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Accumulated other comprehensive income
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
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Accumulated other comprehensive income

Note 20. Accumulated other comprehensive income

A summary of the net changes in after-tax accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders for the six months ending June 30, 2020 and 2019 follows (in millions).

 

 

 

Unrealized

appreciation of

investments, net

 

 

Foreign

currency

translation

 

 

Defined benefit

pension plans

 

 

Other

 

 

Accumulated

other

comprehensive

income

 

First six months of 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

 

$

481

 

 

$

(4,346

)

 

$

(1,369

)

 

$

(9

)

 

$

(5,243

)

Other comprehensive income, net

 

 

14

 

 

 

(794

)

 

 

83

 

 

 

(27

)

 

 

(724

)

Balance at June 30, 2020

 

$

495

 

 

$

(5,140

)

 

$

(1,286

)

 

$

(36

)

 

$

(5,967

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First six months of 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

$

370

 

 

$

(4,603

)

 

$

(816

)

 

$

34

 

 

$

(5,015

)

Other comprehensive income, net

 

 

166

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

(41

)

 

 

337

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

$

536

 

 

$

(4,458

)

 

$

(749

)

 

$

(7

)

 

$

(4,678

)