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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) |
Schedule of amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, and changes within the period |
(In millions) |  | Accrued Pension and OPEB Plan Liabilities |  | Foreign Currency Items |  | Derivative Cash Flow Hedges |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
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Balance at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 60.5 |  | $ | 6.7 |  | $ | (0.9 | ) | $ | 66.3 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | ​ | (0.1 | ) | ​ | (14.6 | ) | ​ | 0.5 |  | ​ | (14.2 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | (4.4 | ) |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (4.4 | )
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Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Axiall, net of tax |  | ​ | (4.5 | ) | ​ | (14.6 | ) | ​ | 0.5 |  | ​ | (18.6 | )
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Balance at September 30, 2014 |  | $ | 56.0 |  | $ | (7.9 | ) | $ | (0.4 | ) | $ | 47.7 |
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Schedule of components of other comprehensive income (loss) |
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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(In millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Currency translation adjustments |  | $ | (27.4 | ) | $ | 10.2 |  | $ | (29.3 | ) | $ | (16.4 | )
Tax expense (benefit) |  | ​ | (10.8 | ) | ​ | 3.2 |  | ​ | (11.4 | ) | ​ | (5.7 | )
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Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax |  | $ | (16.6 | ) | $ | 7.0 |  | $ | (17.9 | ) | $ | (10.7 | )
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Change in pension and OPEB liability adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension and OPEB liability adjustments |  | $ | (2.3 | ) | $ | 0.5 |  | $ | (7.1 | ) | $ | 1.6 |
Tax expense (benefit) |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  | 0.2 |  |  | (2.7 | ) |  | 0.5 |
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Pension and OPEB liability adjustments, net of tax |  | $ | (1.4 | ) | $ | 0.3 |  | $ | (4.4 | ) | $ | 1.1 |
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Change in derivative cash flow hedges: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Commodity hedge contracts |  | $ | 1.8 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1.7 |  | $ | - |
Equity interest in investee's other comprehensive loss |  | ​ | (0.4 | ) | ​ | (0.3 | ) | ​ | (0.9 | ) | ​ | (1.1 | )
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Pre-tax amount |  |  | 1.4 |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | 0.8 |  |  | (1.1 | )
Tax expense (benefit) |  | ​ | 0.5 |  | ​ | (0.4 | ) | ​ | 0.3 |  | ​ | (0.4 | )
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Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative cash flow hedges, net of tax |  | $ | 0.9 |  | $ | 0.1 |  | $ | 0.5 |  | $ | (0.7 | )
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Other comprehensive income (loss), before income taxes |  | $ | (28.3 | ) | $ | 10.4 |  | $ | (35.6 | ) | $ | (15.9 | )
Total tax expense (benefit) for the period |  | ​ | (11.2 | ) | ​ | 3.0 |  | ​ | (13.8 | ) | ​ | (5.6 | )
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Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |  | $ | (17.1 | ) | $ | 7.4 |  | $ | (21.8 | ) | $ | (10.3 | )
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Schedule of components of other comprehensive income (loss) that have been reclassified |
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |  | Affected Line Items on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
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(In millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Details about other comprehensive income (loss) components: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  |
Change in pension and OPEB liability adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain) and prior service credit (a) |  | $ | (2.3 | ) | $ | 0.5 |  | $ | (7.1 | ) | $ | 1.6 |  | Cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses
Tax expense (benefit) |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  | 0.2 |  |  | (2.7 | ) |  | 0.5 |  | Provision for income taxes
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Reclassifications for the period, net of tax |  | $ | (1.4 | ) | $ | 0.3 |  | $ | (4.4 | ) | $ | 1.1 |  |
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(a) These other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit income (expense).

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