Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Note 15—Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Valhi stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2017 are presented in the table below.

	Three months ended March 31,
		2016			2017
	(In millions)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax    and noncontrolling interest:
Marketable securities:
Balance at beginning of period	$	1.6		$	1.7
Other comprehensive loss – unrealized losses arising during the period		—			—
Balance at end of period	$	1.6		$	1.7
Interest rate swap:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(1.3	)	$	(1.2	)
Other comprehensive loss:
Unrealized losses arising during year		(2.0	)		—
Less reclassification adjustment for amounts included in interest expense		.3			.4
Balance at end of period	$	(3.0	)	$	(.8	)
Currency translation adjustment:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(78.1	)	$	(88.5	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		8.7			5.4
Balance at end of period	$	(69.4	)	$	(83.1	)
Defined benefit pension plans:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(123.0	)	$	(137.0	)
Other comprehensive income— amortization of prior service cost and net losses included in net periodic pension cost		1.9			2.0
Balance at end of period	$	(121.1	)	$	(135.0	)
OPEB plans:
Balance at beginning of period	$	3.8		$	3.1
Other comprehensive loss – amortization of prior service credit and net losses included in net periodic OPEB cost		(.3	)		(.2	)
Balance at end of period	$	3.5		$	2.9
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(197.0	)	$	(221.9	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		8.6			7.6
Balance at end of period	$	(188.4	)	$	(214.3	)

See Note 11 for amounts related to our defined benefit pension plans and OPEB plans and Note 17 for a discussion of our interest rate swap contract.