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BENEFIT PLANS

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BENEFIT PLANS
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
BENEFIT PLANS

8. BENEFIT PLANS

 

We sponsor defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans. For additional information about our benefit plans, see Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2012 Form 10-K.

 

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost, included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

    Pension Benefits     Other Benefits  
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2013     2012     2013     2012  
    (In millions)  
Service cost   $ 1.3     $ 1.6     $ 0.1     $ 0.1  
Interest cost     7.2       8.3       0.3       0.3  
Expected return on plan assets     (9.8 )     (11.6 )     (0.4 )     (0.4 )
Amortization of prior service cost     0.3       0.2       (0.1 )     (0.1 )
Recognized actuarial loss     4.4       4.0       0.3       0.3  
Total net periodic benefit cost   $ 3.4     $ 2.5     $ 0.2     $ 0.2