PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT PLANS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT PLANS

PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT PLANS

12.          PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT PLANS

The Company sponsors qualified defined benefit pension and other post-retirement plans (collectively, the “Plans”).  The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost (benefit) for the Plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:

	Pension Benefits				Other Post-retirement Benefits
	September 30,				September 30,
(In millions)	2017		2016		2017		2016
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Benefit):
Service cost	$	3.0	$	3.0	$	0.4	$	1.1
Interest cost		7.3		7.3		0.8		2.0
Expected return on plan assets		(10.1)		(10.0)		—		—
Amortization of net loss		3.8		4.1		0.9		0.9
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)		(1.7)		(1.7)		(2.8)		—
Other adjustments		0.1		—		—		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2.4	$	2.7	$	(0.7)	$	4.0

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company contributed $3.0 million to its defined benefit pension plans.  No further contributions are expected for 2017.