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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
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Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | The following tables display the changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (“AOCL”) by component net of tax for the six months ended June 30, 2019 (in millions):
| Cumulative Translation Adjustment |  | Pension and Postretirement Costs |  | Derivative Financial Instruments |  | AOCL
Balance at December 31, 2018 | $ | (492.6 | ) |  | $ | (398.1 | ) |  | $ | (22.1 | ) |  | $ | (912.8 | )
Other comprehensive loss income before reclassifications | 17.1 |  |  | (26.9 | ) |  | (3.3 | ) |  | (13.1 | )
Amounts reclassified to earnings | 5.4 |  |  | 3.2 |  |  | (4.0 | ) |  | 4.6 |
Net current period other comprehensive loss | 22.5 |  |  | (23.7 | ) |  | (7.3 | ) |  | (8.5 | )
Balance at June 30, 2019 | $ | (470.1 | ) |  | $ | (421.8 | ) |  | $ | (29.4 | ) |  | $ | (921.3 | )
Schedule of Income Tax (Provision) Benefit Allocated to Components of OCI | The income tax (expense) benefit allocated to the components of AOCL for the periods indicated are as follows (in millions):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Foreign currency translation adjustments | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | (8.4 | ) |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | (0.5 | )
Unrecognized pension and postretirement costs | 3.7 |  |  | 4.0 |  |  | 7.5 |  |  | 8.0 |
Derivative financial instruments | (0.1 | ) |  | (9.8 | ) |  | 2.2 |  |  | (10.0 | )
Income tax (provision) benefit related to OCI | $ | 3.7 |  |  | $ | (14.2 | ) |  | $ | 9.6 |  |  | $ | (2.5 | )

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