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Accumulated other comprehensive income (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income

A summary of the net changes in after-tax accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders for each of the three years ending December 31, 2013 and significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 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, 2010

$ 21,638 $ (240 ) $ (853 ) $ 38 $ 20,583

Other comprehensive income, net

(2,144 ) (144 ) (720 ) 3 (3,005 )

Transactions with noncontrolling interests

132 1 (16 ) (41 ) 76

(2,012 ) (143 ) (736 ) (38 ) (2,929 )

Balance at December 31, 2011

19,626 (383 ) (1,589 ) 17,654

Other comprehensive income, net

9,647 267 (21 ) (47 ) 9,846

Transactions with noncontrolling interests

(19 ) (4 ) 9 14

9,628 263 (12 ) (33 ) 9,846

Balance at December 31, 2012

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

Other comprehensive income, net before reclassifications

16,379 25 1,534 106 18,044

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

(1,591 ) (31 ) 114 10 (1,498 )

Transactions with noncontrolling interests

(20 ) (1 ) (21 )

14,788 (26 ) 1,647 116 16,525

Balance at December 31, 2013

$ 44,042 $ (146 ) $ 46 $ 83 $ 44,025

Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income into net earnings during 2013 are included on the following line items:

Investment gains/losses:

Insurance and other

$ (2,382 ) $ $ $ $ (2,382 )

Finance and financial products

(65 ) (65 )

Other

(31 ) 167 17 153

Reclassifications before income taxes

(2,447 ) (31 ) 167 17 (2,294 )

Applicable income taxes

(856 ) 53 7 (796 )

$ (1,591 ) $ (31 ) $ 114 $ 10 $ (1,498 )