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Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Reclassifications Out of Accumualted Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |
Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprhensive Income (Loss) [Text Block] | RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, for the quarters ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, were as follows:
| Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-sale Securities | Defined Benefit Pension, Other Postretirement Items | Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedge | Total
Millions |  |  |  |
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2014 |  |  |  |
Beginning Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | $0.1 | $(16.1) | $(0.3) | $(16.3)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications | (0.1 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 0.1 |  | (0.1 | )
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | — |  | 0.3 |  | — |  | 0.3 |
Net Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (0.1 | ) | 0.2 |  | 0.1 |  | 0.2 |
Ending Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | — |  | $(15.9) | $(0.2) | $(16.1)
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2013 |  |  |  |
Beginning Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | — |  | $(20.7) | $(0.3) | $(21.0)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications | $0.3 | — |  | (0.1 | ) | 0.2 |
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (0.8) | 0.3 | — |  | (0.5)
Net Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (0.5) | 0.3 | (0.1) | (0.3)
Ending Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | $(0.5) | $(20.4) | $(0.4) | $(21.3)
NOTE 12. RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Continued) Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss for the quarters ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, were as follows:
| Quarter Ended | Quarter Ended
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | September 30, | September 30,
| 2014 | 2013
Millions |  |
Unrealized Gains on Available-for-sale Securities (a) | — |  | $1.4
Income Taxes (b) | — |  | (0.6 | )
Total, Net of Income Taxes | — |  | $0.8
Amortization of Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Items |  |
Prior Service Costs (c) | $0.1 | $0.1
Actuarial Gains and Losses (c) | (0.6 | ) | (0.7 | )
Total | (0.5 | ) | (0.6 | )
Income Taxes (b) | 0.2 |  | 0.3 |
Total, Net of Income Taxes | $(0.3) | $(0.3)
Total Reclassifications | $(0.3) | $0.5
(a) | Included in Other Income (Expense) – Other on the Consolidated Statement of Income.
(b) | Included in Income Tax Expense on the Consolidated Statement of Income.
(c) | Defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit items excluded from our Regulated Operations are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss and are subsequently reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss as components of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit expense. (See Note 14. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans.)
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, were as follows:
| Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-sale Securities | Defined Benefit Pension, Other Postretirement Items | Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedge | Total
Millions |  |  |  |
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 |  |  |  |
Beginning Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | $(0.1) | $(16.7) | $(0.3) | $(17.1)
Other Comprehensive Income Before Reclassifications | 0.2 |  | (0.1 | ) | 0.1 |  | 0.2 |
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (0.1 | ) | 0.9 |  | — |  | 0.8 |
Net Other Comprehensive Income | 0.1 |  | 0.8 |  | 0.1 |  | 1.0 |
Ending Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | — |  | $(15.9) | $(0.2) | $(16.1)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 |  |  |  |
Beginning Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | $(0.1) | $(21.5) | $(0.4) | $(22.0)
Other Comprehensive Income Before Reclassifications | 0.9 |  | — |  | — |  | 0.9 |
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (1.3 | ) | 1.1 |  | — |  | (0.2 | )
Net Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (0.4 | ) | 1.1 |  | — |  | 0.7 |
Ending Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | $(0.5) | $(20.4) | $(0.4) | $(21.3)
NOTE 12. RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Continued) Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, were as follows:
| Nine Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | September 30, | September 30,
| 2014 | 2013
Millions |  |
Unrealized Gains on Available-for-sale Securities (a) | $0.2 | $2.2
Income Taxes (b) | (0.1 | ) | (0.9 | )
Total, Net of Income Taxes | $0.1 | $1.3
Amortization of Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Items |  |
Prior Service Costs (c) | $0.3 | $0.2
Actuarial Gains and Losses (c) | (1.8 | ) | (2.1 | )
Total | (1.5 | ) | (1.9 | )
Income Taxes (b) | 0.6 |  | 0.8 |
Total, Net of Income Taxes | $(0.9) | $(1.1)
Total Reclassifications | $(0.8) | $0.2
(a) | Included in Other Income (Expense) – Other on the Consolidated Statement of Income.
(b) | Included in Income Tax Expense on the Consolidated Statement of Income.
(c) | Defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit items excluded from our Regulated Operations are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss and are subsequently reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss as components of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit expense. (See Note 14. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans.)

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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 SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 31 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Article 3 Reference 3: 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 4: 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 5: 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 6: 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 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Reclassification Adjustments -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6522872 + Details
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