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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are as follows:
Gains and
(Losses) on
Cash Flow
Hedges		 Defined
Benefit
Pension
Plan		 Total
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2019 $ (1,326)   $ (736)   $ (2,062)  
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (1) 294    —    294   
Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (2) (566)   —    (566)  
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) (272)   —    (272)  
Balance at March 31, 2020 $ (1,598)   $ (736)   $ (2,334)  
(1)Net of tax expense of $67 related to cash flow hedges.
(2)Net of tax benefit of $231 related to cash flow hedges.
See the heading “Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” in Note 6, “Long-Term Debt,” for further discussion of Sonic’s cash flow hedges. For further discussion of Sonic’s defined benefit pension plan, see Note 10, “Employee Benefit Plans,” to the consolidated financial statements in Sonic’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.