Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table summarizes changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
In millions	2021		2020		2021		2020
Beginning balance	$	(1,590)	$	(1,909)	$	(1,642)	$	(1,705)

Foreign currency translation adjustments during the period	(35)		22		22		(203)
Foreign currency translation adjustments reclassified to income	—		—		4		—
Income taxes	(24)		41		(55)		43
Total foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	(59)		63		(29)		(160)


Pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments reclassified to income	14		12		41		36
Income taxes	(3)		(3)		(8)		(8)
Total pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments, net of tax	11		9		33		28

Ending balance	$	(1,638)	$	(1,837)	$	(1,638)	$	(1,837)

Foreign currency translation adjustments reclassified to income related to the exit of immaterial foreign operations. Pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments reclassified to income represented the amortization of actuarial losses and prior service cost. Refer to Note 7. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits for additional information.

The Company designated the €1.0 billion of Euro notes issued in May 2014, the €1.0 billion of Euro notes issued in May 2015 and the €1.6 billion of Euro notes issued in June 2019 as hedges of a portion of its net investment in Euro-denominated foreign operations to reduce foreign currency risk associated with the investment in these operations. Changes in the value of this debt resulting from fluctuations in the Euro to U.S. Dollar exchange rate have been recorded as foreign currency translation adjustments within Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The carrying values of the 2019, 2015 and 2014 Euro notes were $1.8 billion, $1.2 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively, as of September 30, 2021. The cumulative unrealized pre-tax gain (loss) recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to the net investment hedge was a gain of $108 million as of September 30, 2021 and a loss of $120 million as of December 31, 2020.

As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the ending balance of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of after-tax cumulative translation adjustment losses of $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively, and after-tax unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefits cost of $298 million and $362 million, respectively.