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Pension Plans
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2012
Pension Plans

Note 9: Pension Plans

Snap-on’s net pension expense included the following components:

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
(Amounts in millions)    September 29,
2012
    October 1,
2011
    September 29,
2012
    October 1,
2011
 

Service cost

   $ 5.3      $ 4.7      $ 15.8      $ 14.2   

Interest cost

     12.9        13.4        38.7        40.1   

Expected return on plan assets

     (16.6     (14.5     (49.6     (43.5

Amortization of unrecognized loss

     10.4        7.7        31.2        23.2   

Amortization of prior service cost

     0.3        0.3        0.9        0.9   

Settlement loss recognized

     —          —          6.8        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net pension expense

   $ 12.3      $ 11.6      $ 43.8      $ 34.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Snap-on made discretionary cash contributions to its domestic pension plans of $16.0 million in the third quarter of 2012 and $20.0 million in the second quarter of 2012. Snap-on also made a $25.0 million cash contribution to its domestic pension plans in the first quarter of 2012 that included (i) an $18.3 million 2012 contribution required by law and (ii) a $6.7 million discretionary cash contribution. Snap-on intends to make contributions of $12.6 million to its foreign pension plans in 2012, as required by law. Depending on market and other conditions, Snap-on may elect to make additional discretionary cash contributions to its domestic pension plans in 2012.