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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Net periodic pension costs under retirement plans and other post-retirement benefits
The net periodic pension costs under retirement plans and other postretirement benefits were as follows:
 
Thirteen Weeks Ended June 30, 2012
 
Canada plans
 
U.S. plans
 
U.K. plan
 
MCI plan
 
Consolidated
 
(In millions)
Defined Benefit Plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
4.1

 
$

 
$

 
$
0.1

 
$
4.2

Interest cost
16.6

 

 
24.8

 

 
41.4

Expected return on plan assets
(15.2
)
 

 
(28.5
)
 

 
(43.7
)
Amortization of prior service cost
0.2

 

 

 

 
0.2

Amortization of net actuarial loss
5.4

 

 
4.4

 

 
9.8

Less expected participant contributions
(0.4
)
 

 

 

 
(0.4
)
Net periodic pension cost (benefit)
$
10.7

 
$

 
$
0.7

 
$
0.1

 
$
11.5

Other Postretirement Benefits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost—benefits earned during the period
$
0.6

 
$
0.1

 
$

 
$

 
$
0.7

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
1.9

 

 

 

 
1.9

Amortization of prior service cost (gain)
(0.9
)
 

 

 

 
(0.9
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)
(0.1
)
 

 

 

 
(0.1
)
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost
$
1.5

 
$
0.1

 
$

 
$

 
$
1.6

 
Thirteen Weeks Ended June 25, 2011
 
Canada plans
 
U.S. plans
 
U.K. plan
 
MCI plan
 
Consolidated
 
(In millions)
Defined Benefit Plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
4.8

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
4.8

Interest cost
18.5

 
0.1

 
27.5

 

 
46.1

Expected return on plan assets
(18.8
)
 

 
(31.9
)
 

 
(50.7
)
Amortization of prior service cost
0.2

 

 

 

 
0.2

Amortization of net actuarial loss
2.4

 

 
2.8

 

 
5.2

Less expected participant contributions
(0.4
)
 

 

 

 
(0.4
)
Special termination of benefits

 

 

 

 

Net periodic pension cost (benefit)
$
6.7

 
$
0.1

 
$
(1.6
)
 
$

 
$
5.2

Other Postretirement Benefits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost—benefits earned during the period
$
0.5

 
$
0.1

 
$

 

 
$
0.6

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
2.0

 

 

 

 
2.0

Amortization of prior service cost (gain)
(1.0
)
 

 

 

 
(1.0
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
(0.9
)
 

 

 

 
(0.9
)
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost
$
0.6

 
$
0.1

 
$

 
$

 
$
0.7


 
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 30, 2012
 
Canada plans
 
U.S. plans
 
U.K. plan
 
MCI plan
 
Consolidated
 
(In millions)
Defined Benefit Plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
8.2

 
$

 
$

 
$
0.2

 
$
8.4

Interest cost
33.2

 

 
49.3

 

 
82.5

Expected return on plan assets
(30.5
)
 

 
(56.7
)
 

 
(87.2
)
Amortization of prior service cost
0.4

 

 

 

 
0.4

Amortization of net actuarial loss
10.8

 

 
8.8

 

 
19.6

Less expected participant contributions
(0.8
)
 

 

 

 
(0.8
)
Net periodic pension cost (benefit)
$
21.3

 
$

 
$
1.4

 
$
0.2

 
$
22.9

Other Postretirement Benefits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost—benefits earned during the period
$
1.2

 
$
0.2

 
$

 
$

 
$
1.4

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
3.9

 

 

 

 
3.9

Amortization of prior service cost (gain)
(1.8
)
 

 

 

 
(1.8
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)
(0.2
)
 

 

 

 
(0.2
)
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost
$
3.1

 
$
0.2

 
$

 
$

 
$
3.3


 
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 25, 2011
 
Canada plans
 
U.S. plans
 
U.K. plan
 
MCI plan
 
Consolidated
 
(In millions)
Defined Benefit Plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
9.5

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
9.5

Interest cost
36.6

 
0.2

 
54.4

 

 
91.2

Expected return on plan assets
(37.4
)
 

 
(63.1
)
 

 
(100.5
)
Amortization of prior service cost
0.4

 

 

 

 
0.4

Amortization of net actuarial loss
4.7

 

 
5.5

 

 
10.2

Less expected participant contributions
(0.8
)
 

 

 

 
(0.8
)
Special termination of benefits

 

 

 

 

Net periodic pension cost (benefit)
$
13.0

 
$
0.2

 
$
(3.2
)
 
$

 
$
10.0

Other Postretirement Benefits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost—benefits earned during the period
$
1.0

 
$
0.2

 
$

 

 
$
1.2

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
3.9

 

 

 

 
3.9

Amortization of prior service cost (gain)
(1.9
)
 

 

 

 
(1.9
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
(1.8
)
 

 

 

 
(1.8
)
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost
$
1.2

 
$
0.2

 
$

 
$

 
$
1.4