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PENSION AND OTHER POST RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
PENSION AND OTHER POST RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS  
PENSION AND OTHER POST RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

7.                                      PENSION AND OTHER POST RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

 

The net periodic benefit cost of the Company’s defined benefit pension and post retirement benefit plans includes:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

Other Benefits

 

Pension Benefits

 

Other Benefits

 

(In millions)

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

Service cost — benefits earned during the period

 

$

1.0

 

$

1.1

 

$

0.3

 

$

0.2

 

$

1.9

 

$

1.7

 

$

0.5

 

$

0.4

 

Interest cost on projected benefit obligations

 

4.0

 

4.4

 

0.3

 

0.4

 

7.9

 

8.5

 

0.6

 

0.7

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(3.9

)

(4.8

)

 

 

(7.9

)

(9.1

)

 

 

Amortization of net actuarial loss

 

1.3

 

0.8

 

0.5

 

0.5

 

2.6

 

1.6

 

1.0

 

0.9

 

Amortization of prior service (benefit)

 

 

 

(0.1

)

(0.1

)

 

 

(0.1

)

(0.1

)

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

2.4

 

$

1.5

 

$

1.0

 

$

1.0

 

$

4.5

 

$

2.7

 

$

2.0

 

$

1.9

 

Settlements

 

9.0

 

0.1

 

 

 

9.0

 

0.1

 

 

 

Total net periodic benefit cost

 

$

11.4

 

$

1.6

 

$

1.0

 

$

1.0

 

$

13.5

 

$

2.8

 

$

2.0

 

$

1.9

 

 

Settlements reflect the recognition of losses that were previously deferred within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to plan participants who have received lump sum distributions during the plan year. Recognition of settlements is triggered when the amount paid for lump sum distributions from a plan exceeds the sum of service and interest cost for the plan year. For the U.S. pension plan, losses reclassified to settlements were $9.0 million and zero for the periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Settlements are recognized as Other Expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings.