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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings

Accumulated other comprehensive earnings included in our consolidated balance sheets and statements of equity reflect the aggregate impact of foreign currency translation adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedges and pension-related adjustments. The changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes, are summarized as follows:
 
 
Liberty Global shareholders
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments
 
Unrealized
gains
(losses) on
cash flow
hedges
 
Pension-
related
adjustments
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
earnings
 
Non-controlling
interests
 
Total
accumulated
other
comprehensive
earnings
 
 
in millions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2012
 
$
1,529.7

 
$
(10.5
)
 
$
(9.7
)
 
$
1,509.5

 
$
(23.1
)
 
$
1,486.4

Sale of Austar
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
60.1

 
60.1

Other comprehensive earnings
 
74.4

 
10.5

 
6.1

 
91.0

 
0.3

 
91.3

Balance at December 31, 2012
 
1,604.1

 
—

 
(3.6
)
 
1,600.5

 
37.3

 
1,637.8

Other comprehensive earnings
 
918.1

 
—

 
10.2

 
928.3

 
(16.9
)
 
911.4

Balance at December 31, 2013
 
2,522.2

 
—

 
6.6

 
2,528.8

 
20.4

 
2,549.2

Other comprehensive loss
 
(810.1
)
 
—

 
(72.1
)
 
(882.2
)
 
(0.5
)
 
(882.7
)
Balance at December 31, 2014
 
$
1,712.1

 
$
—

 
$
(65.5
)
 
$
1,646.6

 
$
19.9

 
$
1,666.5


 The components of other comprehensive earnings, net of taxes, are reflected in our consolidated statements of comprehensive earnings (loss). The following table summarizes the tax effects related to each component of other comprehensive earnings, net of amounts reclassified to our consolidated statements of operations:
 
 
Pre-tax
amount
 
Tax benefit
(expense)
 
Net-of-tax
amount
 
 
in millions
Year ended December 31, 2014:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
$
(816.4
)
 
$
6.3

 
$
(810.1
)
Pension-related adjustments
 
(89.9
)
 
17.3

 
(72.6
)
Other comprehensive loss
 
(906.3
)
 
23.6

 
(882.7
)
Other comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests (a)
 
0.8

 
(0.3
)
 
0.5

Other comprehensive loss attributable to Liberty Global shareholders
 
$
(905.5
)
 
$
23.3

 
$
(882.2
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2013:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
$
896.4

 
$
4.4

 
$
900.8

Pension-related adjustments
 
12.1

 
(1.5
)
 
10.6

Other comprehensive earnings
 
908.5

 
2.9

 
911.4

Other comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests (b)
 
17.3

 
(0.4
)
 
16.9

Other comprehensive earnings attributable to Liberty Global shareholders
 
$
925.8

 
$
2.5

 
$
928.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2012:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
$
76.0

 
$
(0.6
)
 
$
75.4

Cash flow hedges
 
15.1

 
(4.6
)
 
10.5

Pension-related adjustments
 
6.0

 
(0.6
)
 
5.4

Other comprehensive earnings
 
97.1

 
(5.8
)
 
91.3

Other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (b)
 
0.1

 
(0.4
)
 
(0.3
)
Other comprehensive earnings attributable to Liberty Global shareholders
 
$
97.2

 
$
(6.2
)
 
$
91.0

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(a)
Amounts represent the noncontrolling interest owners’ share of our pension-related adjustments.

(b)
Amounts represent the noncontrolling interest owners’ share of our foreign currency translation adjustments and pension-related adjustments.