Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table presents the changes in the balances of each component of AOCI, net of tax (in thousands):

		Foreign Currency Translation			Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits			Total
Balance as of the year ended 2014		$	(2,905	)	$	(95,292	)	$	(98,197	)
	Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(4,295		)	(12,315		)	(16,610		)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI	—			8,877			8,877
	Other comprehensive loss	(4,295		)	(3,438		)	(7,733		)
Balance as of the year ended 2015		(7,200		)	(98,730		)	(105,930		)
	Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(393		)	(9,200		)	(9,593		)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI	2,338			9,956			12,294
	Other comprehensive loss	1,945			756			2,701
Balance as of the year ended 2016		$	(5,255	)	$	(97,974	)	$	(103,229	)

Reclassifications from AOCI

AOCI Components		Amounts Reclassified from AOCI (in thousands)				Income Statement Line Item
		2016		2015
Changes in Foreign Currency Translations
	Loss on foreign exchange	$	2,338	$	—	Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
Changes in pension and other employee benefit accounts
	Net actuarial losses (1)	9,956		8,877		Cost of sales
		12,294		8,877		Total before tax
Taxes		—		—		Income tax expense
Total reclassifications for the period		$	12,294	$	8,877	Net of tax

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⁽¹⁾ Components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost as presented in Note 13.