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7. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income 7. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Notes) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract] |
accumulated other comprehensive income [Text Block] | 7. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Accumulated other comprehensive income included in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets consists of the following components (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
Balances as of January 1, 2014: | $ | 189.4 |  | $ | (8.1 | ) | $ | 159.4 |  | $ | 340.7 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 340.7 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income, before reclassifications | (70.3 | ) | 0.6 |  | (16.3 | ) | (86.0 | ) | — |  | (86.0 | )
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income | — |  | 0.4 |  | — |  | 0.4 |  | — |  | 0.4 |
Income tax effects | — |  | (0.1 | ) | 6.0 |  | 5.9 |  | — |  | 5.9 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of income taxes | (70.3 | ) | 0.9 |  | (10.3 | ) | (79.7 | ) | — |  | (79.7 | )
Balances as of September 30, 2014: | $ | 119.1 |  | $ | (7.2 | ) | $ | 149.1 |  | $ | 261.0 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 261.0 |
| 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
Balances as of January 1, 2013: | $ | 172.9 |  | $ | (8.1 | ) | $ | 109.7 |  | $ | 274.5 |  | $ | (0.2 | ) | $ | 274.3 |
Other comprehensive income, before reclassifications | 5.1 |  | — |  | 58.1 |  | 63.2 |  | — |  | 63.2 |
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income | (0.2 | ) | — |  | 0.2 |  | — |  | 0.2 |  | 0.2 |
Income tax effects | — |  | — |  | (21.4 | ) | (21.4 | ) | — |  | (21.4 | )
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes | 4.9 |  | — |  | 36.9 |  | 41.8 |  | 0.2 |  | 42.0 |
Balances as of September 30, 2013: | $ | 177.8 |  | $ | (8.1 | ) | $ | 146.6 |  | $ | 316.3 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 316.3 |
The amounts reclassified out of Accumulated other comprehensive income into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, with presentation location, were as follows:
| Income before taxes impact (in millions) |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |  |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |  |
Components of Comprehensive income |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | Location
Amortization of foreign other post-employment benefit items |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (0.4 | ) |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | Selling, general and administrative expense
Net holding losses on available-for-sale investments |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (0.4 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | Other (income) expense, net
Reclassification adjustments are calculated using the specific identification method.

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