CENTURYLINK, INC | 2013 | FY | 3


Other Comprehensive Earnings
The table below summarize changes in our accumulated other comprehensive loss recorded on our consolidated balance sheet by component for the year ending December 31, 2013:
 
Pension Plans
 
Post-Retirement
Benefit Plans
 
Foreign Currency
Translation
Adjustment
and Other
 
Total
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2012
$
(1,399
)
 
(289
)
 
(13
)
 
(1,701
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
675

 
164

 
1

 
840

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
55

 
3

 
1

 
59

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)
730

 
167

 
2

 
899

Balance at December 31, 2013
$
(669
)
 
(122
)
 
(11
)
 
(802
)

The table below present information about our reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the year ending December 31, 2013:
Year Ended December 31, 2013
 
Decrease (Increase)
in Net Loss
 
Affected Line Item in Consolidated Statement of
Operations or Footnote Where Additional
Information is Presented If The Amount is not
Recognized in Net Income in Total
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
Amortization of pension & post-retirement plans
 
 
 
 
Net actuarial loss
 
$
(88
)
 
See Note 8—Employee Benefits
Prior service cost
 
(5
)
 
See Note 8—Employee Benefits
Total before tax
 
(93
)
 
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
35

 
Income tax expense
Insignificant items
 
(1
)
 
 
Net of tax
 
$
(59
)
 
 

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