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BENEFIT PLANS

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BENEFIT PLANS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
BENEFIT PLANS
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