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Employee Benefit Plans
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Employee Benefit Plans

NOTE K - Employee Benefit Plans

The Company has several defined benefit pension plans, which cover a majority of its employees. The following information details the components of net pension expense for the Company’s defined benefit plans:

 

                               

Three Months Ended March 31,

   2014     2013  

Service cost

   $ 17.0      $ 18.9   

Interest on projected benefit obligation

     23.0        20.3   

Expected return on assets

     (32.0     (29.9

Amortization of prior service costs

     .3        .3   

Recognized actuarial loss

     5.2        10.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net pension expense

   $ 13.5      $ 20.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company contributed $4.2 and $3.4 to its pension plans, respectively.