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Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans
3 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2012
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans
5. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AND RETIREMENT PLANS

The following table presents the components of our pension expense of the defined benefit plans for the three months ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011 (in millions):

 

     United States     International  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Defined benefit plans

        

Service cost

   $ 4.4      $ 3.8      $ 1.7      $ 1.5   

Interest costs

     8.0        7.6        3.1        3.1   

Expected return on plan assets

     (9.5     (8.5     (4.0     (3.9

Amortization of prior service costs

     —          —          0.1        0.1   

Recognized net actuarial loss

     4.5        3.3        0.9        0.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total pension expense

   $ 7.4      $ 6.2      $ 1.8      $ 1.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

During the three months ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, we made $52.7 million and $32.0 million, respectively, in total contributions to our pension plans. Total contributions to our pension plans in 2012 are expected to be approximately $66 million. Total contributions to our pension plans in fiscal year 2011 were $42.7 million.

The following table presents the components of our other postretirement benefits expense (in millions):

 

     Three months ended  
     February 29,
2012
    February 28,
2011
 

Other postretirement benefits

    

Service cost

   $ 1.1      $ 1.1   

Interest costs

     1.2        1.1   

Amortization of prior service costs

     (1.0     (1.4

Amortization of losses

     —          0.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other postretirement expense

   $ 1.3      $ 1.0