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Other Comprehensive Income
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Other Comprehensive Income  
Other Comprehensive Income

Note 5  — Other Comprehensive Income

 

The components of the changes in other comprehensive income from continuing operations, net of income taxes, are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31

 

 

 

Cumulative Foreign
Currency Translation
Adjustments

 

Net Actuarial
Losses and Prior
Service Costs and
Credits

 

Cumulative
Unrealized Gains
(Losses) on
Marketable Equity
Securities

 

Cumulative Gains
(Losses) on
Derivative
Instruments
Designated as Cash
Flow Hedges

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

 

2017

 

2016

 

2017

 

2016

 

2017

 

2016

 

Balance at December 31, 2016 and 2015

 

$
(4,959

)

$
(4,829

)

$
(2,284

)

$
(1,958

)

$
(69

)

$
65

 

$
49

 

$
64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impact of business dispositions

 
142

 

—

 
6

 

—

 

—

 

—

 
1

 

—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications

 
533

 
421

 

—

 

—

 
181

 
(543

)
(69

)
(58

)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

 

—

 

—

 
34

 
18

 
(101

)

—

 
4

 
(31

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net current period comprehensive income (loss)

 
533

 
421

 
34

 
18

 
80

 
(543

)
(65

)
(89

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March  31

 

$
(4,284

)

$
(4,408

)

$
(2,244

)

$
(1,940

)

$
11

 

$
(478

)

$
(15

)

$
(25

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassified amounts for foreign currency translation are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings as Net foreign exchange (gain) loss; gains (losses) on marketable equity securities as Other (income) expense, net and cash flow hedges as Cost of products sold.  Net actuarial losses and prior service cost is included as a component of net periodic benefit plan costs; see Note 13 for additional details.