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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss The following tables summarize the activity within accumulated other comprehensive loss during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:
(in millions) |  | Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | Hedge instruments |  | Defined benefit postretirement plans |  | Other |  | Total
Beginning balance, December 31, 2018 |  | $ | (441 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (235 | ) |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | (674 | )
Comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications |  | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | )
Income taxes associated with comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Income taxes reclassified into net earnings |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Ending balance, March 31, 2019 |  | $ | (450 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (227 | ) |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | (675 | )
(in millions) |  | Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | Hedge instruments |  | Defined benefit postretirement plans |  | Other |  | Total
Beginning balance, December 31, 2017 |  | $ | (294 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (198 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (490 | )
Adoption of accounting standards |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (14 | ) |  | — |  |  | (14 | )
Comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | 62 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | 53 |
Income taxes associated with comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Income taxes reclassified into net earnings |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Ending balance, March 31, 2018 |  | $ | (229 | ) |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | (214 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (444 | )

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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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2134417 + Details
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