Note 14 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]

Note

14:

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table lists the beginning balance, yearly activity and ending balance of each component of "Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net" (in thousands):

	Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Securities			Changes in fair value of derivative contracts designated as hedge transactions			Adjustments For Pension Plans			Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net
Balance January 1, 2015	$	(1,409	)	$	—		$	(30,622	)	$	(32,031	)
2015 change		250			—			(850	)		(600	)
Balance December 31, 2015		(1,159	)		—			(31,472	)		(32,631	)
2016 change		2,613			(5,260	)		676			(1,971	)
Balance December 31, 2016		1,454			(5,260	)		(30,796	)		(34,602	)
2017 change		2,265			10,290			(1,326	)		11,229
Balance December 31, 2017	$	3,719		$	5,030		$	(32,122	)	$	(23,373	)

The

$2.3

million unrealized gain on securities for

2017

includes

$0.2

million for the reclassification to current earnings of a loss on disposal of equity securities. The

$2.6

million and

$0.3

million changes in unrealized gains on securities in

2016

and

2015,

respectively, are net of

$1.0

million and

$3.0

million for the reclassification to current earnings of impairments of equity securities, as we deemed the impairments to be other-than-temporary. The amounts above are net of the income tax effect of such balances and activity as summarized in the following table (in thousands):

	Income Tax Effect of:
	Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Securities			Changes in fair value of derivative contracts designated as hedge transactions		Adjustments For Pension Plans			Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net
Balance January 1, 2015	$	625		$	—	$	10,417		$	11,042
2015 change		6			—		213			219
Balance December 31, 2015		631			—		10,630			11,261
2016 change		(4	)		—		(510	)		(514	)
Balance December 31, 2016		627			—		10,120			10,747
2017 change		1,164			—		—			1,164
Balance December 31, 2017	$	1,791		$	—	$	10,120		$	11,911

See

Note

2

for more information on our marketable securities,

Note

8

for more information on our employee benefit plans, and

Note

10

for more information on our derivative instruments.