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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Equity [Abstract] |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Valhi stockholders are presented in the table below.
| Three months ended June 30, |  |  | Six months ended June 30, |
|  | 2014 |  |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |
| (In millions) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax and noncontrolling interest: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 1.4 |  |  | $ | 2.8 |  |  | $ | 1.6 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) – unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period |  | .1 |  |  |  | .2 |  |  |  | (.7 | ) |  |  | - |
Balance at end of period | $ | 2.1 |  |  | $ | 1.6 |  |  | $ | 2.1 |  |  | $ | 1.6 |
Currency translation adjustment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 57.1 |  |  | $ | (74.8 | ) |  | $ | 59.2 |  |  | $ | (22.6 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (3.5 | ) |  |  | 13.2 |  |  |  | (5.6 | ) |  |  | (39.0 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 53.6 |  |  | $ | (61.6 | ) |  | $ | 53.6 |  |  | $ | (61.6 | )
Defined benefit pension plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (74.9 | ) |  | $ | (129.8 | ) |  | $ | (76.5 | ) |  | $ | (132.0 | )
Other comprehensive income— amortization of prior service cost and net losses included in net periodic pension cost |  | 1.6 |  |  |  | 2.6 |  |  |  | 3.2 |  |  |  | 4.8 |
Balance at end of period | $ | (73.3 | ) |  | $ | (127.2 | ) |  | $ | (73.3 | ) |  | $ | (127.2 | )
OPEB plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 6.2 |  |  | $ | 4.1 |  |  | $ | 6.5 |  |  | $ | 4.4 |
Other comprehensive loss – amortization of prior service credit |  | (.3 | ) |  |  | (.2 | ) |  |  | (.6 | ) |  |  | (.5 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 5.9 |  |  | $ | 3.9 |  |  | $ | 5.9 |  |  | $ | 3.9 |
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (9.6 | ) |  | $ | (199.1 | ) |  | $ | (8.0 | ) |  | $ | (148.6 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (2.1 | ) |  |  | 15.8 |  |  |  | (3.7 | ) |  |  | (34.7 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | (11.7 | ) |  | $ | (183.3 | ) |  | $ | (11.7 | ) |  | $ | (183.3 | )

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