Other comprehensive income (loss) information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Other comprehensive income (loss) information

9.   Other comprehensive income (loss) information

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 millions of Canadian dollars            2016         2015    

 

 

 Balance at January 1

     (1,828 )      (2,059)    

 Post-retirement benefits liability adjustment:

    

Current period change excluding amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive income

     100        (176)    

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

     108        126     

 

 

 Balance at September 30

     (1,620 )      (2,109)    

 

 

Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) - before-tax income (expense):

 

     Third Quarter    

     Nine Months

     to September 30

 
 millions of Canadian dollars    2016         2015             2016         2015    

 

 

 Amortization of post-retirement benefits liability adjustment included in net periodic benefit cost (a)

     (44 )      (57 )      (138 )      (170)    

 

 
 (a) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (note 4).

Income tax expense (credit) for components of other comprehensive income (loss):

 

     Third Quarter     

     Nine Months

     to September 30

 
 millions of Canadian dollars    2016          2015              2016          2015    

 

 

 Post-retirement benefits liability adjustments:

           

Post-retirement benefits liability adjustment (excluding amortization)

     -         -         37         (61)    

Amortization of post-retirement benefits liability adjustment included in net periodic benefit cost

     10         15         30         44     

 

 

 Total

     10         15         67         (17)