During Noncash Or Partial Noncash Transaction DebtIssuanceCostsIncurredDuringNoncashOrPartialNoncashTransaction	839000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-398000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Into Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersIntoLevel3
CY2011	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	86343000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	46208000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives	-346000
CY2011	us-gaap	Debt Conversion Original Debt Amount1 DebtConversionOriginalDebtAmount1	26900000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	44221000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Short Term Debt ProceedsFromShortTermDebt	6775000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Gain Loss Included In Earnings FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInEarnings	-1844000
CY2011	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	805256000
CY2011	us-gaap	Additions To Noncurrent Assets AdditionsToNoncurrentAssets	47957000
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized
CY2011	us-gaap	Life Insurance Corporate Or Bank Owned Change In Value LifeInsuranceCorporateOrBankOwnedChangeInValue	499000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	543000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements
CY2011	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	1160000
CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	157000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	83537000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	3.59
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Short Term Debt RepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	4950000
CY2011	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	6289000
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	37520000
CY2011	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	-283000
CY2011	us-gaap	Dividends Preferred Stock Cash DividendsPreferredStockCash	305000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Period Increase Decrease FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-42000
CY2011	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	18762000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	49129000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	816000
CY2011	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-1280000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilitySettlements	-2446000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Sales FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSales	2597000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Short Term Investments PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments	10014000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	42000
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Secured Debt RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt	84000
CY2011	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Pro Forma Earnings Per Share Diluted BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted	3.62
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	6658000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	84141000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	-12805000
CY2011	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-136000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	5088000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Earnings1 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInEarnings1	-1995000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	2175000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate		pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	45567000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	112000
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7543000
CY2011	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Payments ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	5165000
CY2011	us-gaap	Cost Of Revenue CostOfRevenue	582238000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	3.81
CY2011	lxu	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGrantDateFairValue	4064000
CY2011	lxu	Stock Issued During Period Value Conversion Of Convertible Debt StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueConversionOfConvertibleDebt	26904000
CY2011	lxu	Provisions For Realization Of Losses ProvisionsForRealizationOfLosses	590000
CY2011	lxu	Product Warranty Accrual Charged To Costs And Expenses ProductWarrantyAccrualChargedToCostsAndExpenses	6539000
CY2011	lxu	Preferred Stock Dividends Dilutive Net Income Per Common Share PreferredStockDividendsDilutiveNetIncomePerCommonShare	305000
CY2011	lxu	Proceeds From Modification Of Secured Term Loan ProceedsFromModificationOfSecuredTermLoan	10347000
CY2011	lxu	Proceeds From Sales Of Carbon Credits ProceedsFromSalesOfCarbonCredits	2597000
CY2011	lxu	Realized And Unrealized Gain On Carbon Credits RealizedAndUnrealizedGainOnCarbonCredits	1995000
CY2011	lxu	Realized And Unrealized Loss On Contractual Obligations Associated With Carbon Credits RealizedAndUnrealizedLossOnContractualObligationsAssociatedWithCarbonCredits	1844000
CY2011	lxu	Payments Associated With Induced Conversion Of Convertible Debt PaymentsAssociatedWithInducedConversionOfConvertibleDebt	558000
CY2011	lxu	Payments On Contractual Obligations Of Carbon Credits PaymentsOnContractualObligationsOfCarbonCredits	2266000
CY2011	lxu	Weighted Average Cost Per Pound Of Future Or Forward Copper Contract WeightedAverageCostPerPoundOfFutureOrForwardCopperContract	3.42
CY2011	lxu	Write Offs And Disposals WriteOffsAndDisposals	600000
CY2011	lxu	Carbon Credit Higher Range Of Ask Or Bid Price CarbonCreditHigherRangeOfAskOrBidPrice	3.00
CY2011	lxu	Carbon Credit Lower Range Of Ask Or Bid Price CarbonCreditLowerRangeOfAskOrBidPrice	1.00
CY2011	lxu	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Cost Of Sales AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseCostOfSales	60000
CY2011	lxu	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Selling General And Administrative AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseSellingGeneralAndAdministrative	1039000
CY2011	lxu	Derivative Instruments Carbon Credits Gain Loss Recognized In Earnings DerivativeInstrumentsCarbonCreditsGainLossRecognizedInEarnings	-2251000
CY2011	lxu	Derivative Instruments Change In Unrealized Gains Losses Relating To Contracts Still Held At Period End DerivativeInstrumentsChangeInUnrealizedGainsLossesRelatingToContractsStillHeldAtPeriodEnd	-335000
CY2011	lxu	Executive Benefit Costs ExecutiveBenefitCosts	158000
CY2011	lxu	Expense Associated With Modification Of Secured Term Loan ExpenseAssociatedWithModificationOfSecuredTermLoan	387000
CY2011	lxu	Debt Issuance Costs Associated With Convertible Debentures DebtIssuanceCostsAssociatedWithConvertibleDebentures	353000
CY2011	lxu	Current Period Tax Effect To Additional Paid In Capital From Share Based Compensation CurrentPeriodTaxEffectToAdditionalPaidInCapitalFromShareBasedCompensation	1300000
CY2011	lxu	Convertible Debt Interest Expense Dilutive Net Income Per Common Share ConvertibleDebtInterestExpenseDilutiveNetIncomePerCommonShare	299000
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CY2011	lxu	Miscellaneous Income Operating MiscellaneousIncomeOperating	381000
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CY2011	lxu	Net Change In Fair Value Of Settled Commodity Contracts NetChangeInFairValueOfSettledCommodityContracts	-761000
CY2011	lxu	Operating Lease Expense OperatingLeaseExpense	7773000
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CY2011	lxu	Accrued Liabilities Associated With Convertible Debentures AccruedLiabilitiesAssociatedWithConvertibleDebentures	349000
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CY2011	lxu	Future Or Forward Copper Contract Period FutureOrForwardCopperContractPeriod	May 2012
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CY2012	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
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CY2012	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
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CY2012	dei	Trading Symbol TradingSymbol	LXU
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CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	209238000
CY2012	us-gaap	Entity Wide Disclosure On Geographic Areas Revenue From External Customers Attributed To Foreign Countries EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasRevenueFromExternalCustomersAttributedToForeignCountries	32170000
CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	209238000
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-314000
CY2012	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends And Other Adjustments PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments	-300000
CY2012	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	20681000
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchases
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	383000
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	767000
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	-0.01
CY2012	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Preferred Stock IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfPreferredStock	917006000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Commodity Contracts UnrealizedGainLossOnCommodityContracts	79000
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	2254000
CY2012	us-gaap	Litigation Settlement Gross LitigationSettlementGross	2303000
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Liability Transfers Out Of Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationLiabilityTransfersOutOfLevel3
CY2012	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	87000
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	88000
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Customer Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInCustomerDeposits	3684000
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	767000
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Issues FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityIssues
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CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	-0.01
CY2012	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Changes In Accounting And Extraordinary Items Net Of Tax BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTax	60750000
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	-182000
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Deductions Qualified Production Activities IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities	1933000
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Issues FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetIssues
CY2012	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Pro Forma Earnings Per Share Basic BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic	2.70
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Conversion Of Convertible Securities StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities		shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Liability Transfers Into Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationLiabilityTransfersIntoLevel3
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	58786000
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	1652000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-7935000
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	91699000
CY2012	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	1782000
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Prior Year Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes	-216000
CY2012	us-gaap	Adjustment For Amortization AdjustmentForAmortization	328000
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	4325000
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	99471000
CY2012	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	-214000
CY2012	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	261596000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-26909000
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Sales FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilitySales
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Operating Income OtherOperatingIncome	3811000
CY2012	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	4695000
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-121669000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	-603000
CY2012	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	1652000
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Conversion Of Convertible Securities StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueConversionOfConvertibleSecurities	6000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	6607000
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-4491000
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Preferred Stock And Preference Stock PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock	300000
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	2118000
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	245000
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Out Of Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersOutOfLevel3
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	58604000
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	21766000
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Refunds Discontinued Operations IncomeTaxRefundsDiscontinuedOperations	105000
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	131000
CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Other Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfOtherLongTermDebt	7019000
CY2012	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation	498000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	485000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Dividends Preferred Stock DividendsPreferredStock	300000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Period Increase Decrease FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPeriodIncreaseDecrease	78000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityPurchases
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	33594000
CY2012	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	28654000
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfRedeemableConvertiblePreferredStock	39000
CY2012	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	3365000
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	1937000
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-181000
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Into Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersIntoLevel3
CY2012	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	89988000
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives	367000
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	92644000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Gain Loss Included In Earnings FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInEarnings	-721000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Convertible Debt RepaymentsOfConvertibleDebt
CY2012	us-gaap	Additions To Noncurrent Assets AdditionsToNoncurrentAssets	150805000
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	398000
CY2012	us-gaap	Life Insurance Corporate Or Bank Owned Change In Value LifeInsuranceCorporateOrBankOwnedChangeInValue	479000
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	681000
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements
CY2012	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	498000
CY2012	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	58304000
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	2.50
CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Short Term Debt RepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	7584000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	33349000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Dividends Preferred Stock Cash DividendsPreferredStockCash	300000
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Period Increase Decrease FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-78000
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	430000
CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Secured Debt RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt	1918000
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	508000
CY2012	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-996000
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilitySettlements	-672000
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Sales FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSales	827000
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Short Term Investments PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments	10032000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate		pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	32391000
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	307000
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CY2012	lxu	Date Of Approval Of Stock Incentive Plan DateOfApprovalOfStockIncentivePlan	2008-06-05
CY2012	lxu	Commercial And Industrial Product Base Warranty Coverage For Spare Parts CommercialAndIndustrialProductBaseWarrantyCoverageForSpareParts	P90D
CY2012	lxu	Warranty Coverage For Residential Products From Date Of Shipment WarrantyCoverageForResidentialProductsFromDateOfShipment	P10Y
CY2012	lxu	Residential Products Warranty Coverage For Labor Associated With Repair ResidentialProductsWarrantyCoverageForLaborAssociatedWithRepair	P5Y
CY2012	lxu	Term Of Historical Volatility Of Common Stock TermOfHistoricalVolatilityOfCommonStock	P6Y
CY2012	lxu	Number Of Customers Accounted As Percentage Of Accounts Receivable NumberOfCustomersAccountedAsPercentageOfAccountsReceivable	12	Customer
CY2012	lxu	Number Of Persons Employed By Chemical Business NumberOfPersonsEmployedByChemicalBusiness	508	Person
CY2012	lxu	Number Of Persons Employed By Chemical Business Represented By Union NumberOfPersonsEmployedByChemicalBusinessRepresentedByUnion	149	Person
CY2012	lxu	Provision For Realization Of Losses On Firm Sales Commitments ProvisionForRealizationOfLossesOnFirmSalesCommitments	212000
CY2012	lxu	Provisions For Realization Of Losses ProvisionsForRealizationOfLosses	1140000
CY2012	lxu	Product Warranty Accrual Charged To Costs And Expenses ProductWarrantyAccrualChargedToCostsAndExpenses	6710000
CY2012	lxu	Preferred Stock Dividends Dilutive Net Income Per Common Share PreferredStockDividendsDilutiveNetIncomePerCommonShare	300000
CY2012	lxu	Proceeds From Sales Of Carbon Credits ProceedsFromSalesOfCarbonCredits	761000
CY2012	lxu	Realized And Unrealized Gain On Carbon Credits RealizedAndUnrealizedGainOnCarbonCredits	876000
CY2012	lxu	Realized And Unrealized Loss On Contractual Obligations Associated With Carbon Credits RealizedAndUnrealizedLossOnContractualObligationsAssociatedWithCarbonCredits	721000
CY2012	lxu	Receivable Associated With Property Insurance Claim ReceivableAssociatedWithPropertyInsuranceClaim	546000
CY2012	lxu	Payments On Contractual Obligations Of Carbon Credits PaymentsOnContractualObligationsOfCarbonCredits	786000
CY2012	lxu	Payments Under Employment And Severance Agreements PaymentsUnderEmploymentAndSeveranceAgreements	13600000
CY2012	lxu	Weighted Average Cost Per Pound Of Future Or Forward Copper Contract WeightedAverageCostPerPoundOfFutureOrForwardCopperContract	3.53
CY2012	lxu	Write Offs And Disposals WriteOffsAndDisposals	130000
CY2012	lxu	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Cost Of Sales AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseCostOfSales	278000
CY2012	lxu	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Selling General And Administrative AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseSellingGeneralAndAdministrative	1374000
CY2012	lxu	Derivative Instruments Carbon Credits Gain Loss Recognized In Earnings DerivativeInstrumentsCarbonCreditsGainLossRecognizedInEarnings	-373000
CY2012	lxu	Derivative Instruments Change In Unrealized Gains Losses Relating To Contracts Still Held At Period End DerivativeInstrumentsChangeInUnrealizedGainsLossesRelatingToContractsStillHeldAtPeriodEnd	38000
CY2012	lxu	Estimated Share Of Annual Operating Cost Of Pipeline Maximum EstimatedShareOfAnnualOperatingCostOfPipelineMaximum	150000
CY2012	lxu	Estimated Share Of Annual Operating Cost Of Pipeline Minimum EstimatedShareOfAnnualOperatingCostOfPipelineMinimum	100000
CY2012	lxu	Executive Benefit Costs ExecutiveBenefitCosts	186000
CY2012	lxu	Current Period Tax Effect To Additional Paid In Capital From Share Based Compensation CurrentPeriodTaxEffectToAdditionalPaidInCapitalFromShareBasedCompensation	500000
CY2012	lxu	Maximum Amount Of Securities Can Be Sold Under Shelf Registration Statement MaximumAmountOfSecuritiesCanBeSoldUnderShelfRegistrationStatement	200000000
CY2012	lxu	Minimum Amount Of Life Insurance Policies To Be Kept By Company MinimumAmountOfLifeInsurancePoliciesToBeKeptByCompany	2500000
CY2012	lxu	Miscellaneous Expense Non Operating MiscellaneousExpenseNonOperating	69000
CY2012	lxu	Miscellaneous Expense Operating MiscellaneousExpenseOperating	401000
CY2012	lxu	Miscellaneous Income Non Operating MiscellaneousIncomeNonOperating	263000
CY2012	lxu	Miscellaneous Income Operating MiscellaneousIncomeOperating	632000
CY2012	lxu	Net Gain Loss On Carbon Credits NetGainLossOnCarbonCredits	155000
CY2012	lxu	Net Change In Fair Value Of Settled Commodity Contracts NetChangeInFairValueOfSettledCommodityContracts	-11000
CY2012	lxu	Operating Lease Expense OperatingLeaseExpense	6830000
CY2012	lxu	Liabilities Related To Sureties Maximum LiabilitiesRelatedToSuretiesMaximum	12700000
CY2012	lxu	Fair Value Measurement With Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers In Out Of Level One And Level Two FairValueMeasurementWithInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersInOutOfLevelOneAndLevelTwo
CY2012	lxu	Contractual Weighted Average Pay Rate ContractualWeightedAveragePayRate	0.0323	pure
CY2012	lxu	Estimated Market Weighted Average Receive Rate EstimatedMarketWeightedAverageReceiveRate	0.0049	pure
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CY2012	lxu	Number Of Redeemable Preferred Stock Shares Converted NumberOfRedeemablePreferredStockSharesConverted	68	shares
CY2012	lxu	Commercial And Industrial Product Base Warranty Coverage For Manufactured Product CommercialAndIndustrialProductBaseWarrantyCoverageForManufacturedProduct	Eighteen months from the date of shipment or twelve months from the date of startup, whichever is shorter
CY2012	lxu	Future Or Forward Copper Contract Period FutureOrForwardCopperContractPeriod	May 2013
CY2012	lxu	Accounts Receivable Payment Terms AccountsReceivablePaymentTerms	Payment terms of 15 days or less
CY2012	lxu	Tax Benefit Recognized TaxBenefitRecognized	Greater than 50%
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CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	-21000
CY2012	lxu	Contract Maturity Date ContractMaturityDate	2015-12-31
CY2012	lxu	Settlement Amount Related To Discharge Water Permit SettlementAmountRelatedToDischargeWaterPermit	100000
CY2012	lxu	Retroactive Tax Relief For Tax Provisions Expired RetroactiveTaxReliefForTaxProvisionsExpired	450000
CY2012	lxu	Acquisition Of Working Interests In Natural Gas Properties AcquisitionOfWorkingInterestsInNaturalGasProperties	50219000
CY2012	lxu	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Option Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Vesting Term ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingVestingTerm	P3Y4M17D
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	-57000
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	20960000
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