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Note 14 - Shareholders' Equity
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
14.      Shareholders’ Equity

Fixed Rate Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A

On January 15, 2014, Corning designated a new series of its preferred stock as Fixed Rate Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, par value $100 per share, and issued 2,300 shares of Preferred Stock at an issue price of $1 million per share, for an aggregate issue price of $2.3 billion.  The Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holder and the Company upon certain events, at a conversion rate of 50,000 shares of Corning’s common stock per one share of Preferred Stock, subject to certain anti-dilution provisions.  As of September 30, 2015, the Preferred Stock has not been converted, and none of the anti-dilution provisions have been triggered.

Share Repurchases

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, we repurchased 46.5 million and 97.0 million shares of common stock for $827 million and $1,955 million, respectively, as part of a $1.5 billion share repurchase program announced on December 3, 2014 and as part of a $2 billion share repurchase program announced on July 15, 2015.  The program announced on December 3, 2014 was completed in the third quarter of 2015.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the primary changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) were related to the foreign currency translation component.

A summary of changes in the foreign currency translation adjustment component of AOCI is as follows (in millions):

 
Three months ended
September 30,
 
Nine months ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Beginning balance
$
(877)
 
$
629 
 
$
(581)
 
$
492 
Other comprehensive loss
 
(163)
   
(600)
   
(399)
   
(313)
Equity method affiliates
 
(18)
   
(76)
   
(78)
   
(226)
Net current-period other comprehensive loss
 
(181)
   
(676)
   
(477)
   
(539)
Ending balance
$
(1,058)
 
$
(47)
 
$
(1,058)
 
$
(47)

In the first quarter of 2014, a $136 million cumulative foreign currency translation gain was released to income as a result of the step acquisition of Corning Precision Materials and included in the gain on previously held equity investment.

There were no material tax effects related to foreign currency translation gains and losses.