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The table below summarizes changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss recorded on our
consolidated balance sheet by component for the year ended December 31, 2014:
Pension Plans
Post-Retirement
Benefit Plans
Foreign Currency
Translation
Adjustment
and Other Total
(Dollars in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2013 ........ $ (669) (122) (11) (802)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
before reclassifications ............ (1,107) (162) (15) (1,284)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated
other comprehensive income ....... 56 12 1 69
Net current-period other comprehensive
income (loss) .................... (1,051) (150) (14) (1,215)
Balance at December 31, 2014 ........ $(1,720) (272) (25) (2,017)
The table below presents further information about our reclassifications out of accumulated other
comprehensive loss by component for the year ended December 31, 2014:
Year Ended December 31, 2014
Decrease (Increase)
in Net Loss
Affected Line Item in Consolidated Statement of
Operations or Footnote Where Additional
Information is Presented If The Amount is not
Recognized in Net Income in Total
(Dollars in millions)
Amortization of pension & post-
retirement plans
Net actuarial loss ............ $ 85 SeeNote 7—Employee Benefits
Prior service cost ............ 25 SeeNote 7—Employee Benefits
Total before tax ............. 110
Income tax expense (benefit) . . . (42) Income tax expense
Insignificant items ........... 1
Netoftax ...................... $ 69
(19) Dividends
Our Board of Directors declared the following dividends payable in 2015 and 2014:
Date Declared Record Date
Dividend
Per Share Total Amount Payment Date
(in millions)
November 10, 2015 ......................... 11/24/2015 $0.540 $293 12/8/2015
August 25, 2015 ............................ 9/8/2015 0.540 300 9/22/2015
May 20, 2015 .............................. 6/2/2015 0.540 303 6/16/2015
February 23, 2015 .......................... 3/6/2015 0.540 303 3/20/2015
November 11, 2014 ......................... 11/24/2014 0.540 307 12/5/2014
August 19, 2014 ............................ 8/29/2014 0.540 308 9/12/2014
May 28, 2014 .............................. 6/9/2014 0.540 307 6/20/2014
February 24, 2014 .......................... 3/10/2014 0.540 309 3/21/2014
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