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Comprehensive income is the change in equity (net assets) of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owners sources. It includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.
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AT&T Inc., Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
USD $ in millions
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Reclassification adjustment realized in net income (loss), net of taxes | |
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Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities | |
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Unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes | |
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Reclassification adjustment realized in net income (loss), net of taxes | |
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Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges | |
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Net prior service credit arising from period, net of taxes | |
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Amortization of net prior service credit, net of taxes | |
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Other comprehensive income (loss) | |
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Comprehensive income (loss) | |
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Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | |
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Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to AT&T | |
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| Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of taxes | Adjustment that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into functional currency of the reporting entity, net of tax, attributable to the parent entity. | AT&T Inc.'s foreign currency translation adjustments, net of taxes increased from 2009 to 2010 but then declined significantly from 2010 to 2011. |
| Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities | Gross appreciation or the gross loss in value of the total unsold securities at the end of an accounting period, after tax, attributable to the parent entity. | AT&T Inc.'s net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities declined from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011. |
| Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges | Net of tax effect change in accumulated gains and losses from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges, after taxes, that is attributable to the parent entity. A cash flow hedge is a hedge of the exposure to variability in the cash flows of a recognized asset or liability or a forecasted transaction that is attributable to a particular risk. The change includes an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gains or losses. | AT&T Inc.'s net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges declined from 2009 to 2010 but then slightly increased from 2010 to 2011. |
| Defined benefit postretirement plans | Net changes to accumulated comprehensive income during the period related to benefit plans, after tax, attributable to the parent entity. | AT&T Inc.'s defined benefit postretirement plans declined from 2009 to 2010 but then slightly increased from 2010 to 2011. |
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to AT&T | The change in equity [net assets] of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources which are attributable to the reporting entity. It includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners, but excludes any and all transactions which are directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent. | AT&T Inc.'s comprehensive income (loss) attributable to AT&T increased from 2009 to 2010 but then declined significantly from 2010 to 2011. |
May 23, 2012