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Income Taxes
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
Our operations are conducted through various subsidiaries in a number of countries throughout the world. We have provided for income taxes based upon the tax laws and rates in the countries in which operations are conducted and income is earned.
Loss before income taxes is comprised of the following:
Three Months Ended
June 30,		Six Months Ended
June 30,
2026202520262025
Income tax provision$(106)$(4)$(106)$(9)
Loss before income taxes$(67)$(81)$(171)$(187)
Effective tax rate(158)%(5)%(62)%(5)%
Tronox Holdings plc, a U.K. public limited company is the parent company for the business group, and the statutory tax rate in the U.K. at both June 30, 2026 and 2025 was 25%. The effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 are impacted by a variety of factors including income and losses in jurisdictions with valuation allowances, non-taxable income and expense items, prior year accruals, and our jurisdictional mix of income at tax rates different than the U.K. statutory rate.

At each reporting date, we perform an analysis to determine the likelihood of realizing our deferred tax assets and whether any valuation allowances are required. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income (including the reversals of deferred tax liabilities) during the periods in which those deferred tax assets will become deductible. Our analysis takes into consideration all available positive and negative evidence, including prior operating results, the nature and reason for any losses, our forecast of future taxable income, utilization of tax planning strategies, and the dates on which any deferred tax assets are expected to expire. These assumptions and estimates require a significant amount of judgment and are made based on current and projected circumstances and conditions.

During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company identified negative evidence concerning our ability to realize a portion of our US state deferred tax assets. This evidence relates only to states which do not allow consolidated US group filings, as certain of our US subsidiaries have entered a three-year cumulative loss position during 2026. In light of this evidence, a valuation allowance of $103 million was put into place against these deferred tax assets for US state purposes.

We continue to maintain full valuation allowances related to the total net deferred tax assets in Australia, Brazil, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, as we cannot objectively assert that these deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be realized. Until these valuation allowances are eliminated, provisions for income taxes for these jurisdictions will include no tax benefits with respect to losses incurred and tax expense only to the extent of current tax payments. Additionally, we have valuation allowances against specific tax assets in South Africa and the United States. The Chinese entity with a valuation allowance was sold during the quarter.

The new U.S. tax law, officially titled the "One Big Beautiful Bill", was signed into law on July 4, 2025. It represents a significant update of tax policy and includes a wide range of provisions. Many of the policy updates do not have an impact on Tronox, and the updates that do, are not expected to be material.

During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company received notification that the Australian Taxation Office ("ATO") initiated an audit of Tronox Limited, Tronox Holdings plc and their associates for the calendar years 2017 - 2022. The Company is responding to requests for information on this audit.

The Company currently has no uncertain tax positions recorded. We believe that we have made adequate provisions for income taxes that may be payable with respect to years open for examination or currently under examination. With regard to years under examination, the ultimate outcome is not presently known and, accordingly, adjustments to our provisions may be necessary and/or reclassifications of noncurrent tax liabilities to current may occur in the future.