Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss



($ in millions)	Unrealized Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments					Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Adjustments, net of tax (c)				Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives, net of tax (d)					Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
January 1, 2015				($628	)			($1,492	)				$4					($2,116	)
Current year deferrals to AOCI (a)	(630	)				—				—					(630	)
Current year deferrals to AOCI, tax effected (b)	(74	)				9				41					(24	)
Reclassifications from AOCI to net income	—					104				(36	)				68
Period change				($704	)			$113					$5					($586	)
December 31, 2015				($1,332	)			($1,379	)				$9					($2,702	)
Current year deferrals to AOCI (a)	(299	)				—				—					(299	)
Current year deferrals to AOCI, tax effected (b)	(167	)				29				3					(135	)
Reclassifications from AOCI to net income	—					779				1					780
Period change				($466	)			$808					$4					$346
December 31, 2016				($1,798	)			($571	)				$13					($2,356	)
Current year deferrals to AOCI (a)	542					—				—					542
Current year deferrals to AOCI, tax effected (b)	(311	)				20				(4	)				(295	)
Reclassifications from AOCI to net income						58				(6	)				52
Period change			231				78					(10		)			299
December 31, 2017				($1,567	)			($493	)				$3					($2,057	)


(a)	Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments related to translation of foreign denominated balance sheets are not presented net of tax given that no deferred U.S. income taxes have been provided on undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries because they are deemed to be reinvested for an indefinite period of time.

(b)

The tax benefit (cost) related to unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments on tax inter-branch transactions and net investment hedges for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $141 million, $(34) million and $(84) million, respectively. In 2015, the balance includes a remeasurement of the tax cost on the foreign proceeds from the sale of the Company’s interest in Transitions Optical which have not been permanently reinvested. Refer to Note 3, “Acquisitions and Divestitures” for additional information.

(c)

The tax cost related to the adjustment for pension and other postretirement benefits for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $(33) million, $(403) million and $(51) million, respectively. Reclassifications from AOCI are included in the computation of net periodic benefit costs (See Note 13, “Employee Benefit Plans”). The cumulative tax benefit related to the adjustment for pension and other postretirement benefits at December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $243 million and $276 million, respectively.


(d)	The tax cost (benefit) related to the change in the unrealized gain on derivatives for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $5 million, $2 million and $(2) million, respectively. Reclassifications from AOCI are included in the gain or loss recognized on cash flow hedges (See Note 10 “Financial Instruments, Hedging Activities and Fair Value Measurements”).