A summary of the net changes in after-tax accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders and significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income for each of the three years ending December 31, 2016 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 December 31, 2013	$	44,042		$	(146	)	$	46		$	83		$	44,025
Other comprehensive income, net before reclassifications		3,778			(1,877	)		(1,130	)		31			802
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income		(2,184	)		66			45			(22	)		(2,095	)

Balance December 31, 2014		45,636			(1,957	)		(1,039	)		92			42,732
Other comprehensive income, net before reclassifications		(5,522	)		(2,027	)		191			(112	)		(7,470	)
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income		(1,516	)		128			86			22			(1,280	)

Balance December 31, 2015		38,598			(3,856	)		(762	)		2			33,982
Other comprehensive income, net before reclassifications		9,011			(1,412	)		94			(48	)		7,645
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income		(4,433	)		—			75			29			(4,329	)

Balance December 31, 2016	$	43,176		$	(5,268	)	$	(593	)	$	(17	)	$	37,298

Reclassifications from other comprehensive income into net earnings:
Year ending December 31, 2014:
Investment gains/losses	$	(3,360	)	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(3,360	)
Other		—			75			58			(39	)		94

Reclassifications before income taxes		(3,360	)		75			58			(39	)		(3,266	)
Applicable income taxes		(1,176	)		9			13			(17	)		(1,171	)

	$	(2,184	)	$	66		$	45		$	(22	)	$	(2,095	)

Year ending December 31, 2015:
Investment gains/losses	$	(2,332	)	$	197		$	—		$	—		$	(2,135	)
Other		—			—			129			35			164

Reclassifications before income taxes		(2,332	)		197			129			35			(1,971	)
Applicable income taxes		(816	)		69			43			13			(691	)

	$	(1,516	)	$	128		$	86		$	22		$	(1,280	)

Year ending December 31, 2016:
Investment gains/losses	$	(6,820	)	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(6,820	)
Other		—			—			104			51			155

Reclassifications before income taxes		(6,820	)		—			104			51			(6,665	)
Applicable income taxes		(2,387	)		—			29			22			(2,336	)

	$	(4,433	)	$	—		$	75		$	29		$	(4,329	)