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Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions | Total | Redeemable Non- controlling Interests | Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Common Stock Held in Treasury | Retained Earnings | Defined Benefit Plans | Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities | Cumulative Translation Adjustments | Lear Corporation Stockholders’ Equity | Non-controlling Interests
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Balance at beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2014 | $ 3,029.3 |  | $ 0.0 | $ 0.8 | $ 1,475.2 | $ (176.9) | $ 2,161.7 | $ (219.2) | $ (33.2) | $ (249.6) | $ 2,958.8 | $ 70.5
Comprehensive income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 795.8 |  |  |  |  |  | 745.5 |  |  |  | 745.5 | 50.3
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (232.0) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24.6 | (5.5) | (247.2) | (228.1) | (3.9)
Total comprehensive income (loss) | 563.8 |  |  |  |  |  | 745.5 | 24.6 | (5.5) | (247.2) | 517.4 | 46.4
Stock-based compensation | 65.7 |  |  |  | 65.7 |  |  |  |  |  | 65.7 |
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation | 2.5 |  |  |  | 2.5 |  |  |  |  |  | 2.5 |
Net issuances of shares held in treasury in settlement of stock-based compensation | (50.2) |  |  |  | (91.5) | 41.3 |  |  |  |  | (50.2) |
Repurchase of common stock | (487.4) |  |  |  | 0.0 | (487.4) |  |  |  |  | (487.4) |
Dividends declared to Lear Corporation stockholders | (79.4) |  |  |  |  |  | (79.4) |  |  |  | (79.4) |
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests | 29.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29.3
Additions to noncontrolling interests | 2.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.7
Balance at end of year at Dec. 31, 2015 | 3,017.7 |  | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1,451.9 | (623.0) | 2,827.8 | (194.6) | (38.7) | (496.8) | 2,927.4 | 90.3
Balance at end of year at Dec. 31, 2016 | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Comprehensive income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 1,040.5 |  |  |  |  |  | 975.1 |  |  |  | 975.1 | 65.4
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (114.1) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.8 | (6.4) | (100.9) | (105.5) | (8.6)
Total comprehensive income (loss) | 926.4 |  |  |  |  |  | 975.1 | 1.8 | (6.4) | (100.9) | 869.6 | 56.8
Stock-based compensation | 68.2 |  |  |  | 68.2 |  |  |  |  |  | 68.2 |
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation | 8.8 |  |  |  | 8.8 |  |  |  |  |  | 8.8 |
Net issuances of shares held in treasury in settlement of stock-based compensation | (47.3) |  |  |  | (124.2) | 81.6 | (4.7) |  |  |  | (47.3) |
Repurchase of common stock | (658.8) |  |  |  | 0.0 | (658.8) |  |  |  |  | (658.8) |
Dividends declared to Lear Corporation stockholders | (89.1) |  |  |  |  |  | (89.1) |  |  |  | (89.1) |
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests | 41.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41.2
Affiliate transaction | 41.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41.0
Acquisition of outstanding noncontrolling interests | (32.8) |  |  |  | (19.4) |  |  |  |  |  | (19.4) | (13.4)
Noncontrolling interests — other | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  | (2.2) |  |  |  | (2.2) | 2.2
Balance at end of year at Dec. 31, 2016 | 3,192.9 |  | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1,385.3 | (1,200.2) | 3,706.9 | (192.8) | (45.1) | (597.7) | 3,057.2 | 135.7
Comprehensive income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adoption of ASU 2016-09 | 52.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52.9 |
Net income |  | $ 3.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Comprehensive income (loss): |  | 4.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total comprehensive income (loss) |  | 7.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared to noncontrolling interests |  | (4.9) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Affiliate transaction |  | 125.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest adjustment |  | 25.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year at Dec. 31, 2017 | 153.4 | $ 153.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Comprehensive income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 1,377.7 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,313.4 |  |  |  | 1,313.4 | 64.3
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 331.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.8 | 22.2 | 291.2 | 322.2 | 9.2
Total comprehensive income (loss) | 1,709.1 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,313.4 | 8.8 | 22.2 | 291.2 | 1,635.6 | 73.5
Stock-based compensation | 70.2 |  |  |  | 70.2 |  |  |  |  |  | 70.2 |
Net issuances of shares held in treasury in settlement of stock-based compensation | (45.2) |  |  |  | (84.2) | 39.0 |  |  |  |  | (45.2) |
Repurchase of common stock | (454.4) |  |  |  |  | (454.4) |  |  |  |  | (454.4) |
Retirement of shares held in treasury |  |  |  | (0.1) | (155.9) | 891.5 | (735.5) |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared to Lear Corporation stockholders | (140.3) |  |  |  |  |  | (140.3) |  |  |  | (140.3) |
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests | 67.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67.1
Affiliate transaction | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0
Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interest adjustment | (25.5) |  |  |  |  |  | (25.5) |  |  |  | (25.5) |
Balance at end of year at Dec. 31, 2017 | $ 4,292.6 |  | $ 0.0 | $ 0.7 | $ 1,215.4 | $ (724.1) | $ 4,171.9 | $ (184.0) | $ (22.9) | $ (306.5) | $ 4,150.5 | $ 142.1

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