ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]  
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
 
The activity of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to cash flow hedging and other activities for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 is presented below (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
 
 
 
 AOCI Beginning Balance
 
Pretax Activity
 
Tax Effect
 
 Net Activity
 
Attributable to non-controlling interests
 
Attributable to Vantiv, Inc.
 
AOCI Ending Balance
Three months ended March 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Net change in fair value recorded in accumulated OCI
 
$
(5,288
)
 
$
(11,435
)
 
$
3,329

 
$
(8,106
)
 
$
2,612

 
$
(5,494
)
 
$
(10,782
)
 Net realized loss reclassified into earnings (a)
 
1,732

 
1,041

 
(305
)
 
736

 
(237
)
 
499

 
2,231

 Other
 
(212
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(212
)
 Net change
 
$
(3,768
)
 
$
(10,394
)
 
$
3,024

 
$
(7,370
)
 
$
2,375

 
$
(4,995
)
 
$
(8,763
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Net change in fair value recorded in accumulated OCI
 
$
(5
)
 
$
(2,599
)
 
$
704

 
$
(1,895
)
 
$
663

 
$
(1,232
)
 
$
(1,237
)
 Net realized loss reclassified into earnings (a)
 
269

 
335

 
(93
)
 
242

 
(87
)
 
155

 
424

 Net change
 
$
264

 
$
(2,264
)
 
$
611

 
$
(1,653
)
 
$
576

 
$
(1,077
)
 
$
(813
)
 

(a)    The reclassification adjustment on cash flow hedge derivatives affected the following lines in the accompanying consolidated statements of income:    
 OCI Component
 
   Affected line in the accompanying consolidated statements of income
Pretax activity(1)
 
Interest expense-net
Tax effect
 
Income tax expense
OCI Attributable to non-controlling interests
 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) The three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 reflect amounts of losses reclassified from AOCI into earnings, representing the effective portion of the hedging relationships, and is recorded in interest expense-net.