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PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] 
The effect on operations for the Company Plan and PEP
The effect on operations for the Company Plan and the PEP is summarized as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
  
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
  
September 30,
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
Service cost for benefits earned
 $0.7  $0.6  $2.0  $1.9 
Interest cost on benefit obligation
  4.2   4.4   12.8   13.6 
Expected return on plan assets
  (4.8)  (4.6)  (14.1)  (13.9)
Net amortization and deferral
  2.0   1.7   5.7   5.7 
                  
Defined benefit plan costs
 $2.1  $2.1  $6.4  $7.3 
The effect on operation of the post-retirement medical plan
The effect on operations of the post-retirement medical plan is shown in the following table:

   
Three Months Ended
  
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
  
September 30,
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
Service cost for benefits earned
 $0.1  $0.1  $0.3  $0.3 
Interest cost on benefit obligation
  0.5   0.5   1.6   1.7 
Net amortization and deferral
  --   (0.3)  --   (0.6)
                  
Postretirement medical plan costs
 $0.6  $0.3  $1.9  $1.4