Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)

The Company follows FASB authoritative guidance for reporting and presentation of comprehensive income/(loss) and its components. Other comprehensive income/(loss) is derived from adjustments that reflect pension adjustments, natural gas swap adjustments, corn option adjustments, foreign exchange forward adjustments and foreign currency translation adjustments.

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) and the related tax impacts for the three months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 are as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended
	Before-Tax						Tax (Expense)						Net-of-Tax
	Amount						or Benefit						Amount
	March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018			March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018			March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018
Defined benefit pension plans
Amortization of prior service cost/(benefit)	$	9		$	9		$	(3	)	$	(3	)	$	6		$	6
Amortization of actuarial loss	1,146			888			(294		)	(227		)	852			661
Total defined benefit pension plans	1,155			897			(297		)	(230		)	858			667
Natural gas swap derivatives
Loss/(gain) reclassified to net income	—			14			—			(4		)	—			10
Gain/(loss) activity recognized in other comprehensive income/(loss)	—			16			—			(4		)	—			12
Total natural gas swap derivatives	—			30			—			(8		)	—			22
Corn option derivatives
Loss/(gain) reclassified to net income	—			(668		)	—			173			—			(495		)
Gain/(loss) activity recognized in other comprehensive income/(loss)	—			(1,497		)	—			387			—			(1,110		)
Total corn option derivatives	—			(2,165		)	—			560			—			(1,605		)
Foreign exchange derivatives
Gain/(loss) activity recognized in other comprehensive income/(loss)	(2,934		)	—			997			—			(1,937		)	—
Total foreign exchange derivatives	(2,934		)	—			997			—			(1,937		)	—

Foreign currency translation	(5,393		)	17,295			507			—			(4,886		)	17,295

Other comprehensive income/(loss)	$	(7,172	)	$	16,057		$	1,207		$	322		$	(5,965	)	$	16,379

The following table presents the amounts reclassified out of each component of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax for the three months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended
	March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018			Statement of Operations Classification
Derivative instruments
Natural gas swap derivatives	$	—		$	(14	)	Cost of sales and operating expenses
Corn option derivatives	—			668			Cost of sales and operating expenses
	—			654			Total before tax
	—			(169		)	Income taxes
	—			485			Net of tax
Defined benefit pension plans
Amortization of prior service cost	$	(9	)	$	(9	)	(a)
Amortization of actuarial loss	(1,146		)	(888		)	(a)
	(1,155		)	(897		)	Total before tax
	297			230			Income taxes
	(858		)	(667		)	Net of tax
Total reclassifications	$	(858	)	$	(182	)	Net of tax


(a)	These items are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. See Note 14 Employee Benefit Plans for additional information.

The following table presents changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) as of March 30, 2019 as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended March 30, 2019
	Foreign Currency			Derivative			Defined Benefit
	Translation			Instruments			Pension Plans			Total
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(loss) December 29, 2018, attributable to Darling, net of tax	$	(270,081	)	$	1,081		$	(35,539	)	$	(304,539	)
Other comprehensive gain/(loss) before reclassifications	(4,886		)	(1,937		)	—			(6,823		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	—			—			858			858
Net current-period other comprehensive income/(loss)	(4,886		)	(1,937		)	858			(5,965		)
Noncontrolling interest	1,759			—			—			1,759
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(loss) March 30, 2019, attributable to Darling, net of tax	(276,726		)	$	(856	)	$	(34,681	)	$	(312,263	)