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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Abstract] |
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS The changes in the accumulated balances for each component of other comprehensive loss, net of tax, were as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017:
| Foreign Currency Translation |  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Hedging Activities |  | Other |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
| (in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | (185,856 | ) |  | $ | 6,999 |  |  | $ | (4,287 | ) |  | $ | (183,144 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 2,430 |  |  | 5,648 |  |  | (52 | ) |  | 8,026 |
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards | (1,843 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,843 | )
Balance at March 31, 2018 | $ | (185,269 | ) |  | $ | 12,647 |  |  | $ | (4,339 | ) |  | $ | (176,961 | )
Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | (318,450 | ) |  | $ | (640 | ) |  | $ | (3,627 | ) |  | $ | (322,717 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 33,615 |  |  | 1,513 |  |  | (217 | ) |  | 34,911 |
Balance at March 31, 2017 | $ | (284,835 | ) |  | $ | 873 |  |  | $ | (3,844 | ) |  | $ | (287,806 | )
Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests, which relates only to foreign currency translation, was approximately $11.3 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for comprehensive income, which includes, but is not limited to, 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2134417 + Details
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