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8. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract] |
accumulated other comprehensive income [Text Block] | 8. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Accumulated other comprehensive income included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity consists of the following components, all net of income taxes (in millions):
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | Foreign other post-employment benefits adjustments | Net unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale investments | Bio-Rad Accumulated other comprehensive income | Non-controlling interests | Total Accumulated other comprehensive income
Balance at January 1, 2012 | $ | 149.2 |  | $ | 0.2 |  | $ | 49.3 |  | $ | 198.7 |  | $ | (0.2 | ) | $ | 198.5 |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax before reclassifications | 23.6 |  | (8.5 | ) | 65.4 |  | 80.5 |  | — |  | 80.5 |
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income | 0.1 |  | 0.2 |  | (5.0 | ) | (4.7 | ) | — |  | (4.7 | )
Net current-period Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 23.7 |  | (8.3 | ) | 60.4 |  | 75.8 |  | — |  | 75.8 |
Balance at December 31, 2012 | $ | 172.9 |  | $ | (8.1 | ) | $ | 109.7 |  | $ | 274.5 |  | $ | (0.2 | ) | $ | 274.3 |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax before reclassifications | 16.7 |  | (0.5 | ) | 49.5 |  | 65.7 |  | — |  | 65.7 |
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income | (0.2 | ) | 0.5 |  | 0.2 |  | 0.5 |  | 0.2 |  | 0.7 |
Net current-period Other comprehensive income, net of tax | 16.5 |  | — |  | 49.7 |  | 66.2 |  | 0.2 |  | 66.4 |
Balance at December 31, 2013 | $ | 189.4 |  | $ | (8.1 | ) | $ | 159.4 |  | $ | 340.7 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 340.7 |
The effects on the Consolidated Statements of Income of amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income for the period ended December 31, 2012 are summarized in the following table:
Details about Accumulated other comprehensive income components |  | Amount reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income |  | Affected line item
Amortization of foreign other post-employment benefit items |  | (0.3 | ) |  | Selling, general and administrative expense
|  | 0.1 |  |  | Income tax expense |
|  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | Net of income taxes |
Net holding gains on available-for-sale investments |  | 7.9 |  |  | Other (income) expense, net |
|  | (2.9 | ) |  | Income tax expense |
|  | 5.0 |  |  | Net of income taxes |
The effects on the Consolidated Statements of Income of amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income for the period ended December 31, 2013 are summarized in the following table:
Details about Accumulated other comprehensive income components |  | Amount reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income |  | Affected line item
Amortization of foreign other post-employment benefit items |  | (0.7 | ) |  | Selling, general and administrative expense
|  | 0.2 |  |  | Income tax expense |
|  | $ | (0.5 | ) |  | Net of income taxes |
Net holding losses on available-for-sale investments |  | (0.3 | ) |  | Other (income) expense, net
|  | 0.1 |  |  | Income tax expense |
|  | (0.2 | ) |  | Net of income taxes |

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