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Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
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Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss The changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by component were as follows:
|  | MSA Safety Incorporated |  | Noncontrolling Interests
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands) |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Pension and other postretirement benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | (119,389 | ) |  | $ | (125,570 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  | (90 | ) |  | 17 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Recognized net actuarial losses |  | 3,026 |  |  | 3,929 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Tax benefit |  | (1,044 | ) |  | (1,417 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Total amount reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax |  | 1,892 |  |  | 2,529 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | (117,497 | ) |  | $ | (123,041 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign Currency Translation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | (88,810 | ) |  | $ | (41,160 | ) |  | $ | (3,616 | ) |  | $ | (2,199 | )
Reclassification into earnings |  | 2,103 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | 13,624 |  |  | (23,792 | ) |  | 324 |  |  | (258 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | (73,083 | ) |  | $ | (64,952 | ) |  | $ | (3,292 | ) |  | $ | (2,457 | )
The reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other post-retirement benefit costs (see Note 15—Pensions and Other Post-Retirement Benefits).

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- Definition The entire disclosure for any adjustments made during the period to avoid double counting in comprehensive income items displayed as part of net income that also had been displayed as part of other comprehensive income in that period or earlier periods. These adjustments include reclassifications to net income of items in accumulated comprehensive income, such as deferred gains or losses on qualifying hedges when hedged item reported in net income, holding gains or losses on available-for-sale securities transferred into trading category, unrealized holding gains or losses on debt securities transferred from held-to-maturity category into available-for-sale category and accumulated translation adjustment attributable to foreign subsidiary or investment in foreign entity upon sale or liquidation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 15 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36458714&loc=d3e689-108580 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Reclassification Adjustments -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6522872 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 17 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36458714&loc=d3e716-108580 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 31 -Article 5 + Details
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