Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component

The following tables sets forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, by component for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:



	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Items			Foreign Currency Items			Total
January 1, 2019	$	834		$	(138,690	)	$	(52,644	)	$	(190,500	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(723		)	(122		)	(9,225		)	(10,070		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to the consolidated statements of income	155			1,737			—			1,892
Net current-period other comprehensive income	(568		)	1,615			(9,225		)	(8,178		)
March 31, 2019	$	266		$	(137,075	)	$	(61,869	)	$	(198,678	)



	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges		Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Items			Foreign Currency Items			Total
January 1, 2018	$	72	$	(103,844	)	$	(2,627	)	$	(106,399	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	157		763			26,953			27,873
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to the consolidated statements of income	239		2,401			—			2,640
Net current-period other comprehensive income	396		3,164			26,953			30,513
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings (A)	—		(19,331		)	—			(19,331		)
March 31, 2018	$	468	$	(120,011	)	$	24,326		$	(95,217	)

(A) This amount represents the reclassification of stranded tax effects resulting from the Act, as permitted by amended guidance issued by the FASB in February 2018. See Note 3 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table sets forth the reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:



Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)						Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Income
	Three months ended March 31, 2019			Three months ended March 31, 2018
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges
Interest rate contracts	$	142		$	(82	)	Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts	(337		)	(226		)	Net sales
	(195		)	(308		)	Total before tax
	40			69			Tax benefit
	(155		)	(239		)	Net of tax

Pension and other postretirement benefit items
Amortization of prior-service costs	$	(109	)	$	(146	)	(A)
Amortization of actuarial losses	(2,168		)	(2,971		)	(A)
	(2,277		)	(3,117		)	Total before tax
	540			716			Tax benefit
	(1,737		)	(2,401		)	Net of tax

Total reclassifications in the period	$	(1,892	)	$	(2,640	)

(A) These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included within the computation of net periodic Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits cost. See Note 12 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.