ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) by component, net of tax, are as follows:


	For the Year Ended December 31, 2021								For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments		Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Marketable Securities		Defined Benefit Plans		Total		Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments		Unrealized Gains on Marketable Securities		Defined Benefit Plans		Total
Balance as of January 1st	$	(1.4)	$	1.1	$	(76.1)	$	(76.4)	$	(3.0)	$	0.7	$	(62.8)	$	(65.1)

OCI Before Reclassifications	—		(0.7)		24.1		23.4		—		0.4		(19.6)		(19.2)
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI	1.0		—		9.7		10.7		1.6		—		6.3		7.9
Net OCI	1.0		(0.7)		33.8		34.1		1.6		0.4		(13.3)		(11.3)
Balance as of December 31st	$	(0.4)	$	0.4	$	(42.3)	$	(42.3)	$	(1.4)	$	1.1	$	(76.1)	$	(76.4)

Defined benefit plan OCI amounts before reclassifications relate to actuarial gains and losses that arose during the year and were recognized in AOCI. The unamortized actuarial gains and losses and prior service costs on the defined benefit plans are amortized from AOCI into Other Income, Net over the average future employee service period, and are reflected in amounts reclassified from AOCI. The related tax effects of the defined benefit plan OCI amounts before reclassifications recognized in AOCI were net deferred tax liabilities of $8.3 million in 2021 and deferred tax assets of $6.0 million and $4.4 million in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The following table sets forth the amounts reclassified from AOCI by component and the impacted line item on the statements of income:


	Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
Eversource (Millions of Dollars)	For the Years Ended December 31,						Statements of Income Line Item Impacted
	2021		2020		2019
Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments	$	(1.7)	$	(2.5)	$	(2.5)	Interest Expense
Tax Effect	0.7		0.9		1.1		Income Tax Expense
Qualified Cash Flow Hedging Instruments, Net of Tax	$	(1.0)	$	(1.6)	$	(1.4)
Defined Benefit Plan Costs:
Amortization of Actuarial Losses	$	(13.1)	$	(8.1)	$	(5.7)	Other Income, Net (1)
Amortization of Prior Service Credit/(Cost)	—		(0.3)		(1.8)		Other Income, Net (1)
Total Defined Benefit Plan Costs	(13.1)		(8.4)		(7.5)
Tax Effect	3.4		2.1		1.9		Income Tax Expense
Defined Benefit Plan Costs, Net of Tax	$	(9.7)	$	(6.3)	$	(5.6)
Total Amounts Reclassified from AOCI, Net of Tax	$	(10.7)	$	(7.9)	$	(7.0)

(1) These amounts are included in the computation of net periodic Pension, SERP and PBOP costs. See Note 1M, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Other Income, Net" and Note 11A, "Employee Benefits – Pension Benefits and Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pension," for further information.

As of December 31, 2021, it is estimated that a pre-tax amount of $0.1 million ($0.1 million for NSTAR Electric) will be reclassified from AOCI as a decrease to Net Income over the next 12 months as a result of the amortization of the interest rate swap agreements which have been settled.