XML 65 R26.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.19.3
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]  
Schedule of components of accumulated other comprehensive loss

The following tables show the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss:
(in millions)
Pension and Other Benefit Liabilities(3)
Derivative Contracts and Other
Available-for-Sale Investments
Total
Balance at January 1, 2019 (net of tax effect of $1,492)
$
(7,925
)
$
100

$
—

$
(7,825
)
Changes in value (net of tax effect of $2)
(12
)
4

—

(8
)
Reclassifications into earnings (net of tax effect of $57)(1)
189

(1
)
—

188

Balance at September 30, 2019 (net of tax effect of $1,437)
$
(7,748
)
$
103

$
—

$
(7,645
)

 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2018 (net of tax effect of $1,400)
$
(7,812
)
$
85

$
106

$
(7,621
)
Changes in value (net of tax effect of $6)
13

7

—

20

Reclassifications into retained earnings (net of tax effect of $61)(2)
—

—

(106
)
(106
)
Reclassifications into earnings (net of tax effect of $51)(1)
164

8

—

172

Balance at September 30, 2018 (net of tax effect of $1,404)
$
(7,635
)
$
100

$
—

$
(7,535
)


(1) 
Amounts reclassified from AOCI for pension and other benefit liabilities and for derivative contracts designated as foreign currency cash flow hedges are recorded in miscellaneous, net in non-operating expense and in passenger revenue, respectively, in the income statement.
(2) 
The reclassification into retained earnings relates to our investments in GOL, China Eastern and other previously designated available-for-sale investments, and the related conversion to accounting for changes in fair value of these investments from AOCI to the income statement.
(3) 
Includes $688 million of deferred income tax expense primarily related to pension and other benefit obligations that will not be recognized in net income until these obligations are fully extinguished. We consider all income sources, including other comprehensive income, in determining the amount of tax benefit allocated to continuing operations.