EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Employer contributions for 2019 are expected to approximate $1.0.

The following table provides interim information as to our domestic and foreign defined benefit pension plans:

 

	Three Months Ended   March 31,
	2019			2018
Components of net pension expense
Service cost	$	1.0		$	1.0
Interest cost	2.2			2.0
Expected return on plan assets	(2.9		)	(2.9		)
Recognized net actuarial loss	.8			.7
Net pension expense	$	1.1		$	.8

The components of net pension expense other than the service cost component are included in the line item "Other (income) expense, net" in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations.