diff --git a/tests/balance/373-layout.test b/tests/balance/373-layout.test
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+# Indenting & eliding tests, cf issue 373.
+# Documenting current behaviour, some of which looks wrong.
+
+#
+#$ ledger bal
+#                   1  1:2:3
+#                   1    4:5
+#--------------------
+#                   0
+hledger -f 373.journal bal
+>>>
+                   0  1:2
+                   1    3
+                   0      4
+                   1        5
+--------------------
+                   0
+>>>= 0
+
+#
+#$ ledger bal --flat
+#                   1  1:2:3
+#                   1  1:2:3:4:5
+#--------------------
+#                   0
+hledger -f 373.journal bal --flat
+>>>
+                  -1  1:2
+                   1  1:2:3
+                  -1  1:2:3:4
+                   1  1:2:3:4:5
+--------------------
+                   0
+>>>= 0
+
+#
+hledger -f 373.journal bal -Y
+>>>
+Balance changes in 2015:
+
+           ||  2015 
+===========++=======
+ 1:2       ||    -1 
+ 1:2:3     ||     1 
+ 1:2:3:4   ||    -1 
+ 1:2:3:4:5 ||     1 
+-----------++-------
+           ||     0 
+
+>>>=0
+
+#
+hledger -f 373.journal bal -Y --tree
+>>>
+Balance changes in 2015:
+
+           ||  2015 
+===========++=======
+     3     ||     1 
+         5 ||     1 
+-----------++-------
+           ||       
+
+>>>=0
diff --git a/tests/balance/373.journal b/tests/balance/373.journal
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+2015-01-01
+  1                                          1
+  1:2                                       -1
+
+2015-01-02
+  1:2:3                                      1
+  1:2:3:4                                   -1
+
+2015-01-03
+  1:2:3:4:5                                  1
+  1                                         -1
+