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Benefit Plans
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Benefit Plans
Note 10:  Benefit Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31 were as follows ($ in millions):

   
Pension benefits
  
Other retirement benefits
  
Total
 
   
2012
  
2011
  
2012
  
2011
  
2012
  
2011
 
Service cost
 $2.3  $2.4  $0.3  $0.3  $2.6  $2.7 
Interest cost
  3.9   4.0   0.3   0.3   4.2   4.3 
Expected return on assets
  (4.1)  (4.0)  -   -   (4.1)  (4.0)
Amortization of prior service credit
  (0.4)  (0.4)  -   -   (0.4)  (0.4)
Recognized actuarial losses
  2.1   1.5   -   -   2.1   1.5 
Net periodic benefit cost
 $3.8  $3.5  $0.6  $0.6  $4.4  $4.1 

   
Pension benefits
  
Other retirement benefits
  
Total
 
   
2012
  
2011
  
2012
  
2011
  
2012
  
2011
 
U.S. plans
 $3.2  $2.7  $0.6  $0.6  $3.8  $3.3 
International plans
  0.6   0.8   -   -   0.6   0.8 
Net periodic benefit cost
 $3.8  $3.5  $0.6  $0.6  $4.4  $4.1 

During the first quarter of 2012, we contributed $17.2 million to the U.S. qualified pension plan.