Pension and Other Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 9— Pension and Other Benefits

The following table sets forth the components of net pension and other benefitcosts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in millions):

	Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Three Months Ended September 30
Service cost	$	4.1	$	3.5	$	-	$	-
Interest cost		9.3		9.5		0.4		0.4
Expected return on plan assets		(10.1)		(10.4)		-		-
Amortization of prior service cost		-		0.1		-		-
Amortization of actuarial losses/(gains)		4.8		2.1		(0.3)		(0.2)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	8.1	$	4.8	$	0.1	$	0.2
Nine Months Ended September 30
Service cost	$	12.2	$	10.5	$	-	$	-
Interest cost		27.4		28.6		1.1		1.2
Expected return on plan assets		(30.0)		(31.4)		-		-
Amortization of prior service cost		0.1		0.3		-		-
Amortization of actuarial losses/(gains)		13.1		6.2		(0.8)		(0.6)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	22.8	$	14.2	$	0.3	$	0.6

Employer Contributions

The Company anticipates making required contributions ofapproximately $2.6 million to its foreign pension plans during 2012, of which$2.0 million has been contributed through September 30, 2012.In addition, the Company may make a voluntary contribution to its foreign pension plans in the fourth quarter of 2012. Although not required under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the Company has made $20.0 million of voluntary contributionsto its qualified domestic benefit pension plans during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and does not anticipatemaking an additional contribution during the remainder of the year.