Employee Benefit Plans:

Over the past several years, we have frozen many of our defined benefit pension and profit sharing plans and replaced them with defined contribution plans. We have a liability for the benefits earned under these inactive plans prior to the date the benefits were frozen. Our defined contribution plans generally include both company and employee contributions which are based on predetermined percentages of compensation earned by the employee. We also have several active defined benefit plans that provide benefits based on years of service.

In addition to freezing the benefits of our defined benefit pension plans, we have also eliminated nearly all of our post-retirement medical benefits. In 2012, we amended the post-retirement benefit plan to shift pre-65 medical coverage for the employees of our largest manufacturing plant so that by 2016, retirees would pay 100% of the cost of post-retirement medical coverage. This change resulted in a significant reduction in the projected benefit obligation for post-retirement medical benefits in 2012.

Effective for fiscal year 2016, we adopted the full yield curve approach for estimating the service cost and interest cost components of expense for plans that use a yield curve to determine the discount rate. The new method applies the specific spot rates along the yield curve used in the most recent measurement of the benefit obligation, resulting in a more precise estimate of expense. The impact for fiscal year 2016 was a decrease in expense of approximately $3.2 million.

In 2016, we offered certain former employees with vested pension benefits a lump sum payout in an effort to reduce our long-term pension obligations. As a result, for 2016, the net periodic benefit cost for our pension plans includes a non-cash settlement charge of $31.4 million and the projected benefit obligation decreased by $50.6 million.

Defined Contribution Plans

We recorded the following expenses related to our contributions to the defined contribution plans (in millions):



	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Contributions to defined contribution plans	$	16.3	$	16.1	$	14.8

Pension and Post-retirement Benefit Plans

The following tables set forth amounts recognized in our financial statements and the plans' funded status for our pension and post-retirement benefit plans (dollars in millions):



	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	374.1		$	409.2		N/A			N/A

Changes in projected benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	415.4		$	446.5		$	4.9		$	5.4
Service cost	4.4			4.8			—			—
Interest cost	15.3			17.2			0.1			0.2
Plan participants' contributions	—			—			0.3			0.5
Amendments	0.1			0.1			—			—
Other	—			—			—			—
Actuarial (gain) loss	22.8			(29.6		)	(0.7		)	0.1
Effect of exchange rates	(3.8		)	(5.2		)	—			—
Divestiture	—			—			—			—
Settlements and curtailments	(50.6		)	(0.8		)	—			—
Benefits paid	(22.0		)	(17.6		)	(1.3		)	(1.3		)
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	381.6		$	415.4		$	3.3		$	4.9

Changes in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	293.0		$	315.0		$	—		$	—
Actual gain (loss) return on plan assets	21.0			(3.2		)	—			—
Employer contribution	53.9			3.8			1.0			0.8
Plan participants' contributions	—			—			0.3			0.5
Effect of exchange rates	(2.8		)	(4.2		)	—			—
Divestiture	—			—			—			—
Plan settlements	(50.6		)	(0.8		)	—			—
Benefits paid	(22.0		)	(17.6		)	(1.3		)	(1.3		)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	292.5			293.0			—			—
Funded status / net amount recognized	$	(89.1	)	$	(122.4	)	$	(3.3	)	$	(4.9	)

Net amount recognized consists of:
Current liability	$	(1.6	)	$	(1.6	)	$	(0.5	)	$	(0.8	)
Non-current liability	(87.5		)	(120.8		)	(2.8		)	(4.1		)
Net amount recognized	$	(89.1	)	$	(122.4	)	$	(3.3	)	$	(4.9	)



	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2016		2015
Pension plans with a benefit obligation in excess of plan assets:
Projected benefit obligation	$	370.2	$	404.5
Accumulated benefit obligation	362.9		398.4
Fair value of plan assets	280.8		281.8

Our U.S.-based pension plans comprised approximately 88% of the projected benefit obligation and 88% of plan assets as of December 31, 2016.



	Pension Benefits									Other Benefits
	2016			2015			2014			2016			2015			2014
Components of net periodic benefit cost as of December 31:
Service cost	$	4.4		$	4.8		$	4.2		$	—		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	15.3			17.2			17.7			0.1			0.2			0.2
Expected return on plan assets	(21.5		)	(21.4		)	(22.7		)	—			—			—
Amortization of prior service cost	0.3			0.2			0.3			(3.0		)	(3.1		)	(3.1		)
Recognized actuarial loss	7.6			9.5			6.6			1.4			1.5			1.5
Settlements and curtailments⁽¹⁾	31.6			0.4			0.4			—			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost ⁽²⁾	$	37.7		$	10.7		$	6.5		$	(1.5	)	$	(1.4	)	$	(1.4	)

⁽¹⁾ The Consolidated Statements of Operations discloses $31.4 million related to pension settlement charges that represent the lump-sum payments made in the fourth quarter of 2016.

⁽²⁾ No pension expense was included in Loss from discontinued operations in 2014, 2015 or 2016.

The following table sets forth amounts recognized in AOCI and Other comprehensive income (loss) in our financial statements for 2016 and 2015 (in millions):



	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Amounts recognized in AOCI:
Prior service costs	$	(0.9	)	$	(1.2	)	$	12.0		$	15.0
Actuarial loss	(197.3		)	(214.7		)	(16.3		)	(18.4		)
Subtotal	(198.2		)	(215.9		)	(4.3		)	(3.4		)
Deferred taxes	71.0			78.7			1.6			1.3
Net amount recognized	$	(127.2	)	$	(137.2	)	$	(2.7	)	$	(2.1	)
Changes recognized in other comprehensive income (loss):
Current year prior service costs	0.1			0.1			—			—
Current year actuarial (gain) loss	23.3			(5.0		)	(0.7		)	0.1
Effect of exchange rates	(1.5		)	(2.2		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service (costs) credits	(0.3		)	(0.3		)	3.1			3.1
Amortization of actuarial loss	(39.2		)	(9.9		)	(1.4		)	(1.5		)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(17.6	)	$	(17.3	)	$	1.0		$	1.7
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income (loss)	$	20.1		$	(6.6	)	$	(0.5	)	$	0.3

The estimated prior service (costs) credits and actuarial losses that will be amortized from AOCI in 2016 are $(0.2) million and (8.9) million, respectively, for pension benefits and $2.4 million and $(1.4) million, respectively, for other benefits.

The following tables set forth the weighted-average assumptions used to determine Benefit obligations and Net periodic benefit cost for the U.S.-based plans in 2016 and 2015:



	Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations as of December 31:
Discount rate	4.17	%	4.51	%	3.50	%	3.55	%
Rate of compensation increase	4.23	%	4.23	%	—		—



	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	2016		2015		2014		2016		2015		2014
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31:
Discount rate - service cost	4.30	%	3.97	%	4.88	%	4.95	%	3.23	%	3.57	%
Discount rate - interest cost	3.76	%	3.97	%	4.88	%	2.49	%	3.23	%	3.57	%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	7.50	%	7.50	%	8.00	%	—		—		—
Rate of compensation increase	4.23	%	4.23	%	4.23	%	—		—		—

The following tables set forth the weighted-average assumptions used to determine Benefit Obligations and Net Periodic Benefit Cost for the non-U.S.-based plans in 2016 and 2015:



	Pension Benefits
	2016		2015
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations as of December 31:
Discount rate	2.83	%	3.59	%
Rate of compensation increase	3.78	%	3.70	%



	Pension Benefits
	2016		2015		2014
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31:
Discount rate - service cost	2.04	%	4.12	%	4.38	%
Discount rate - interest cost	3.45	%	4.12	%	4.38	%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	4.87	%	5.22	%	6.32	%
Rate of compensation increase	3.70	%	3.48	%	3.31	%

To develop the expected long-term rate of return on assets assumption for the U.S. plans, we considered the historical returns and the future expectations for returns for each asset category, as well as the target asset allocation of the pension portfolio and the effect of periodic balancing. These results were adjusted for the payment of reasonable expenses of the plan from plan assets. This resulted in the selection of the 7.5% long-term rate of return on assets assumption. A similar process was followed for the non-U.S.-based plans.

To select a discount rate for the purpose of valuing the plan obligations for the U.S. plans, we performed an analysis in which the projected cash flows from defined benefit and retiree healthcare plans was matched with a yield curve based on the appropriate universe of high-quality corporate bonds that were available. We used the results of the yield curve analysis to select the discount rate for each plan. The analysis was completed separately for each U.S. pension and post-retirement benefit plan. A similar process was followed for the non-U.S.-based plans.

Assumed health care cost trend rates have an effect on the amounts reported for our healthcare plan. The following table sets forth the healthcare trend rate assumptions used:



	2016		2015
Assumed health care cost trend rates as of December 31:
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year	6.50	%	7.00	%
Rate to which the cost rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate)	5.00	%	5.00	%
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate	2020		2020

A one percentage-point change in assumed healthcare cost trend rates would have the following effects (in millions):



	1-Percentage-Point Increase		1-Percentage-Point Decrease
Effect on total of service and interest cost	$	—	$	—
Effect on the post-retirement benefit obligation	0.1		(0.1		)

Expected future benefit payments are shown in the table below (in millions):



	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022-2026
Pension benefits	$	18.7	$	18.9	$	19.2	$	19.6	$	24.9	$	135.1
Other benefits	0.6		0.5		0.4		0.4		0.3		1.1

Pension Plan Assets

We believe asset returns can be optimized at an acceptable level of risk by adequately diversifying the plan assets between equity and fixed income. In the first quarter of 2014, in order to increase diversification, we changed the targeted allocations for our plan assets. The target allocations for fixed income, money market, cash and guaranteed investment contracts investments remained unchanged at 58%, targeted equity investment allocations remained unchanged at 42%. Our targeted exposure to International equity remained unchanged at 17% of total assets and our exposure to domestic equity remained unchanged at 25%. These categories are further diversified among various asset classes including high yield and emerging markets debt, and international and emerging markets equities in order to avoid significant concentrations of risk. Our U.S. pension plan represents 88%, our Canadian pension plan 6%, and our United Kingdom (“U.K.”) pension plan 6% of the total fair value of our plan assets as of December 31, 2016.

Our U.S. pension plans' weighted-average asset allocations as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, by asset category, are as follows:



	Plan Assets as of December 31,
Asset Category:	2016		2015
U.S. equity	27.0	%	27.1	%
International equity	18.5	%	17.7	%
Fixed income	52.5	%	53.8	%
Money market/cash	2.0	%	1.4	%
Total	100.0	%	100.0	%

U.S. pension plan assets are invested according to the following targets:



Asset Category:	Target
U.S. equity	25.0	%
International equity	17.0	%
Fixed income	56.0	%
Money market/cash	2.0	%

Our Canadian pension plans were invested approximately 70% in Canadian bonds and 30% in international equities. Our U.K. pension plan was invested in a broad mix of assets consisting of U.K., international equities, and U.K. fixed income securities, including corporate and government bonds.

The fair values of our pension plan assets, by asset category, are as follows (in millions):



	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2016
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	Total
Asset Category:
Cash and cash equivalents	5.3	—	—	5.3
Commingled pools / Collective Trusts:
U.S. equity ⁽¹⁾	—	69.5	—	69.5
International equity⁽²⁾	—	47.6	—	47.6
Fixed income⁽³⁾	—	134.9	—	134.9
Balanced pension trust:⁽⁴⁾
International equity	—	4.7	—	4.7
Fixed income	—	11.9	—	11.9
Pension fund:
International equity⁽⁵⁾	—	13.5	—	13.5
Fixed income⁽⁶⁾	—	5.1	—	5.1
Total	5.3	287.2	—	292.5



	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2015
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	Total
Asset Category:
Cash and cash equivalents	3.8	—	—	3.8
Commingled pools / Collective Trusts:
U.S. equity ⁽¹⁾	—	69.7	—	69.7
International equity⁽²⁾	—	45.5	—	45.5
Fixed income⁽³⁾	—	138.1	—	138.1
Balanced pension trust:⁽⁴⁾
International equity	—	4.7	—	4.7
Fixed income	—	12.1	—	12.1
Pension fund:
International equity⁽⁵⁾	—	11.0	—	11.0
Fixed income⁽⁶⁾	—	8.1	—	8.1
Total	3.8	289.2	—	293.0

Additional information about assets measured at Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per share (in millions):



	As of December 31, 2016
	Fair Value		Redemption Frequency (if currently eligible)	Redemption Notice Period
Asset Category:
Commingled pools / Collective Trusts:
U.S. equity ⁽¹⁾	$	69.5	Daily	5 days
International equity⁽²⁾	47.6		Daily	5 days
Fixed income⁽³⁾	134.9		Daily	5-15 days
Balanced pension trust:⁽⁴⁾
International equity	4.7		Daily	3-5 days
Fixed income	11.9		Daily	3-5 days
Pension fund:
International equity⁽⁵⁾	13.5		Daily	1-7 days
Fixed income⁽⁶⁾	5.1		Daily	1-7 days
Total	$	287.2



	As of December 31, 2015
	Fair Value		Redemption Frequency (if currently eligible)	Redemption Notice Period
Asset Category:
Commingled pools / Collective Trusts:
U.S. equity ⁽¹⁾	$	69.7	Daily	5 days
International equity⁽²⁾	45.5		Daily	5 days
Fixed income⁽³⁾	138.1		Daily	5-15 days
Balanced pension trust:⁽⁴⁾
International equity	4.7		Daily	3-5 days
Fixed income	12.1		Daily	3-5 days
Pension fund:
International equity⁽⁵⁾	11.0		Daily	1-7 days
Fixed income⁽⁶⁾	8.1		Daily	1-7 days
Total	$	289.2



⁽¹⁾	This category includes investments primarily in U.S. equity securities that include large, mid and small capitalization companies.
⁽²⁾	This category includes investments primarily in international equity securities that include large, mid and small capitalization companies in large developed markets as well as emerging markets equities.
⁽³⁾	This category includes investments in U.S. investment grade and high yield fixed income securities, international fixed income securities and emerging markets fixed income securities.
⁽⁴⁾	The investment objectives of the fund are to provide long-term capital growth and income by investing primarily in a well-diversified, balanced portfolio of Canadian common stocks, bonds and money market securities. The fund also holds a portion of its assets in international equities.
⁽⁵⁾	This category includes investments in international equity securities and aims to provide returns consistent with the markets in which it invests and provide broad exposure to countries around the world.
⁽⁶⁾	This category includes investments in U.K. government index-linked securities (index-linked gilts) that have maturity periods of 5 years or longer and investment grade corporate bonds denominated in sterling.

The majority of our commingled pool/collective trusts, mutual funds, balanced pension trusts and pension funds are managed by professional investment advisors. The NAVs per share are furnished in monthly and/or quarterly statements received from the investment advisors and reflect valuations based upon their pricing policies. We assessed the fair value classification of these investments as Level 2 for commingled pool/collective trusts, balanced pension trusts and pension funds based on an examination of their pricing policies and the related controls and procedures. The fair values we report are based on the pool, trust or fund's NAV per share. The NAVs per share are calculated periodically (daily or no less than one time per month) as the aggregate value of each pool or trust's underlying assets divided by the number of units owned. See Note 19 for information about our fair value hierarchies and valuation techniques.