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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 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 September 30, |  |  | Nine months ended September 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 | $ | 2.1 |  |  | $ | 1.6 |  |  | $ | 2.8 |  |  | $ | 1.6 |
Other comprehensive loss – unrealized losses arising during the period |  | (.2 | ) |  |  | (.3 | ) |  |  | (.9 | ) |  |  | (.3 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 1.9 |  |  | $ | 1.3 |  |  | $ | 1.9 |  |  | $ | 1.3 |
Interest rate swap: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Other comprehensive loss |  | — |  |  |  | (2.3 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2.3 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2.3 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2.3 | )
Currency translation adjustment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 53.6 |  |  | $ | (61.6 | ) |  | $ | 59.2 |  |  | $ | (22.6 | )
Other comprehensive loss |  | (37.2 | ) |  |  | (9.3 | ) |  |  | (42.8 | ) |  |  | (48.3 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 16.4 |  |  | $ | (70.9 | ) |  | $ | 16.4 |  |  | $ | (70.9 | )
Defined benefit pension plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (73.3 | ) |  | $ | (127.2 | ) |  | $ | (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 |  |  |  | 4.8 |  |  |  | 7.0 |
Balance at end of period | $ | (71.7 | ) |  | $ | (125.0 | ) |  | $ | (71.7 | ) |  | $ | (125.0 | )
OPEB plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 5.9 |  |  | $ | 3.9 |  |  | $ | 6.5 |  |  | $ | 4.4 |
Other comprehensive loss – amortization of prior service credit |  | (.3 | ) |  |  | (.3 | ) |  |  | (.9 | ) |  |  | (.8 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 5.6 |  |  | $ | 3.6 |  |  | $ | 5.6 |  |  | $ | 3.6 |
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (11.7 | ) |  | $ | (183.3 | ) |  | $ | (8.0 | ) |  | $ | (148.6 | )
Other comprehensive loss |  | (36.1 | ) |  |  | (10.0 | ) |  |  | (39.8 | ) |  |  | (44.7 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | (47.8 | ) |  | $ | (193.3 | ) |  | $ | (47.8 | ) |  | $ | (193.3 | )

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