Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Notes)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The following table describes the principal components of accumulated other comprehensive loss recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of:
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component(a)
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Beginning balance
$
(38,460
)
 
$
(75,905
)
 
 
 
 
Amount recognized in other comprehensive loss on derivatives, net of tax expense of $14 and $718, respectively
(2,113
)
 
(3,683
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income, net of tax expense of $21 and $110, respectively
27,360

 
41,128

   Net current period other comprehensive income
25,247

 
37,445

 
 
 
 
Ending balance
$
(13,213
)
 
$
(38,460
)
        

(a) All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss(a)
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Losses on cash flow hedges
 
 
 
Amount of effective amortization of net deferred interest rate derivative losses(b)
$
24,023

 
$
34,979

Effective amount of net settlements of interest rate derivatives, net of tax expense of $21 and $110, respectively(b)
3,337

 
6,149

Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income
$
27,360

 
$
41,128

            

(a) All amounts are net of tax.
(b) Included in interest expense.
At December 31, 2015, the amount of deferred net loss expected to be reclassified from OCI into interest expense over the next twelve months related to our terminated interest rate derivatives is $9,056, of which $1,118 relates to Senior Notes due 2017 and 2020 interest rate derivatives, $4,855 relates to Senior Notes due 2018 interest rate derivatives, $1,749 relates to ECA Term Financings and $1,334 relates to other financings.