Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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 appreciated17.9%, the Argentine peso exchange rate has depreciated 22.8%and Mexican pesoexchange rate has depreciated 20.5%.

		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, 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)	1		36	2		(933)	3		(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)	1		38	2		(860)	3		(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
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications			(797)			58			690			497			448
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI			-	1		(1)	1		38	2		(858)	3		(821)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)			(797)			57			728			(361)			(373)
Balance as of December 31, 2016		$	(1,995)		$	541		$	744		$	5,671		$	4,961
1	(Gains) losses are included in Other income (expense) - net in the consolidated statements of income.
2	(Gains) losses are included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of income. See Note 10 for additional information.
3	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).