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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
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10. | OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component are as follows:
|  | Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges |  |  | Foreign Currency Items |  |  | Total |
Beginning balance |  | $ | (22,247 | ) |  | $ | (5,678 | ) |  | $ | (27,925 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  |  | 1,754 |  |  |  | 1,917 |  |  |  | 3,671 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (A) |  |  | 118 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 118 |
Net current-period other comprehensive income |  |  | 1,872 |  |  |  | 1,917 |  |  |  | 3,789 |
Ending balance |  | $ | (20,375 | ) |  | $ | (3,761 | ) |  | $ | (24,136 | )
(A) | Primarily reflects amortization classified in Interest Expense of amounts previously recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

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