Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

6. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

The following table summarizes the activity in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013:

	Defined
	Benefit
	Pension			Interest
	Plans			Rate Swaps			Total
Balance, December 31, 2012	$	(3,491	)	$	(5,748	)	$	(9,239	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		—			790			790
Reclassifications from accumulated comprehensive loss to net income		360			1,147			1,507
Net other comprehensive income		360			1,937			2,297
Balance, September 30, 2013	$	(3,131	)	$	(3,811	)	$	(6,942	)

The following table summarizes the reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013:

	Three			Nine
	Months			Months
Amortization of defined benefit plan pension items: (1)
Amortization of loss (3)	$	205		$	612
Income tax effect		(84	)		(252	)
After tax		121			360
Amortization of loss on ineffective interest rate swap: (2)
Reclassification to interest expense		1,082			1,948
Income tax effect		(445	)		(801	)
After tax		637			1,147
Total reclassifications net of income tax	$	758		$	1,507

⁽¹⁾  See Note 9 Retirement Plans for additional information regarding the Company’s pension plans.

⁽²⁾  See Note 4 Fair Value Measurements for additional information regarding the plan to terminate this swap.

⁽³⁾  Included in selling, general and administrative expense.