diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/formatting/AlignmentImpl.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/formatting/AlignmentImpl.java
index 427fa184ba8a..96d354220761 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/formatting/AlignmentImpl.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/formatting/AlignmentImpl.java
@@ -263,6 +263,6 @@ class AlignmentImpl extends Alignment {
 
   @Override
   public String toString() {
-    return "Align: " + System.identityHashCode(this);
+    return "Align: " + System.identityHashCode(this) + "," +  getAnchor() +  (isAllowBackwardShift() ? "<" : "");
   }
 }