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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Net periodic pension and OPEB cost
14. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits ("OPEB")
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2015
 
March 31, 2014
 
Pension
 
OPEB
 
Consolidated
 
Pension
 
OPEB
 
Consolidated
 
(In millions)
Net periodic pension and OPEB cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost - benefits earned during the year
$
2.6

 
$
0.5

 
$
3.1

 
$
3.3

 
$
0.7

 
$
4.0

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
34.4

 
1.5

 
35.9

 
42.1

 
1.7

 
43.8

Expected return on plan assets
(44.1
)
 
—

 
(44.1
)
 
(49.1
)
 
—

 
(49.1
)
Amortization of prior service cost (benefit)
0.2

 
(0.1
)
 
0.1

 
0.2

 
(0.8
)
 
(0.6
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)
11.2

 
—

 
11.2

 
9.1

 
(0.2
)
 
8.9

Curtailment (gain) loss
(1.0
)
 
—

 
(1.0
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

Less: expected participant contributions
(0.2
)
 
—

 
(0.2
)
 
(0.3
)
 
—

 
(0.3
)
Net periodic pension and OPEB cost
$
3.1

 
$
1.9

 
$
5.0

 
$
5.3

 
$
1.4

 
$
6.7


During the three months ended March 31, 2015, employer contributions to the defined benefit plans were $233.9 million, including our discretionary GBP 150 million lump sum contribution ($227.1 million at payment date) related to the U.K. pension plan as required by the most recent statutory valuation performed. Total 2015 employer contributions to the defined benefit plans are expected to be approximately $260 million, based on foreign exchange rates as of March 31, 2015. MillerCoors, BRI and BDL contributions to their defined benefit pension are not included above, as they are not consolidated in our financial statements.