9.ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The following table represents the changes in AOCI by component for the years ended February 3, 2018 and January 28, 2017:


					Pension and
	Cash Flow				Postretirement
	Hedging		Available for sale		Defined Benefit
	Activities(1)		Securities(1)		Plans(1)		Total(1)
Balance at January 30, 2016	$	(51)	$	20	$	(649)	$	(680)
OCI before reclassifications(2)		47		(6)		(97)		(56)
Amounts reclassified out of AOCI(3)		2		(14)		33		21
Net current-period OCI		49		(20)		(64)		(35)
Balance at January 28, 2017	$	(2)	$	—	$	(713)	$	(715)

Balance at January 28, 2017	$	(2)	$	—	$	(713)	$	(715)
OCI before reclassifications(2)		23		4		165		192
Amounts reclassified out of AOCI(3)		3		—		49		52
Net current-period OCI		26		4		214		244
Balance at February 3, 2018	$	24	$	4	$	(499)	$	(471)

(1)

All amounts are net of tax.

(2)

Net of tax of $27, $(3) and $(59) for cash flow hedging activities, available for sale securities and pension and postretirement defined benefit plans, respectively, as of January 28, 2017. Net of tax of $0, $1 and $63 for cash flow hedging activities, available for sale securities and pension and postretirement defined benefit plans, respectively, as of February 3, 2018.

(3)

Net of tax of $20 and $(13) for pension and postretirement defined benefit plans and available for sale securities, respectively, as of January 28, 2017. Net of tax of $20 and $3 for pension and postretirement defined benefit plans and cash flow hedging activities, respectively, as of February 3, 2018.

The following table represents the items reclassified out of AOCI and the related tax effects for the years ended February 3, 2018, January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016:


	For the year ended		For the year ended		For the year ended
	February 3, 2018		January 28, 2017		January 30, 2016

Cash flow hedging activity items
Amortization of gains and losses on cash flow hedging activities (1)	$	6	$	2	$	1
Tax expense		(3)		—		—
Net of tax		3		2		1

Available for sale security items
Realized gains on available for sale securities (2)		—		(27)		—
Tax expense		—		13		—
Net of tax		—		(14)		—

Pension and postretirement defined benefit plan items
Amortization of amounts included in net periodic pension expense (3)		69		53		85
Tax expense		(20)		(20)		(32)
Net of tax		49		33		53
Total reclassifications, net of tax	$	52	$	21	$	54

(1)

Reclassified from AOCI into interest expense.

(2)

Reclassified from AOCI into operating, general and administrative expense.

(3)

Reclassified from AOCI into merchandise costs and OG&A expense. These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension costs.