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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |
Components Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | The following tables display the components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013:
Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 (in millions) | Gains and Losses on Securities(1) |  | Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges(1) |  | Pension and OPEB Items(1) |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss(1)
Balance as of April 1, 2013 | $ | 2.2 |  |  | $ | (27.7 | ) |  | $ | (36.8 | ) |  | $ | (62.3 | )
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | (2.8 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  | 1.9 |  |  | (1.0 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | (0.1 | ) |  | 0.6 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 1.3 |
Net current-period other comprehensive income | (2.9 | ) |  | 0.5 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | 0.3 |
Balance as of June 30, 2013 | $ | (0.7 | ) |  | $ | (27.2 | ) |  | $ | (34.1 | ) |  | $ | (62.0 | )
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 (in millions) | Gains and Losses on Securities(1) |  | Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges(1) |  | Pension and OPEB Items(1) |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss(1)
Balance as of January 1, 2013 | $ | 2.6 |  |  | $ | (28.6 | ) |  | $ | (39.5 | ) |  | $ | (65.5 | )
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | (2.9 | ) |  | — |  |  | 3.2 |  |  | 0.3 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | (0.4 | ) |  | 1.4 |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | 3.2 |
Net current-period other comprehensive income | (3.3 | ) |  | 1.4 |  |  | 5.4 |  |  | 3.5 |
Balance as of June 30, 2013 | $ | (0.7 | ) |  | $ | (27.2 | ) |  | $ | (34.1 | ) |  | $ | (62.0 | )
(1)All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 14A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28358780&loc=SL7669686-108580 + Details
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