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8. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract] |
accumulated other comprehensive income [Text Block] | 8. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity consists of the following components (in millions):
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | Foreign other post-employment benefits adjustments | Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments | Total Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Balances as of January 1, 2018 | $ | 77.4 |  | $ | (22.3 | ) | $ | 4.4 |  | $ | 59.5 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income, before reclassifications | (112.9 | ) | 6.9 |  | (1.4 | ) | (107.4 | )
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income | — |  | 2.4 |  | 0.3 |  | 2.7 |
Income tax effects | — |  | (1.8 | ) | — |  | (1.8 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes | (112.9 | ) | 7.5 |  | (1.1 | ) | (106.5 | )
Balances as of December 31, 2018 | $ | (35.5 | ) | $ | (14.8 | ) | $ | 3.3 |  | $ | (47.0 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income, before reclassifications | (36.5 | ) | (10.0 | ) | 4.8 |  | (41.7 | )
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income | — |  | 1.5 |  | (0.4 | ) | 1.1 |
Income tax effects | (0.4 | ) | 1.1 |  | (0.5 | ) | 0.2 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of income taxes | (36.9 | ) | (7.4 | ) | 3.9 |  | (40.4 | )
Balances as of December 31, 2019 | $ | (72.4 | ) | $ | (22.2 | ) | $ | 7.2 |  | $ | (87.4 | )
The amounts reclassified out of Accumulated other comprehensive income into the Consolidated Statements of Income, with presentation location, were as follows:
|  | December 31, |  |
Components of Comprehensive income |  | 2019 | 2018 |  | Location |
Amortization of foreign other post-employment benefit items |  | $ | (1.5 | ) | $ | (2.4 | ) |  | Selling, general and administrative expense |
Net holding gains (losses) on equity securities and available for sale investments |  | $ | 0.4 |  | $ | (0.3 | ) |  | Other (income) expense, net |
Reclassification adjustments are calculated using the specific identification method.

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