Retirement and Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Retirement and Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Retirement and Postretirement Benefits

12. Retirement and Postretirement Benefits

     Components of the net periodic cost for retirement and postretirement benefits for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

	U.S.						Non-U.S.						Postretirement
	Defined Benefit Plans						Defined Benefit Plans						Medical Benefits
(Amounts in millions)	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	4.9		$	5.1		$	1.3		$	1.3		$	-		$	-
Interest cost		4.3			4.4			3.3			3.3			0.5			0.5
Expected return on plan assets		(5.4	)		(5.9	)		(2.1	)		(1.9	)		-			-
Curtailments/settlements		-			0.4			-			-			-			-
Amortization of prior service benefit		(0.3	)		(0.3	)		-			-			(0.4	)		(0.5	)
Amortization of unrecognized net loss (gain)		2.7			2.3			0.5			0.6			(0.4	)		(0.7	)
Net periodic cost (benefit) recognized	$	6.2		$	6.0		$	3.0		$	3.3		$	(0.3	)	$	(0.7	)

     Components of the net periodic cost for retirement and postretirement benefits for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

	U.S.						Non-U.S.						Postretirement
	Defined Benefit Plans						Defined Benefit Plans						Medical Benefits
(Amounts in millions)	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	14.8		$	15.3		$	3.8		$	3.7		$	-		$	-
Interest cost		12.9			13.5			9.9			9.8			1.4			1.5
Expected return on plan assets		(16.3	)		(18.0	)		(6.1	)		(5.6	)		-			-
Curtailments/settlements		-			0.4			-			-			-			-
Amortization of prior service benefit		(0.9	)		(0.9	)		-			-			(1.2	)		(1.5	)
Amortization of unrecognized net loss (gain)		8.1			7.2			1.5			1.8			(1.1	)		(1.8	)
Net periodic cost (benefit) recognized	$	18.6		$	17.5		$	9.1		$	9.7		$	(0.9	)	$	(1.8	)

     See additional discussion of our retirement and postretirement benefits in Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements included in our 2010 Annual Report.