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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract]  
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, 2013
$
12,178

$
(32,245
)
$
(20,067
)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
(113
)
—

(113
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(2,224
)
5,613

3,389

Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(2,337
)
5,613

3,276

Balance as of March 31, 2014
$
9,841

$
(26,632
)
$
(16,791
)


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

 
Three months ended
Three months ended
 
 
March 31, 2014
March 31, 2013
 
(in thousands)
Amounts Reclassified
Line Item Where Presented
Gains and (losses) on cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
Derivative commodity instruments
$
4,054

$
17,290

Operating revenues
Interest rate swap
(446
)
(409
)
Interest expense
Total cash flow hedges
3,608

16,881

 
Income tax expense
(1,384
)
(6,427
)
 
Net of tax
2,224

10,454

 
Pension and postretirement plans:
 
 
 
Transition obligation
(10
)
(74
)
Operations and maintenance
Prior service cost
(74
)
(78
)
Operations and maintenance
Actuarial losses*
(1,290
)
(2,254
)
Operations and maintenance
Actuarial losses on settlement charges
(7,262
)
—

Operations and maintenance
Actuarial losses on settlement charges*
—

(375
)
Regulatory asset
Total pension and postretirement plans
(8,636
)
(2,781
)
 
Income tax benefit
3,023

973

 
Net of tax
(5,613
)
(1,808
)
 
Total reclassifications for the period
$
(3,389
)
$
8,646

 

*In the first quarter of 2013, the Company incurred a settlement charge of $0.5 million for the payment of lump sums from the non-qualified supplemental retirement plans, of which $0.1 million is recognized in actuarial gains (losses) above and $0.4 million is recognized as a regulatory asset at Alagasco and reported in actuarial losses on settlement charges above.