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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 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 March 31, 2012
 
Canada plans
 
U.S. plans
 
U.K. plan
 
MCI
 
Consolidated
 
(In millions)
Defined Benefit Plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
4.1

 
$

 
$

 
$
0.1

 
$
4.2

Interest cost
16.6

 

 
24.5

 

 
41.1

Expected return on plan assets
(15.3
)
 

 
(28.2
)
 

 
(43.5
)
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)
$
10.6

 
$

 
$
0.7

 
$
0.1

 
$
11.4

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

 
$
0.1

 
$

 
$

 
$
0.7

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
2.0

 

 

 

 
2.0

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
$
1.6

 
$
0.1

 
$

 
$

 
$
1.7

 
Thirteen Weeks Ended March 26, 2011
 
Canada plans
 
U.S. plans
 
U.K. plan
 
MCI
 
Consolidated
 
(In millions)
Defined Benefit Plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
4.7

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
4.7

Interest cost
18.1

 
0.1

 
26.9

 

 
45.1

Expected return on plan assets
(18.6
)
 

 
(31.2
)
 

 
(49.8
)
Amortization of prior service cost
0.2

 

 

 

 
0.2

Amortization of net actuarial loss
2.3

 

 
2.7

 

 
5.0

Less expected participant contributions
(0.4
)
 

 

 

 
(0.4
)
Special termination of benefits

 

 

 

 

Net periodic pension cost (benefit)
$
6.3

 
$
0.1

 
$
(1.6
)
 
$

 
$
4.8

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

 
$
0.1

 
$

 

 
$
0.6

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
(0.9
)
 

 

 

 
(0.9
)
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost
$
0.6

 
$
0.1

 
$

 
$

 
$
0.7