OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME [Abstract]

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	2019	2018	2018
AOCI
Interest rate hedges	$ (11,011)	$ (11,180)	$ (8,771)
Pension and postretirement plans	(160,179)	(161,035)	(134,754)
Total	$ (171,190)	$ (172,215)	$ (143,525)

Changes in AOCI, net of tax, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 are as follows:



		Pension and
	Interest Rate	Postretirement
in thousands	Hedges	Benefit Plans	Total
AOCI
Balances as of December 31, 2018	$ (11,180)	$ (161,035)	$ (172,215)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	169	856	1,025
Balances as of September 30, 2019	$ (11,011)	$ (160,179)	$ (171,190)

Amounts reclassified from AOCI to earnings, are as follows:



	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30		September 30
in thousands	2019	2018	2019	2018
Amortization of Interest Rate Hedge Losses
Interest expense	$ 78	$ 72	$ 229	$ 232
Benefit from income taxes	(21)	(19)	(60)	(61)
Total	$ 57	$ 53	$ 169	$ 171
Amortization of Pension and Postretirement
Plan Actuarial Loss and Prior Service Cost
Other nonoperating expense	$ 386	$ 1,477	$ 1,159	$ 4,430
Benefit from income taxes	(100)	(386)	(303)	(1,156)
Total	$ 286	$ 1,091	$ 856	$ 3,274
Total reclassifications from AOCI to earnings	$ 343	$ 1,144	$ 1,025	$ 3,445