Defined benefit pension plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Defined benefit pension plans

Defined benefit pension plans

Note 11 – Defined benefit pension plans:

The components of our net periodic defined benefit pension cost are presented in the table below.

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2023		2024
	(In millions)
Service cost	$	1.6	$	1.7
Interest cost		5.6		5.4
Expected return on plan assets		(5.2)		(5.6)
Recognized net actuarial losses		.9		.9
Total	$	2.9	$	2.4

We expect to contribute the equivalent of approximately $18 million to all of our defined benefit pension plans during 2024.