Retirement and Other Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Retirement and Other Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Retirement and Other Benefit Plans [Text Block]

(10) Retirement and Other Benefit Plans

Roper maintains four defined contribution retirement plans under the provisions of Section 401(k) of the IRC covering substantially all U.S. employees not subject to collective bargaining agreements  The number of plans was reduced from eleven in the prior year due to consolidation of existing plans. Roper partially matches employee contributions. Costs related to these plans were $19.5 million, $16.5 million and $16.4 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Roper also maintains various defined benefit retirement plans covering employees of non-U.S. and certain U.S. subsidiaries and a plan that supplements certain employees for the contribution ceiling applicable to the Section 401(k) plans. The costs and accumulated benefit obligations associated with each of these plans were not material.