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Actuary and trustee reports indicate the following changes in the PBO and plan assets of Lakeside Cable during $2024$:

Prior service cost at January $1,2024,$ from plan amendment at the beginning of $2022($amortization: $$6$ million per year$)$ $ $46$ million

Net loss$-$pensions at January $1,2024($previous losses exceeded previous gains$)$ $ $64$ million

Average remaining service life of the active employee group $10$ years

Actuary$$s discount rate $10\%$

$($$ in millions$)$

PBO Plan Assets

Beginning of $2024$ $ $440$ Beginning of $2024$ $$300$

Service cost $62$

Interest cost, $10\%44$ Return on plan assets, $8\mathrm{.}0\%(10\%$ expected$)24$

Loss $($gain$)$ on PBO $(4)$ Cash contributions $78$

Less: Retiree benefits $(52)$ Less: Retiree benefits $(52)$

End of $2024$ $ $490$ End of $2024$ $$350$

Assume the following actuary and trustee reports indicating changes in the PBO and plan assets of Lakeside Cable during $2025$:

$($$ in millions$)$

PBO Plan Assets

Beginning of $2025$ $ $490$ Beginning of $2025$ $ $350$

Service cost $52$

Interest cost, $10\%49$ Return on plan assets, $16\%(10\%$ expected$)56$

Loss $($gain$)$ on PBO $5$ Cash contributions $44$

Less: Retiree benefits $(30)$ Less: Retiree benefits $(30)$

End of $2025$ $ $566$ End of $2025$ $ $420$

$6.$ Using T$-$accounts, determine the balances at December $31,2025,$ in the net loss$$AOCI and prior service cost$$AOCI$.$

Note: Enter your answers in millions rounded to $1$ decimal place $($i$.$e$.,5,500,000$ should be entered as $5\mathrm{.}5).$