Equifax Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

BENEFIT PLANS

BENEFIT PLANS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

9. 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 2013 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

	Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Service cost	$	1.1	$	1.3	$	0.1	$	0.1
Interest cost		7.8		7.2		0.2		0.3
Expected return on plan assets		(9.9)		(9.8)		(0.4)		(0.4)
Amortization of prior service cost		0.2		0.3		(0.3)		(0.1)
Recognized actuarial loss		3.2		4.4		0.1		0.3
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	2.4	$	3.4	$	(0.3)	$	0.2

	Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Service cost	$	3.3	$	3.9	$	0.3	$	0.4
Interest cost		23.4		21.6		0.6		1.0
Expected return on plan assets		(29.7)		(29.4)		(1.2)		(1.2)
Amortization of prior service cost		0.6		0.9		(0.9)		(0.3)
Recognized actuarial loss		9.6		13.2		0.3		3.9
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	7.2	$	10.2	$	(0.9)	$	3.8

- Definition

The entire disclosure for pension and other postretirement benefits.

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