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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax        
Net income [1] $ 1,950 $ 1,767 $ 3,694 $ 3,352
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (2) [2] (35) (23) (63) (91)
Net unrealized (losses) gains on debt securities, net of tax (1) (3) [1],[3] 0 (134) 114 (139)
Comprehensive income $ 1,915 $ 1,610 $ 3,745 $ 3,122
[1] The Company reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income a net gain of $10 million ($11 million before tax) and a net loss of $1 million ($1 million before tax) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, from sales of investments in debt securities.

In addition, for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income a tax charge of $21 million related to the maturity in August 2019 of the Company's investment of $500 million in Trip.com Group (formerly known as Ctrip.com International Ltd.) convertible notes (see Note 5).

The reclassified net gain and loss before tax are included in "Foreign currency transactions and other" and the reclassified tax charges are included in "Income tax expense" in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.
[2] Foreign currency translation adjustments result from currency fluctuations on the translation of the Company's non-U.S. Dollar functional currency subsidiaries' net assets, net of the impact of net investment hedges.

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax, includes foreign currency transaction gains of $85 million ($111 million before tax) and $112 million ($146 million before tax) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and foreign currency transaction gains of $17 million ($23 million before tax) and $111 million ($148 million before tax) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, associated with the Company's Euro-denominated debt that is designated as a hedge against the impact of currency fluctuations on the net assets of a Euro functional currency subsidiary (see Note 9).

The Company recorded tax benefits of $8 million and $23 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and tax benefits of $5 million and $16 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, related to foreign currency translation adjustments to its one-time deemed repatriation tax liability recorded at December 31, 2017 and foreign earnings for periods after December 31, 2017 that are subject to U.S. federal and state income tax, resulting from the enactment of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act").
[3] Net unrealized gains on debt securities, net of tax, includes a tax benefit of $7 million and a tax charge of $30 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, in addition to the reclassified tax charges for both periods as disclosed in footnote (1) above. Net unrealized losses on debt securities, net of tax, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, includes a tax benefit of $1 million.