NOTE F — Other Comprehensive Loss

Other comprehensive loss consists of foreign currency translation adjustments, unrealized gains and losses from cash flow hedges and net investment hedges, and the unamortized gain on post-retirement plans, net of their related tax effects.

The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, for the six months ended January 31, 2019:



	Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges			Unamortized gain on post-retirement plans			Foreign currency translation adjustments			Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Beginning balance, July 31, 2018	$	863		$	3,302		$	(60,566	)	$	(56,401	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification	47			(169		)	(3,528		)	(3,650		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	(215		)	(299		)	—			(514		)
Ending balance, January 31, 2019	$	695		$	2,834		$	(64,094	)	$	(60,565	)

The increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss as of January 31, 2019, compared to July 31, 2018, was primarily due to the appreciation of the U.S. dollar against certain other currencies during the six-month period. The foreign currency translation adjustments column in the table above includes the impact of foreign currency translation, including foreign currency translation on long-term intercompany notes and net investment hedges, net of tax. Of the total $514 in amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, the $215 gain on cash flow hedges was reclassified into cost of products sold, and the $299 gain on post-retirement plans was reclassified into investment and other income on the condensed consolidated statement of earnings for the six months ended January 31, 2019.

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component, net of tax, for the six months ended January 31, 2018, were as follows:



	Unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges			Unamortized gain on post-retirement plans			Foreign currency translation adjustments			Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Beginning balance, July 31, 2017	$	109		$	2,620		$	(47,411	)	$	(44,682	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassification	(598		)	382			9,953			9,737
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	126			(271		)	—			(145		)
Ending balance, January 31, 2018	$	(363	)	$	2,731		$	(37,458	)	$	(35,090	)

The decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss as of January 31, 2018, compared to July 31, 2017, was primarily due to the appreciation of certain other currencies against the U.S. dollar during the six-month period. The foreign currency translation adjustments column in the table above includes the impact of foreign currency translation, including foreign currency translation on long-term intercompany notes and net investment hedges, net of tax. Of the total $145 in amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, the $126 loss on cash flow hedges was reclassified into cost of products sold, and the $271 gain on post-retirement plans was reclassified into selling, general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statement of earnings for the six months ended January 31, 2018.

The following table illustrates the income tax benefit (expense) on the components of other comprehensive (loss) income for the three and six months ended January 31, 2019 and 2018:



	Three months ended January 31,					Six months ended January 31,
	2019		2018			2019			2018
Income tax benefit (expense) related to items of other comprehensive income (loss):
Cash flow hedges	$	61	$	78		$	(38	)	$	(117	)
Pension and other post-retirement benefits	—		(209		)	—			(209		)
Other income tax adjustments and currency translation	135		958			(224		)	668
Income tax benefit (expense) related to items of other comprehensive income (loss)	$	196	$	827		$	(262	)	$	342