Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock
Common Stock is reported net of shares held by our consolidated subsidiaries (Treasury Shares). Treasury Shares at December 31, 2018 and 2017 amounted to 20,320,777, with a cost of $19 million at both dates.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The components of “Other comprehensive income (loss)” reported in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and changes in the cumulative balances of “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consisted of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Balance at Beginning of Year | | Net Income (Loss) | | Reclassification of Stranded Tax Effects | | Reclassification Adjustments | | Balance at End of Year | | ($ in millions) | Year ended December 31, 2018 | | | | | | | | | | Pensions and other postretirement | | | | | | | | | | liabilities | $ | (300 | ) | | $ | (136 | ) | | $ | (86 | ) | | $ | 25 |
| | $ | (497 | ) | Other comprehensive loss | |
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| of equity investees | (56 | ) | | (8 | ) | | (2 | ) | | — |
| | (66 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | Accumulated other comprehensive | | | | | | | | | | loss | $ | (356 | ) | | $ | (144 | ) | | $ | (88 | ) | | $ | 25 |
| | $ | (563 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | Year ended December 31, 2017 | |
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| Pensions and other postretirement | | | | | | | | | | liabilities | $ | (414 | ) | | $ | 95 |
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| | $ | 19 |
| | $ | (300 | ) | Other comprehensive income | | | | | | | | | | of equity investees | (73 | ) | | 17 |
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| | (56 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | Accumulated other comprehensive | | | | | | | | | | loss | $ | (487 | ) | | $ | 112 |
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| | $ | 19 |
| | $ | (356 | ) |
The adoption of FASB ASU 2018-02 (see Note 1) resulted in an increase to “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” of $88 million and a corresponding increase to “Retained income,” with no impact on “Total stockholders’ equity.”
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) “Other comprehensive income (loss)” reported in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income consisted of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pretax Amount | | Tax (Expense) Benefit | | Net-of-Tax Amount | | ($ in millions) | Year ended December 31, 2018 | | | | | | Net gain (loss) arising during the year: | | | | | | Pensions and other postretirement benefits | $ | (181 | ) | | $ | 45 |
| | $ | (136 | ) | Reclassification adjustments for costs | |
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| included in net income | 33 |
| | (8 | ) | | 25 |
| | | | | | | Subtotal | (148 | ) | | 37 |
| | (111 | ) | | | | | | | Other comprehensive loss of equity investees | (9 | ) | | 1 |
| | (8 | ) | | | | | | | Other comprehensive loss | $ | (157 | ) | | $ | 38 |
| | $ | (119 | ) | | | | | | | Year ended December 31, 2017 | |
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| Net gain arising during the year: | |
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| Pensions and other postretirement benefits | $ | 127 |
| | $ | (32 | ) | | $ | 95 |
| Reclassification adjustments for costs | |
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| included in net income | 28 |
| | (9 | ) | | 19 |
| | | | | | | Subtotal | 155 |
| | (41 | ) | | 114 |
| | | | | | | Other comprehensive income of equity investees | 19 |
| | (2 | ) | | 17 |
| | | | | | | Other comprehensive income | $ | 174 |
| | $ | (43 | ) | | $ | 131 |
| | | | | | | Year ended December 31, 2016 | |
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| Net gain (loss) arising during the year: | |
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| Pensions and other postretirement benefits | $ | (101 | ) | | $ | 37 |
| | $ | (64 | ) | Reclassification adjustments for costs | |
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| included in net income | 27 |
| | (10 | ) | | 17 |
| | | | | | | Subtotal | (74 | ) | | 27 |
| | (47 | ) | | | | | | | Other comprehensive income of equity investees | 5 |
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| | | | | | | Other comprehensive loss | $ | (69 | ) | | $ | 27 |
| | $ | (42 | ) |
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