Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract]

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Note 12 – Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to NL stockholders, including amounts resulting from our investment in Kronos Worldwide (see Note 5), are presented in the table below.

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2016			2017			2016			2017
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Marketable securities:
Balance at beginning of period	$	2,394		$	15,882		$	195		$	20,473
Other comprehensive income (loss) -    unrealized gains (losses) arising    during the year		6,983			(5,260	)		9,182			(9,851	)
Balance at end of period	$	9,377		$	10,622		$	9,377		$	10,622
Currency translation:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(170,533	)	$	(171,163	)	$	(172,384	)	$	(175,859	)
Other comprehensive income		1,777			5,908			3,628			10,604
Balance at end of period	$	(168,756	)	$	(165,255	)	$	(168,756	)	$	(165,255	)
Interest rate swap:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(1,173	)	$	(362	)	$	(445	)	$	(390	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the year		32			(119	)		(920	)		(296	)
Less reclassification adjustment for    amounts included in interest expense		113			481			337			686
Balance at end of period	$	(1,028	)	$	-		$	(1,028	)	$	-
Defined benefit pension plans:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(71,082	)	$	(75,450	)	$	(72,712	)	$	(76,710	)
Other comprehensive income -    amortization of net losses included    in net periodic pension cost		817			738			2,447			1,998
Balance at end of period	$	(70,265	)	$	(74,712	)	$	(70,265	)	$	(74,712	)
OPEB plans:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(276	)	$	(456	)	$	(12	)	$	(360	)
Other comprehensive loss -    amortization of prior service credit and    net gains included in net periodic OPEB cost		(132	)		(49	)		(396	)		(145	)
Balance at end of period	$	(408	)	$	(505	)	$	(408	)	$	(505	)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(240,670	)	$	(231,549	)	$	(245,358	)	$	(232,846	)
Other comprehensive income		9,590			1,699			14,278			2,996
Balance at end of period	$	(231,080	)	$	(229,850	)	$	(231,080	)	$	(229,850	)

See Note 9 for amounts related to our defined benefit pension plans and OPEB plans.