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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The following table is a reconciliation of the number of shares of the Company's common stock for the three-month periods ended March 31.
(In thousands of shares)
2013
 
2012
Common stock - issued:
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
665,239

 
663,639

Exercise of stock options and issuance of restricted shares
539

 
798

Balance, end of period
665,778

 
664,437

Treasury stock:
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
197,453

 
197,329

Purchases of treasury stock:
 
 
 
Open market
2,979

 
0

Other
124

 
199

Dispositions of treasury stock:
 
 
 
Shares issued to AFL Stock Plan
(364
)
 
(381
)
Exercise of stock options
(294
)
 
(39
)
Other
(145
)
 
(134
)
Balance, end of period
199,753

 
196,974

Shares outstanding, end of period
466,025

 
467,463



Outstanding share-based awards are excluded from the calculation of weighted-average shares used in the computation of basic earnings per share (EPS). The following table presents the approximate number of share-based awards to purchase shares, on a weighted-average basis, that were considered to be anti-dilutive and were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the following periods.
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(In thousands)
2013
 
2012
Anti-dilutive share-based awards
 
3,623
 
 
 
5,457
 


Share Repurchase Program

During the first three months of 2013, we repurchased 3.0 million shares of our common stock in the open market. We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock in the open market in the first three months of 2012. As of March 31, 2013, a remaining balance of 19.4 million shares of our common stock was available for purchase under a share repurchase authorization by our board of directors in 2008.

Reclassifications from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table is a reconciliation of accumulated other comprehensive income by component for the three-month period ended March 31.

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(1) 
 
2013
(In millions)
Unrealized Foreign
Currency Translation
Gains (Losses)
 
Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investment Securities
 
Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Derivatives
 
Pension Liability Adjustment
 
Total
Balance, beginning of period
 
$
333

 
 
 
$
2,570

 
 
 
$
(5
)
 
 
 
$
(183
)
 
 
 
$
2,715

 
Other comprehensive
income before
reclassification
 
(467
)
 
 
 
(554
)
 
 
 
(5
)
 
 
 
0

 
 
 
(1,026
)
 
Amounts reclassified from
accumulated other
comprehensive income
 
(7
)
 
 
 
(35
)
 
 
 
1

 
 
 
3

 
 
 
(38
)
 
Net current-period other
comprehensive income
 
(474
)
 
 
 
(589
)
 
 
 
(4
)
 
 
 
3

 
 
 
(1,064
)
 
Balance, end of period
 
$
(141
)
 
 
 
$
1,981

 
 
 
$
(9
)
 
 
 
$
(180
)
 
 
 
$
1,651

 
(1)All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.

The table below summarizes the amounts reclassified from each component of accumulated other comprehensive income based on source for the three-month period ended March 31.

Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
(In millions)
 
2013
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(1)
 
Affected Line Item in the Statements of Earnings
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains
(losses)
 
$
10

 
Sales and redemptions
 
 
(3
)
 
Tax (expense) or benefit(2)
 
 
$
7

 
Net of tax
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale
securities
 
$
109

 
Sales and redemptions
 
 
(55
)
 
Other-than-temporary impairment losses realized
 
 
54

 
Total before tax
 
 
(19
)
 
Tax (expense) or benefit(2)
 
 
$
35

 
Net of tax
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency swaps
 
$
(1
)
 
Derivative and other gains (losses)
 
 
0

 
Tax (expense) or benefit(2)
 
 
$
(1
)
 
Net of tax
Amortization of defined benefit pension items:
 
 
 
 
       Actuarial gains (losses)
 
$
(5
)
 
Acquisition and operating expenses(3)
 
 
2

 
Tax (expense) or benefit(2)
 
 
$
(3
)
 
Net of tax
Total reclassifications for the period
 
$
38

 
Net of tax
(1)Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.
(2) Based on 35% tax rate
(3) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see
Note 9 for additional details).