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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Valhi stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019 are presented in the table below.
|  | Three months ended March 31, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
|  | (In millions) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax and noncontrolling interest: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 1.7 |  |  | $ | 1.7 |
Other comprehensive loss – unrealized losses arising during the period |  | (.1 | ) |  |  | — |
Balance at end of period | $ | 1.6 |  |  | $ | 1.7 |
Currency translation adjustment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (54.1 | ) |  | $ | (75.6 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 7.2 |  |  |  | (.2 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | (46.9 | ) |  | $ | (75.8 | )
Defined benefit pension plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (129.0 | ) |  | $ | (134.0 | )
Other comprehensive income— amortization of prior service cost and net losses included in net periodic pension cost |  | 1.9 |  |  |  | 1.7 |
Balance at end of period | $ | (127.1 | ) |  | $ | (132.3 | )
OPEB plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 2.4 |  |  | $ | 1.7 |
Other comprehensive loss – amortization of prior service credit |  | (.2 | ) |  |  | (.2 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 2.2 |  |  | $ | 1.5 |
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (179.0 | ) |  | $ | (206.2 | )
Other comprehensive income |  | 8.8 |  |  |  | 1.3 |
Balance at end of period | $ | (170.2 | ) |  | $ | (204.9 | )

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