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Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |
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10. | RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Reclassification adjustments and other activity impacting accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015 are as follows (in millions):
| Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrecognized Loss on Cash Flow Hedges |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2015 | $ | (223.9 | ) |  | $ | (119.2 | ) |  | $ | (13.4 | ) |  | $ | (356.5 | )
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | 5.7 |  |  | 15.0 |  |  | 1.4 |  |  | 22.1 |
Income tax effect of other comprehensive income before reclassifications | (2.0 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2.0 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 0.8 |  | (a) | — |  |  | 2.0 |  | (b) | 2.8 |
Income tax benefit reclassified into net income | (0.3 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.3 | )
Net current period other comprehensive income | 4.2 |  |  | 15.0 |  |  | 3.4 |  |  | 22.6 |
Balance at March 31, 2016 | $ | (219.7 | ) |  | $ | (104.2 | ) |  | $ | (10.0 | ) |  | $ | (333.9 | )
| Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Unrecognized Loss on Cash Flow Hedges |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | (240.6 | ) |  | $ | (48.9 | ) |  | $ | (7.4 | ) |  | $ | (296.9 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 4.7 |  |  | (31.5 | ) |  | (2.0 | ) |  | (28.8 | )
Income tax effect of other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (1.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1.6 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 1.2 |  | (a) | — |  |  | 1.5 |  | (b) | 2.7 |
Income tax benefit reclassified into net income | (0.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.4 | )
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) | 3.9 |  |  | (31.5 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | (28.1 | )
Balance at March 31, 2015 | $ | (236.7 | ) |  | $ | (80.4 | ) |  | $ | (7.9 | ) |  | $ | (325.0 | )
(a) | The amount reclassified from AOCI included $1.1 million in cost of goods sold (COGS) and $(0.3) million in selling, general & administrative expenses (SG&A) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and $1.4 million in COGS and $(0.2) million in SG&A for the three months ended March 31, 2015.
(b) | The amounts reclassified from AOCI are included in COGS.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for any adjustments made during the period to avoid double counting in comprehensive income items displayed as part of net income that also had been displayed as part of other comprehensive income in that period or earlier periods. These adjustments include reclassifications to net income of items in accumulated comprehensive income, such as deferred gains or losses on qualifying hedges when hedged item reported in net income, holding gains or losses on available-for-sale securities transferred into trading category, unrealized holding gains or losses on debt securities transferred from held-to-maturity category into available-for-sale category and accumulated translation adjustment attributable to foreign subsidiary or investment in foreign entity upon sale or liquidation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 15 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36458714&loc=d3e689-108580 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Reclassification Adjustments -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6522872 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 17 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36458714&loc=d3e716-108580 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 31 -Article 5 + Details
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