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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income by component, after tax, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, are as follows:
|  | Foreign currency |  | Pension and other postretirement benefit plans |  | Cash flow hedging transactions |  | Total
|  | (In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2016 |  | $ | (262.0 | ) |  | $ | (265.9 | ) |  | $ | (1.0 | ) |  | $ | (528.9 | )
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications |  | 209.7 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  | 209.5 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income |  | — |  |  | 7.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 7.6 |
Net current-period other comprehensive income |  | 209.7 |  |  | 7.6 |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  | 217.1 |
Balance, September 30, 2017 |  | $ | (52.3 | ) |  | $ | (258.3 | ) |  | $ | (1.2 | ) |  | $ | (311.8 | )
Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, are as follows:
Details about accumulated other comprehensive income components |  | Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income |  | Affected line item in the statement where net income is presented
|  | (In millions) |  |
Amortization of pension and other postretirement plan items: |  |  |  |  |
Prior service cost |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | (1)
Recognized actuarial loss |  | (12.6 | ) |  | (1)
|  | (12.3 | ) |  | Total before tax
|  | 4.7 |  |  | Tax benefit
|  | $ | (7.6 | ) |  | Net of tax
(1)These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (See Note 8 Benefit Plans for additional details). Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income related to noncontrolling interests were not material as of September 30, 2017.

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