Shareholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

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Shareholders' Equity

Note 19. Shareholders’ Equity

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending carrying amounts of total equity, equity attributable to shareholders of ARRIS International plc and equity attributable to noncontrolling interest (in thousands):

	Ordinary Shares			Capital in Excess of Par Value			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total ARRIS International plc stockholders’ equity			Non- controlling Interest			Total stockholders’ equity
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	2,768		$	3,387,128		$	(225,881	)	$	4,552		$	3,168,567		$	15,467		$	3,184,034
Net income		—			—			69,233			—			69,233			(5,659	)		63,574
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		—			—			—			(13,207	)		(13,207	)		15			(13,192	)
Compensation under stock award plans		—			63,087			—			—			63,087			—			63,087
Issuance of ordinary shares and other		28			(10,739	)		—			—			(10,711	)		—			(10,711	)
Repurchase of ordinary shares, net		(175	)		—			(336,930	)		—			(337,105	)		—			(337,105	)
Contribution from noncontrolling interest		—			—			—			—			—			2,257			2,257
Cumulative effect adjustment to opening balance (1)		—			—			(1,128	)		—			(1,128	)		2,694			1,566
Balance, September 30, 2018	$	2,621		$	3,439,476		$	(494,706	)	$	(8,655	)	$	2,938,736		$	14,774		$	2,953,510

⁽¹⁾ Cumulative adjustment related to the adoption of accounting standards.