Note 11: other Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income comprises two subsets: net earnings and other comprehensive income (OCI). The components of other comprehensive income are presented in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, net of applicable taxes.

Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI), net of tax, are as follows:



	September 30	December 31	September 30
in thousands	2018	2017	2017
AOCI
Interest rate hedges	$ (8,771)	$ (11,438)	$ (11,464)
Pension and postretirement plans	(134,754)	(138,028)	(124,795)
Total	$ (143,525)	$ (149,466)	$ (136,259)

Changes in AOCI, net of tax, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 are as follows:



		Pension and
	Interest Rate	Postretirement
in thousands	Hedges	Benefit Plans	Total
AOCI
Balance as of December 31, 2017	$ (11,438)	$ (138,028)	$ (149,466)
Other comprehensive income
before reclassifications	2,496	0	2,496
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	171	3,274	3,445
Net current period OCI changes	2,667	3,274	5,941
Balance as of September 30, 2018	$ (8,771)	$ (134,754)	$ (143,525)

Amounts reclassified from AOCI to earnings, are as follows:



	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30		September 30
in thousands	2018	2017	2018	2017
Amortization of Interest Rate Hedge Losses
Interest expense	$ 72	$ 1,955	$ 232	$ 3,022
Benefit from income taxes	(19)	(767)	(61)	(1,186)
Total 1	$ 53	$ 1,188	$ 171	$ 1,836
Amortization of Pension and Postretirement
Plan Actuarial Loss and Prior Service Cost
Other nonoperating income	$ 1,477	$ 703	$ 4,430	$ 2,109
Benefit from income taxes	(386)	(276)	(1,156)	(828)
Total	$ 1,091	$ 427	$ 3,274	$ 1,281
Total reclassifications from AOCI to earnings	$ 1,144	$ 1,615	$ 3,445	$ 3,117


1	Totals for 2017 include the acceleration of deferred losses on interest rate hedges (see Note 6) referable to debt purchases (see Note 7).