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CAPITAL AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

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CAPITAL AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Equity [Abstract]  
CAPITAL AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
CAPITAL AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

During the three months ended March 2018, the Company purchased 3.4 million shares of Common Stock in open market transactions for $250.0 million under its share repurchase program authorized by VF’s Board of Directors. These transactions were treated as treasury stock transactions.
Common Stock outstanding is net of shares held in treasury which are, in substance, retired. During the three months ended March 2018, VF restored 3.4 million treasury shares to an unissued status, after which they were no longer recognized as shares held in treasury. There were no shares held in treasury at the end of March 2018, December 2017 or March 2017. The excess of the cost of treasury shares acquired over the $0.25 per share stated value of Common Stock is deducted from retained earnings.
VF Common Stock is also held by the Company’s deferred compensation plans and is treated as treasury shares for financial reporting purposes. During the three months ended March 2018, the Company purchased 3,870 shares of Common Stock in open market transactions for $0.3 million.

Balances related to shares held for deferred compensation plans were as follows:
(In thousands, except share amounts)
 
March 2018
 
 
December 2017
 
March 2017
Shares held for deferred compensation plans
 
284,785

 
 
317,515

 
427,567

Cost of shares held for deferred compensation plans
 
$
3,621

 
 
$
3,901

 
$
5,304



Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income consists of net income and specified components of other comprehensive income (“OCI”), which relates to changes in assets and liabilities that are not included in net income under GAAP but are instead deferred and accumulated within a separate component of stockholders’ equity in the balance sheet. VF’s comprehensive income is presented in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The deferred components of OCI are reported, net of related income taxes, in accumulated OCI in stockholders’ equity, as follows:
(In thousands)
 
March 2018
 
 
December 2017
 
March 2017
Foreign currency translation and other
 
$
(476,869
)
 
 
$
(546,201
)
 
$
(742,281
)
Defined benefit pension plans
 
(289,618
)
 
 
(291,949
)
 
(281,721
)
Derivative financial instruments
 
(97,543
)
 
 
(87,990
)
 
35,962

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
(864,030
)
 
 
$
(926,140
)
 
$
(988,040
)

The changes in accumulated OCI, net of related taxes, are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended March 2018
(In thousands)
Foreign Currency Translation and Other
 
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
 
Derivative Financial Instruments
 
Total
Balance, December 2017
$
(546,201
)
 
$
(291,949
)
 
$
(87,990
)
 
$
(926,140
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
69,332

 
(4,852
)
 
(21,078
)
 
43,402

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 
7,183

 
11,525

 
18,708

Net other comprehensive income (loss)
69,332

 
2,331

 
(9,553
)
 
62,110

Balance, March 2018
$
(476,869
)
 
$
(289,618
)
 
$
(97,543
)
 
$
(864,030
)
 
 
Three Months Ended March 2017
(In thousands)
Foreign Currency Translation and Other
 
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
 
Derivative Financial Instruments
 
Total
Balance, December 2016
$
(794,579
)
 
$
(302,697
)
 
$
55,813

 
$
(1,041,463
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
52,298

 
12,253

 
(7,534
)
 
57,017

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 
8,723

 
(12,317
)
 
(3,594
)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)
52,298

 
20,976

 
(19,851
)
 
53,423

Balance, March 2017
$
(742,281
)
 
$
(281,721
)
 
$
35,962

 
$
(988,040
)
 
Reclassifications out of accumulated OCI are as follows:
 
(In thousands)
Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components
Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Income
 
 
Three Months Ended March
 
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Amortization of defined benefit pension plans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net deferred actuarial losses
(a) 
 
 
$
(8,548
)
 
 
$
(11,382
)
 
Deferred prior service costs
(a) 
 
 
(647
)
 
 
(712
)
 
Pension curtailment loss
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
 
 

 
 
(1,105
)
 
 
Total before tax
 
 
(9,195
)
 
 
(13,199
)
 
 
Tax benefit
 
 
2,012

 
 
4,476

 
 
Net of tax
 
 
(7,183
)
 
 
(8,723
)
 
Gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
Net sales
 
 
4,948

 
 
6,413

 
Foreign exchange contracts
Cost of goods sold
 
 
(13,286
)
 
 
11,274

 
Foreign exchange contracts
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
 
(1,981
)
 
 
(87
)
 
Foreign exchange contracts
Other income (expense), net
 
 
(2,427
)
 
 
49

 
Interest rate contracts
Interest expense
 
 
(1,214
)
 
 
(1,158
)
 
 
Total before tax
 
 
(13,960
)
 
 
16,491

 
 
Tax benefit (expense)
 
 
2,435

 
 
(4,174
)
 
 
Net of tax
 
 
(11,525
)
 
 
12,317

 
Total reclassifications for the period
Net of tax
 
 
$
(18,708
)
 
 
$
3,594

(a) 
These accumulated OCI components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (refer to Note H for additional details).