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Network
100540 - Disclosure - Other Assets - Summary of Other Assets (Detail)
(http://www.nl-ind.com/20161231/taxonomy/role/DisclosureOtherAssetsSummaryOfOtherAssetsDetail)
Table(Implied)
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000072162 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Other Assets [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-12-31
2015-12-31
Other Assets [Abstract]
 
 
Restricted cash
1,289,000  
1,273,000  
Pension asset
1,037,000  
1,303,000  
Other
950,000  
755,000  
Total
3,276,000  
 
3,331,000