Pension and Postretirement Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

General Discussion of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

Pension and Postretirement Plans

The Company sponsors three noncontributory defined benefit plans and a postretirement health and life insurance plan. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, pension and postretirement benefit costs were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
(dollars in millions)	Pension Benefits						Postretirement and Other Benefits
Service cost	$	0.6		$	0.6		$	0.1		$	0.1
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	5.2			6.1			1.3			1.6
Expected return on plan assets	(6.1		)	(6.9		)	—			—
Amortization of:
Prior service cost (benefit)	—			—			(3.2		)	(3.3		)
Actuarial loss	6.0			3.9			1.6			1.6
Total amortization	6.0			3.9			(1.6		)	(1.7		)
Benefit costs	$	5.7		$	3.7		$	(0.2	)	$	—

Amortizations of prior service cost (benefit) and actuarial loss represent reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, approximately 10% of these costs were capitalized as a component of property, plant and equipment related to construction of our wireline network.

Contributions in 2013 to the Company’s pension and postretirement plans are expected to be approximately $44 million and $21 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, contributions to the pension plans were $3.9 million and contributions to the postretirement plan were $4.4 million.