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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract] |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Valhi stockholders for the three ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 are presented in the table below.
| Three months ended March 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  |  | 2015 |
| (In millions)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax and noncontrolling interest: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 2.8 |  |  | $ | 1.6 |
Other comprehensive loss – unrealized losses arising during the period |  | (.8 | ) |  |  | (.2 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 1.4 |
Currency translation adjustment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 59.2 |  |  | $ | (22.6 | )
Other comprehensive loss |  | (2.1 | ) |  |  | (52.2 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 57.1 |  |  | $ | (74.8 | )
Defined benefit pension plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (76.5 | ) |  | $ | (132.0 | )
Other comprehensive income— amortization of prior service cost and net losses included in net periodic pension cost |  | 1.6 |  |  |  | 2.2 |
Balance at end of period | $ | (74.9 | ) |  | $ | (129.8 | )
OPEB plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 6.5 |  |  | $ | 4.4 |
Other comprehensive loss – amortization of prior service credit |  | (.3 | ) |  |  | (.3 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 6.2 |  |  | $ | 4.1 |
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (8.0 | ) |  | $ | (148.6 | )
Other comprehensive loss |  | (1.6 | ) |  |  | (50.5 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | (9.6 | ) |  | $ | (199.1 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 14A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36458714&loc=SL7669686-108580 + Details
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