Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the six months ended June 30, 2015, net of tax (in thousands):

	Pension and other postretirement benefit plans			Foreign currency translation adjustment			Total
Beginning balance as of December 31, 2014	$	(198,969	)	$	(19,079	)	$	(218,048	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	—			3,095			3,095
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	7,399			—(1)			7,399
Net current-period other comprehensive income	7,399			3,095			10,494
Ending balance as of June 30, 2015	$	(191,570	)	$	(15,984	)	$	(207,554	)

(1) Foreign currency translation adjustments are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings upon sale or substantially complete liquidation of an investment in a foreign entity.

The following table presents amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Amortization of pension and other postretirement benefit plans:
Prior service credit	$	(2,766	)	(a)
Net actuarial loss	15,048			(a)
	12,282			Total before tax
	(4,883		)	Income tax benefit
	$	7,399		Net of tax

(a) Amortization of pension benefit items are included in cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and depletion) and selling, general and administrative expense while amortization of postretirement benefit items are included in other postretirement benefits within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.