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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Equity [Abstract] |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Valhi stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 are presented in the table below.
| Three months ended March 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  |  | 2016 |
| (In millions)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax and noncontrolling interest: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 1.6 |  |  | $ | 1.6 |
Other comprehensive loss – unrealized losses arising during the period |  | (.2 | ) |  |  | — |
Balance at end of period | $ | 1.4 |  |  | $ | 1.6 |
Interest rate swap: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1.3 | )
Other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized losses arising during year |  | — |  |  |  | (2.0 | )
Less reclassification adjustment for amounts included in interest expense |  | — |  |  |  | .3 |
Balance at end of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3.0 | )
Currency translation adjustment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (22.6 | ) |  | $ | (78.1 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (52.2 | ) |  |  | 8.7 |
Balance at end of period | $ | (74.8 | ) |  | $ | (69.4 | )
Defined benefit pension plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (132.0 | ) |  | $ | (123.0 | )
Other comprehensive income— amortization of prior service cost and net losses included in net periodic pension cost |  | 2.2 |  |  |  | 1.9 |
Balance at end of period | $ | (129.8 | ) |  | $ | (121.1 | )
OPEB plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 4.4 |  |  | $ | 3.8 |
Other comprehensive loss – amortization of prior service credit and net losses included in net periodic OPEB cost |  | (.3 | ) |  |  | (.3 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 4.1 |  |  | $ | 3.5 |
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (148.6 | ) |  | $ | (197.0 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (50.5 | ) |  |  | 8.6 |
Balance at end of period | $ | (199.1 | ) |  | $ | (188.4 | )

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