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Pension and Postretirement Benefits
 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Pension and Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Pension and Postretirement Benefits
Note 5: Pension and Postretirement Benefits

During each of the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company contributed $2.8 million to its U.S. pension plans.  During the nine months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company contributed $6.2 million and $7.6 million, respectively, to its U.S. pension plans.  Costs for Modine's pension and postretirement benefit plans included the following components:

 
 
Three months ended
December 31,
  
Nine months ended
December 31,
 
 
 
Pension
  
Postretirement
  
Pension
  
Postretirement
 
 
 
2013
  
2012
  
2013
  
2012
  
2013
  
2012
  
2013
  
2012
 
Service cost
 
$
0.2
  
$
0.1
  
$
-
  
$
-
  
$
0.5
  
$
0.5
  
$
-
  
$
-
 
Interest cost
  
3.2
   
3.4
   
0.1
   
0.1
   
9.7
   
10.1
   
0.2
   
0.2
 
Expected return on plan assets
  
(3.9
)
  
(4.0
)
  
-
   
-
   
(11.8
)
  
(12.1
)
  
-
   
-
 
Amortization of:
                                
Unrecognized net loss
  
1.6
   
1.2
   
-
   
-
   
4.7
   
3.7
   
-
   
-
 
Unrecognized prior service credit
  
-
   
-
   
(0.3
)
  
(0.4
)
  
-
   
-
   
(0.9
)
  
(1.1
)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)
 
$
1.1
  
$
0.7
  
$
(0.2
)
 
$
(0.3
)
 
$
3.1
  
$
2.2
  
$
(0.7
)
 
$
(0.9
)