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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
 

The following table provides changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of the related income tax effects.

(in thousands)
Cash Flow Hedges
Pension and Postretirement Plans
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2012
$
44,196

$
(52,507
)
$
(8,311
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
(11,014
)
11,582

568

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(21,004
)
8,680

(12,324
)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(32,018
)
20,262

(11,756
)
Balance as of December 31, 2013
$
12,178

$
(32,245
)
$
(20,067
)


The following table provides details of the reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

 
Year ended
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
(in thousands)
Amounts Reclassified
Line Item Where Presented
Gains and (losses) on cash flow hedges:
 
 
Commodity contracts
$
35,684

Operating revenues
Interest rate swap
(1,723
)
Interest expense
Total cash flow hedges
33,961

 
Income tax expense
(12,957
)
 
Net of tax
21,004

 
Pension and postretirement plans:
 
 
Transition obligation
(319
)
Operations and maintenance
Prior service cost
(257
)
Operations and maintenance
Actuarial losses*
(12,357
)
Operations and maintenance
Actuarial losses on settlement charges*
(421
)
Regulatory asset
Total pension and postretirement plans
(13,354
)
 
Income tax expense
4,674

 
Net of tax
(8,680
)
 
Total reclassifications for the period
$
12,324

 
* In the first quarter of 2013, the Company incurred a settlement charge of $0.5 million for the payment of lump sums from the nonqualified supplemental retirement plans, of which $0.1 million is recognized in actuarial losses above and $0.4 million is recognized as a regulatory asset at Alagasco and reported in actuarial losses on settlement charges above. In the third quarter of 2013, the Company incurred a settlement charge of $64,000 for the payment of lump sums from the nonqualified supplemental retirement plans, of which $18,000 is recognized in actuarial losses above and $46,000 is recognized as a regulatory asset at Alagasco and reported in actuarial losses on settlement charges above.