Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Benefit Plans

Note 10:  Benefit Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended June 30 were as follows ($ in millions):

	Pension benefits						Other retirement benefits				Total
	2012			2011			2012		2011		2012			2011
Service cost	$	2.3		$	2.4		$	0.4	$	0.3	$	2.7		$	2.7
Interest cost		3.8			4.4			0.2		0.2		4.0			4.6
Expected return on assets		(4.1	)		(4.5	)		-		-		(4.1	)		(4.5	)
Amortization of prior service credit		(0.4	)		(0.4	)		-		-		(0.4	)		(0.4	)
Recognized actuarial losses		2.2			1.4			-		-		2.2			1.4
Net periodic benefit cost	$	3.8		$	3.3		$	0.6	$	0.5	$	4.4		$	3.8

	Pension benefits				Other retirement benefits				Total
	2012		2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
U.S. plans	$	3.2	$	2.7	$	0.6	$	0.5	$	3.8	$	3.2
International plans		0.6		0.6		-		-		0.6		0.6
Net periodic benefit cost	$	3.8	$	3.3	$	0.6	$	0.5	$	4.4	$	3.8

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the six months ended June 30 were as follows ($ in millions):

	Pension benefits						Other retirement benefits				Total
	2012			2011			2012		2011		2012			2011
Service cost	$	4.6		$	4.8		$	0.7	$	0.6	$	5.3		$	5.4
Interest cost		7.7			7.9			0.5		0.5		8.2			8.4
Expected return on assets		(8.1	)		(7.9	)		-		-		(8.1	)		(7.9	)
Amortization of transition obligation		-			0.1			-		-		-			0.1
Amortization of prior service credit		(0.8	)		(0.8	)		-		-		(0.8	)		(0.8	)
Recognized actuarial losses		4.3			2.8			-		-		4.3			2.8
Net periodic benefit cost	$	7.7		$	6.9		$	1.2	$	1.1	$	8.9		$	8.0

	Pension benefits				Other retirement benefits				Total
	2012		2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
U.S. plans	$	6.4	$	5.4	$	1.2	$	1.1	$	7.6	$	6.5
International plans		1.3		1.5		-		-		1.3		1.5
Net periodic benefit cost	$	7.7	$	6.9	$	1.2	$	1.1	$	8.9	$	8.0

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