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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The changes in AOCI for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, for FirstEnergy are shown in the following table:
 
 
Gains & Losses on Cash Flow Hedges
 
Unrealized Gains on AFS Securities
 
Defined Benefit Pension & OPEB Plans
 
Total
 
 
(In millions)
AOCI Balance, January 1, 2019
 
$
(11
)
 
$
—

 
$
52

 
$
41

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
 
1

 
—

 
(7
)
 
(6
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
1

 
—

 
(7
)
 
(6
)
Income tax benefits on other comprehensive income (loss)
 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
1

 
—

 
(6
)
 
(5
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AOCI Balance, March 31, 2019
 
$
(10
)
 
$
—

 
$
46

 
$
36

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AOCI Balance, January 1, 2018
 
$
(22
)
 
$
67

 
$
97

 
$
142

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications
 
—

 
(97
)
 
—

 
(97
)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
 
2

 
(1
)
 
(18
)
 
(17
)
Deconsolidation of FES and FENOC
 
13

 
(8
)
 
—

 
5

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
15

 
(106
)
 
(18
)
 
(109
)
Income tax (benefits) on other comprehensive income (loss)
 
8

 
(39
)
 
(22
)
 
(53
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
7

 
(67
)
 
4

 
(56
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AOCI Balance, March 31, 2018
 
$
(15
)
 
$
—

 
$
101

 
$
86



The following amounts were reclassified from AOCI for FirstEnergy in the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Affected Line Item in Consolidated Statements of Income
Reclassifications from AOCI(1)
 
2019
 
2018 (2)
 
 
 
(In millions)
 
 
Gains & losses on cash flow hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity contracts
 
$
—

 
$
1

 
Other operating expenses
Long-term debt
 
1

 
1

 
Interest expense
 
 
—

 
(1
)
 
Income taxes
 
 
$
1

 
$
1

 
Net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gains on AFS securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Realized gains on sales of securities
 
$
—

 
$
(1
)
 
Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Defined benefit pension and OPEB plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior-service costs
 
$
(7
)
 
$
(18
)
 
(3) 
 
 
1

 
5

 
Income taxes
 
 
$
(6
)
 
$
(13
)
 
Net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Amounts in parenthesis represent credits to the Consolidated Statements of Income from AOCI.
(2) Includes stranded tax amounts reclassified from AOCI in connection with the adoption of ASU 2018-02, "Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income".
(3) Components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. See Note 5, "Pension and Other Postemployment Benefits," for additional details.