20 – Other comprehensive income Translation adjustments Especially the increase in the value of the euro, relative to the U.S. dollar, in 2017 led to a decrease of €2.081 million in the translation adjustment to minus €605 million. Cash flow hedges Hedging future cash flows at Nord Stream AG, Zug, Switzerland, a company accounted for using the equity method, resulted in a change of minus €17 million in 2017 and of minus €7 million in 2016. For more information on cash flow hedge accounting, see Note 27.4 Remeasurement of defined benefit plans In 2017, other comprehensive income increased by €1,073 million before taxes due to the positive development of plan assets. In 2016, the change amounting to minus €1,842 million was particularly due to the increase in defined benefit obligations, which resulted from the significant decrease in the discount rate over the course of the year. For more information on the remeasurement of defined benefit plans, see Note 22 back next
