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Accumulated other comprehensive income
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Accumulated other comprehensive income

Note 17. Accumulated other comprehensive income

A summary of the net changes in after-tax accumulated other comprehensive income and significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013 follows (in millions).

 

     Unrealized
appreciation of
investments, net		     Foreign
currency
translation		     Prior service
and actuarial
gains/losses of
defined benefit
pension plans		     Other     Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income		  

Balance at December 31, 2012

    $ 29,254      $ (120 )    $ (1,601 )    $ (33 )    $ 27,500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

      8,252        (191 )      (17 )      49        8,093   

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

      (738 )      (31 )      81        4        (684 ) 

Transactions with noncontrolling interests

      —          (12 )      —          —          (12 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  
     7,514        (234 )      64        53        7,397   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Balance at September 30, 2013

    $ 36,768      $ (354 )    $ (1,537 )    $ 20      $ 34,897   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income into net earnings for the first nine months of 2013 are included on the following line items:

           

Investment gains/losses:

           

Insurance and other

    $ (1,062 )    $ —        $ —        $ —        $ (1,062 ) 

Finance and financial products

      (73 )      —          —          —          (73 ) 

Other (1)

      —          (31 )      114        8        91   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Reclassifications before income taxes

      (1,135 )      (31 )      114        8        (1,044 ) 

Applicable income taxes

      (397 )      —          33        4        (360 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  
   $ (738 )    $ (31 )    $ 81      $ 4      $ (684 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

(1)  Amounts are included on various line items, and are immaterial individually and in the aggregate.