Comprehensive income (loss)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

The after-tax changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss were as follows:



Three Months Ended September 30, 2018	Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments Qualifying as Hedges			Postretirement Liability Adjustment			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-sale Investments			Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	(2,136	)	$	(41,816	)	$	—	$	(183	)	$	(44,135	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	—			—			—		(51		)	(51		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	92			442			—		33			567
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	92			442			—		(18		)	516
Balance at end of period	$	(2,044	)	$	(41,374	)	$	—	$	(201	)	$	(43,619	)



Three Months Ended September 30, 2017	Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments Qualifying as Hedges			Postretirement Liability Adjustment			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-sale Investments			Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	(2,117	)	$	(33,469	)	$	(155	)	$	(48	)	$	(35,789	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	—			—			15			(19		)	(4		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	92			333			—			27			452
Net current-period other comprehensive income	92			333			15			8			448
Balance at end of period	$	(2,025	)	$	(33,136	)	$	(140	)	$	(40	)	$	(35,341	)




Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018	Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments Qualifying as Hedges			Postretirement Liability Adjustment			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-sale Investments			Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	(1,934	)	$	(35,163	)	$	(155	)	$	(82	)	$	(37,334	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	—			—			(61		)	(199		)	(260		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	279			1,309			249			97			1,934
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	279			1,309			188			(102		)	1,674
Reclassification adjustment of prior period tax effects related to TCJA included in accumulated other comprehensive loss	(389		)	(7,520		)	(33		)	(17		)	(7,959		)
Balance at end of period	$	(2,044	)	$	(41,374	)	$	—		$	(201	)	$	(43,619	)




Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017	Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments Qualifying as Hedges			Postretirement Liability Adjustment			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-sale Investments			Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	(2,300	)	$	(33,221	)	$	(149	)	$	(63	)	$	(35,733	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	—			—			9			(70		)	(61		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	275			1,002			—			93			1,370
Amounts reclassified to accumulated other comprehensive loss from regulatory asset	—			(917		)	—			—			(917		)
Net current-period other comprehensive income	275			85			9			23			392
Balance at end of period	$	(2,025	)	$	(33,136	)	$	(140	)	$	(40	)	$	(35,341	)

The following amounts were reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss into net income. The amounts presented in parenthesis indicate a decrease to net income on the Consolidated Statements of Income. The reclassifications were as follows:



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended						Location on Consolidated Statements of Income
	September 30,						September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Reclassification adjustment for loss on derivative instruments included in net income	$	(147	)	$	(148	)	$	(443	)	$	(443	)	Interest expense
	55			56			164			168			Income taxes
	(92		)	(92		)	(279		)	(275		)
Amortization of postretirement liability losses included in net periodic benefit cost (credit)	(584		)	(536		)	(1,751		)	(1,611		)	Other income
	142			203			442			609			Income taxes
	(442		)	(333		)	(1,309		)	(1,002		)
Reclassification adjustment for loss on foreign currency translation adjustment included in net income	—			—			(324		)	—			Other income
	—			—			75			—			Income taxes
	—			—			(249		)	—
Reclassification adjustment on available-for-sale investments included in net income	(42		)	(41		)	(123		)	(143		)	Other income
	9			14			26			50			Income taxes
	(33		)	(27		)	(97		)	(93		)
Total reclassifications	$	(567	)	$	(452	)	$	(1,934	)	$	(1,370	)