TE Connectivity Ltd. | 2013 | FY | 3


21. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

        The components of accumulated other comprehensive income were as follows:

 
  Currency
Translation(1)
  Unrecognized
Pension and
Postretirement
Benefit Costs
  Gain (Loss)
on Cash
Flow
Hedges
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
 
 
  (in millions)
 

Balance at September 24, 2010

  $ 1,040   $ (764 ) $ (30 ) $ 246  

Pre-tax current period change

    50     238     (21 )   267  

Income tax (expense) benefit

        (86 )   1     (85 )
                   

Balance at September 30, 2011

    1,090     (612 )   (50 )   428  

Pre-tax current period change

    (131 )   (114 )   24     (221 )

Income tax (expense) benefit

        26     (4 )   22  
                   

Balance at September 28, 2012

    959     (700 )   (30 )   229  

Pre-tax current period change

    (28 )   204     (36 )   140  

Income tax (expense) benefit

        (73 )   7     (66 )
                   

Balance at September 27, 2013

  $ 931   $ (569 ) $ (59 ) $ 303  
                   

(1)
Includes hedges of net investment foreign exchange gains or losses which offset foreign exchange gains or losses attributable to the translation of the net investments.

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