Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

NOTE 3. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Changes in the balances of each component included in accumulated OCI are presented below. All amounts are net of tax and exclude noncontrolling interest.

Following our 2015 acquisitions of DIRECTV and wireless businesses in Mexico, we have additional foreign operations that are exposed to fluctuations in the exchange rates used to convert operations, assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars. Since the dates of acquisition, when compared to the U.S. dollar, the Brazilian real exchange rate has depreciated15.2%, the Argentinian peso exchange rate has depreciated29.1%and Mexican pesoexchange rate has depreciated13.1%.For the year ended December 31, 2014, the amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI include amounts realized upon the sale of our investment inAmérica Móvil, S.A. de C.V. (América Móvil) (see Note 5).

At December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 and for the years ended
		Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities			Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges			Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance as of December 31, 2012		$	(284)		$	271		$	(110)		$	5,358		$	5,235
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications			(138)			258			525			2,765			3,410
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI			55	1		(79)	2		30	3		(771)	4		(765)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)			(83)			179			555			1,994			2,645
Balance as of December 31, 2013			(367)			450			445			7,352			7,880
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications			(75)			65			260			428			678
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI			416	1		(16)	2		36	3		(933)	4		(497)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)			341			49			296			(505)			181
Balance as of December 31, 2014			(26)			499			741			6,847			8,061
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications			(1,172)			-			(763)			45			(1,890)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI			-	1		(15)	2		38	3		(860)	4		(837)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)			(1,172)			(15)			(725)			(815)			(2,727)
Balance as of December 31, 2015		$	(1,198)		$	484		$	16		$	6,032		$	5,334
1	Translation (gain) loss reclassifications are included in Other income (expense) - net in the consolidated statements of income.
2	(Gains) losses are included in Other income (expense) - net in the consolidated statements of income.
3	(Gains) losses are included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of income. See Note 10 for additional information.
4	The amortization of prior service credits associated with postretirement benefits, net of amounts capitalized as part of construction
	labor, are included in Cost of services and sales and Selling, general and administrative in the consolidated statements of income
	(see Note 12). Actuarial loss reclassifications related to our equity method investees are included in Other income (expense) - net
	in the consolidated statements of income.