Employee Benefits

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Employee Benefits [Abstract]

Employee Benefits

Note 12 – Employee Benefits

The Company has both qualified and supplemental plans defined-benefit pension plans. The Company also has postretirement benefits that provide certain health care and life insurance benefits for certain retired employees. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company made contributions of $1.3 million to its funded pension plan, and $1.0 million to its unfunded pension plan. Contributions to funded plans increase plan assets while contributions to unfunded plans are used to fund current benefit payments. During the remainder of 2012, the Company expects to contribute approximately $5.0 million to its funded pension plans, and approximately $0.3 million to its unfunded pension plans. The following table sets forth the Company's pension and postretirement benefits net period benefit costs:

	Pension						Postretirement benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,						Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011			2012		2011
	(in millions)
Service cost	$	1.0		$	0.7		$	-	$	-
Interest cost		1.2			1.1			0.1		0.1
Expected return on plan assets		(0.9	)		(0.6	)		-		-
Amortization of prior service costs		1.3			1.3			0.1		0.1
Amortization of actuarial loss		0.2			-			-		-
Periodic expense	$	2.8		$	2.5		$	0.2	$	0.2