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SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY

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SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
Capital Stock, Additional Paid-In Capital, Retained Earnings and Non-Controlling Minority Interests
We are authorized to issue two classes of common stock, which are distinguished from each other by their respective voting rights. Class A shares of UPS are entitled to 10 votes per share, whereas class B shares are entitled to one vote per share. Class A shares are primarily held by UPS employees and retirees, as well as trusts and descendants of the Company's founders, and these shares are fully convertible into class B shares at any time. Class B shares are publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol “UPS”. Class A and B shares both have a $0.01 par value, and as of March 31, 2021, there were 4.6 billion class A shares and 5.6 billion class B shares authorized to be issued. Additionally, there are 200 million preferred shares authorized to be issued, with a par value of $0.01 per share. As of March 31, 2021, no preferred shares had been issued.
The following is a rollforward of our common stock, additional paid-in capital, retained earnings and non-controlling minority interests accounts for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (in millions, except per share amounts):
2021 2020
  Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
Class A Common Stock
Balance at beginning of period 147  $ 2  156  $ 2 
Common stock purchases —  —  —  — 
Stock award plans 4  —  4  — 
Common stock issuances 1  —  2  — 
Conversions of class A to class B common stock (4) —  (4) — 
Class A shares issued at end of period 148  $ 2  158  $ 2 
Class B Common Stock
Balance at beginning of period 718  $ 7  701  $ 7 
Common stock purchases —  —  (2) — 
Conversions of class A to class B common stock 4  —  4  — 
Class B shares issued at end of period 722  $ 7  703  $ 7 
Additional Paid-In Capital
Balance at beginning of period $ 865  $ 150 
Common stock purchases —  (217)
Stock award plans 30  (67)
Common stock issuances 154  163 
Balance at end of period $ 1,049  $ 29 
Retained Earnings
Balance at beginning of period $ 6,896  $ 9,105 
Net income attributable to common shareowners 4,792  965 
Dividends ($1.02 and $1.01 per share) (1)
(938) (933)
Other (2) — 
Balance at end of period $ 10,748  $ 9,137 
Non-Controlling Minority Interest
Balance at beginning of period $ 12  $ 16 
Change in non-controlling minority interest —  (2)
Balance at end of period $ 12  $ 14 
(1) The dividend per share amount is the same for both class A and class B common stock. Dividends include $80 and $93 million as of March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively, that were settled in shares of class A common stock.
In May 2016, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase authorization of $8.0 billion for shares of class A and class B common stock, which has no expiration date. As of March 31, 2021, we had $2.1 billion of this share repurchase authorization available.
Share repurchases may be in the form of accelerated share repurchase programs, open market purchases or other methods we deem appropriate. The timing of share repurchases will depend upon market conditions. Unless terminated earlier by the Board, the program will expire when we have purchased all shares authorized for repurchase under the program. We have currently suspended stock repurchases under this program and as of March 31, 2021, we have no plans to repurchase shares.
We did not repurchase any shares under this program during the three months ended March 31, 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we repurchased 2.1 million shares of class A and class B common stock for $217 million ($220 million in repurchases are reported on the statements of consolidated cash flows due to the timing of settlements).
Movements in additional paid-in capital in respect of stock award plans comprise accruals for unvested awards, offset by adjustments for awards that vest during the period.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
We recognize activity in AOCI for foreign currency translation adjustments, unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, unrealized gains and losses from derivatives that qualify as hedges of cash flows and unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit costs. The activity in AOCI for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was as follows (in millions):

Three Months Ended March 31: 2021 2020
Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss), Net of Tax:
Balance at beginning of period $ (981) $ (1,078)
Translation adjustment (net of tax effect of $30 and $13)
 (82) (141)
Balance at end of period (1,063) (1,219)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Marketable Securities, Net of Tax:
Balance at beginning of period 6  4 
Current period changes in fair value (net of tax effect of $0 and $0)
 (1) 2 
Reclassification to earnings (net of tax effect of $0 and $0)
 (3) — 
Balance at end of period 2  6 
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges, Net of Tax:
Balance at beginning of period (223) 112 
Current period changes in fair value (net of tax effect of $39 and $83)
 124  263 
Reclassification to earnings (net of tax effect of $(3) and $(15))
 (10) (46)
Balance at end of period (109) 329 
Unrecognized Pension and Postretirement Benefit Costs, Net of Tax:
Balance at beginning of period (5,915) (5,035)
Net actuarial gain (loss) resulting from remeasurements of plan assets and liabilities (net of tax effect of $1,544 and $0)
 4,901  — 
Reclassification to earnings (net of tax effect of $(780) and $14)
 (2,475) 43 
Balance at end of period (3,489) (4,992)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at end of period $ (4,659) $ (5,876)
Detail of the gains (losses) reclassified from AOCI to the statements of consolidated income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was as follows (in millions):
Amount Reclassified from AOCI Affected Line Item in the Income Statement
Three Months Ended March 31: 2021 2020
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Marketable Securities:
Realized gain (loss) on sale of securities $ 3  $ —  Investment income and other
Income tax (expense) benefit —  —  Income tax expense
Impact on net income 3  —  Net income
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges:
Interest rate contracts (2) (3) Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts 15  64  Revenue
Income tax (expense) benefit (3) (15) Income tax expense
Impact on net income 10  46  Net income
Unrecognized Pension and Postretirement Benefit Costs:
Prior service costs (35) (57) Investment income and other
Remeasurement of benefit obligation 3,290  —  Investment income and other
Income tax (expense) benefit (780) 14  Income tax expense
Impact on net income 2,475  (43) Net income
Total amount reclassified for the period $ 2,488  $ 3  Net income

Deferred Compensation Obligations and Treasury Stock
We maintain a deferred compensation plan whereby certain employees were previously able to elect to defer the gains on stock option exercises by deferring the shares received upon exercise into a rabbi trust. The shares held in this trust are classified as treasury stock, and the liability to participating employees is classified as “Deferred compensation obligations” in the shareowners’ equity section of the consolidated balance sheets. The number of shares needed to settle the liability for deferred compensation obligations is included in the denominator in both the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations. Employees are generally no longer able to defer the gains from stock options exercised subsequent to December 31, 2004.
Activity in the deferred compensation program for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was as follows (in millions):
2021 2020
Three Months Ended March 31: Shares Dollars Shares Dollars
Deferred Compensation Obligations:
Balance at beginning of period $ 20  $ 26 
Reinvested dividends —  — 
Benefit payments (5) (7)
Balance at end of period $ 15  $ 19 
Treasury Stock:
Balance at beginning of period —  $ (20) —  $ (26)
Reinvested dividends —  —  —  — 
Benefit payments —  5  —  7 
Balance at end of period —  $ (15) —  $ (19)