NORTHEAST UTILITIES | 2013 | FY | 3


10.       ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

 

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) by component, net of tax, is as follows:

  For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
(Millions of Dollars)Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities Pension, SERP and PBOP Benefit Plans Total
AOCI as of January 1, 2013 (16.4)  1.3  (57.8)  (72.9)
             
Other Comprehensive Income Before Reclassifications  -    (0.7)   -    (0.7)
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI 1.0   -   3.1  4.1
Net Other Comprehensive Income 1.0  (0.7)  3.1  3.4
AOCI as of June 30, 2013$(15.4) $0.6 $(54.7) $(69.5)

NU's qualified cash flow hedging instruments represent interest rate swap agreements on debt issuances that were settled in prior years. The settlement amount was recorded in AOCI and is being amortized into Net Income over the term of the underlying debt instrument. CL&P, PSNH and WMECO continue to amortize interest rate swaps settled in prior years from AOCI into Interest Expense over the remaining life of the associated long-term debt, which are not material to their respective financial statements.

 

The following table sets forth the amounts reclassified from AOCI by component and the affected line item on the statements of income:

        
 For the Three Months Ended  For the Six Months Ended   
 June 30, 2013 June 30, 2013  
 Amount Reclassified Amount Reclassified Statements of Income
(Millions of Dollars)from AOCI from AOCI Line Item Impacted
Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments$(0.8) $(1.7) Interest Expense
Tax Benefit 0.3  0.7 Income Tax Expense
Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments, Net of Tax$(0.5) $(1.0)  
        
Pension, SERP and PBOP Benefit Plan Costs:       
Amortization of Actuarial Losses$(2.2) $(4.7) (1)
Amortization of Prior Service Cost 0.0  (0.1) (1)
Total Pension, SERP and PBOP Benefit Plan Costs (2.2)  (4.8) (1)
Tax Benefit 0.7  1.7 Income Tax Expense
Pension, SERP and PBOP Benefit Plan Costs, Net of Tax$(1.5) $(3.1)  
        
Total Amount Reclassified from AOCI, Net of Tax$(2.0) $(4.1)  

 


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