Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Schedule of Common Stock Repurchases

The following table presents the shares of Common Stock that Alleghany repurchased in the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 pursuant to the 2015 Repurchase Program:     

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Shares repurchased		368,551		-		403,623		-
Cost of shares repurchased (in millions)	$	214.8	$	-	$	236.1	$	-
Average price per share repurchased	$	582.92	$	-	$	584.96	$	-

Reconciliation of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table presents a reconciliation of the changes during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Alleghany stockholders:

	Unrealized Appreciation of Investments			Unrealized Currency Translation Adjustment			Retirement Plans			Total
	($ in millions)
Balance as of January 1, 2018	$	718.2		$	(84.6	)		$      (15.5	)	$	618.1
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting pronouncements(1):
Reclassification of net unrealized gains on equity securities, net of tax		(735.6	)		-			-			(735.6	)
Reclassification of stranded taxes		156.6			(18.2	)		(3.3	)		135.1
Total		(579.0	)		(18.2	)		(3.3	)		(600.5	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		(179.7	)		(5.4	)		(1.1	)		(186.2	)
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income		(3.7	)		-			-			(3.7	)
Total		(183.4	)		(5.4	)		(1.1	)		(189.9	)
Balance as of June 30, 2018	$	(44.2	)	$	(108.2	)	$	(19.9	)	$	(172.3	)
	Unrealized Appreciation of Investments			Unrealized Currency Translation Adjustment			Retirement Plans			Total
	($ in millions)
Balance as of January 1, 2017	$	232.2		$	(111.2	)	$	(11.7	)	$	109.3
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting pronouncements(1)		12.9			-			-			12.9
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		266.7			15.0			(0.3	)		281.4
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income		(40.3	)		-			-			(40.3	)
Total		226.4			15.0			(0.3	)		241.1
Balance as of June 30, 2017	$	471.5		$	(96.2	)	$	(12.0	)	$	363.3

(1) See Note 1(c) of this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding Alleghany’s adoption of new investment accounting guidance and new guidance on certain tax effects caused by the Tax Act.

Reclassifications of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table presents reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to Alleghany stockholders during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017:

Accumulated Other		Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
Comprehensive Income Component	Line in Consolidated Statement of Earnings	2018			2017			2018			2017
		($ in millions)
Unrealized appreciation of investments:	Net realized capital gains(1)	$	(6.5	)	$	(9.3	)	$	(5.3	)	$	(68.9	)
	Other than temporary impairment losses		-			3.8			0.5			7.0
	Income taxes		1.4			1.9			1.1			21.6
Total reclassifications:	Net earnings	$	(5.1	)	$	(3.6	)	$	(3.7	)	$	(40.3	)

(1) For the six month period ended June 30, 2018, excludes a $45.7 million pre-tax gain from AIHL’s conversion of its limited partnership interests in certain subsidiaries of Ares into Ares common units. See Note 3(h) of this Form 10-Q for additional information.