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BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

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BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:

 

    Pension Benefits     Other Benefits  
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2012     2011     2012     2011  
    (In millions)  
Service cost   $ 1.6     $ 1.6     $ 0.1     $ 0.1  
Interest cost     8.3       8.6       0.3       0.4  
Expected return on plan assets     (11.6 )     (11.6 )     (0.4 )     (0.4 )
Amortization of prior service cost     0.2       0.2       (0.1 )     -  
Recognized actuarial loss     4.0       3.0       0.3       0.3  
Total net periodic benefit cost   $ 2.5     $ 1.8     $ 0.2     $ 0.4