Pension Benefit Plans (Tables) - Pension benefit plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]

The following sets forth the funded status of the U.S. and non-U.S. plans as of the most recent actuarial valuations using measurement dates of December 31 ($ in millions):



	U.S. Pension Benefits						Non-U.S. Pension Benefits
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Change in pension benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	(2,340.5	)	$	(2,608.0	)	$	(1,314.5	)	$	(1,428.5	)
Service cost	(6.4		)	(6.7		)	(25.0		)	(25.6		)
Interest cost	(88.6		)	(80.9		)	(23.9		)	(24.0		)
Employee contributions	—			—			(5.2		)	(5.3		)
Benefits and other expenses paid	164.4			178.6			47.6			44.5
Acquisitions and other	—			—			—			(3.6		)
Actuarial (loss) gain	(236.8		)	145.1			(152.2		)	59.8
Amendments, settlements and curtailments	39.9			31.4			47.4			15.0
Foreign exchange rate impact	—			—			(20.7		)	53.2
Benefit obligation at end of year	(2,468.0		)	(2,340.5		)	(1,446.5		)	(1,314.5		)
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	1,778.3			2,004.9			1,031.7			1,103.0
Actual return (loss) on plan assets	282.6			(72.1		)	114.9			(19.9		)
Employer contributions	9.7			54.7			43.5			45.3
Employee contributions	—			—			5.2			5.3
Amendments and settlements	(40.6		)	(30.6		)	(36.5		)	(16.8		)
Benefits and other expenses paid	(164.4		)	(178.6		)	(47.6		)	(44.5		)
Acquisitions and other	—			—			—			1.9
Foreign exchange rate impact	—			—			27.4			(42.6		)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	1,865.6			1,778.3			1,138.6			1,031.7
Funded status	$	(602.4	)	$	(562.2	)	$	(307.9	)	$	(282.8	)

Weighted Average Assumptions Used To Determine Benefit Obligations And Cost

Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic pension (cost) benefit at date of measurement:



	U.S. Plans				Non-U.S. Plans
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Discount rate	4.3	%	3.6	%	2.1	%	1.9	%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	7.0	%	7.0	%	3.9	%	4.0	%
Rate of compensation increase	4.0	%	4.0	%	2.4	%	2.4	%

Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at date of measurement:



	U.S. Plans				Non-U.S. Plans
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Discount rate	3.2	%	4.3	%	1.4	%	2.1	%
Rate of compensation increase	4.0	%	4.0	%	2.4	%	2.4	%

Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost

Components of net periodic pension benefit (cost):



	U.S. Pension Benefits						Non-U.S. Pension Benefits
($ in millions)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost	$	(6.4	)	$	(6.7	)	$	(25.0	)	$	(25.6	)
Interest cost	(88.6		)	(80.9		)	(23.9		)	(24.0		)
Expected return on plan assets	125.3			132.1			40.2			43.4
Amortization of prior service (cost) credit	(0.9		)	(0.9		)	0.2			0.5
Amortization of net loss	(25.7		)	(31.3		)	(4.4		)	(5.5		)
Curtailment and settlement (losses) gains recognized	—			—			(7.0		)	3.6
Net periodic pension benefit (cost)	$	3.7		$	12.3		$	(19.9	)	$	(7.6	)

Disaggregation of Service Cost

The net periodic benefit cost of the noncontributory defined benefit pension plans incurred during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 are reflected in the following captions in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Earnings ($ in millions):



	Year Ended December 31
	2019			2018			2017
Service cost:
Cost of sales	$	(6.1	)	$	(11.4	)	$	(8.2	)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(25.3		)	(20.9		)	(23.8		)
Total service cost expense	(31.4		)	(32.3		)	(32.0		)
Other net periodic pension costs:
Nonoperating income (expense), net	15.2			37.0			32.9
Total (expense) income	$	(16.2	)	$	4.7		$	0.9

Fair Values Of Pension Plan Assets

The fair values of the Company’s pension plan assets for both the U.S. and non-U.S. plans as of December 31, 2019, by asset category were as follows ($ in millions):



	Quoted Prices in Active Market (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Cash and equivalents	$	68.0	$	—	$	—	$	68.0
Equity securities:
Common stock	390.6		—		—		390.6
Preferred stock	6.0		—		—		6.0
Fixed income securities:
Corporate bonds	—		35.2		—		35.2
Government issued	—		22.3		—		22.3
Mutual funds	286.7		131.6		—		418.3
Insurance contracts	—		298.9		—		298.9
Total	$	751.3	$	488.0	$	—	1,239.3
Investments measured at NAV ^(a):
Mutual funds							1,070.6
Venture capital, partnerships and other private investments							694.3
Total assets at fair value							$	3,004.2


^(a)	The fair value amounts presented in the table above are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the total plan assets.

The fair values of the Company’s pension plan assets for both the U.S. and non-U.S. plans as of December 31, 2018, by asset category were as follows ($ in millions):



	Quoted Prices in Active Market (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Cash and equivalents	$	29.4	$	—	$	—	$	29.4
Equity securities:
Common stock	355.7		—		—		355.7
Preferred stock	4.6		—		—		4.6
Fixed income securities:
Corporate bonds	—		71.8		—		71.8
Government issued	—		32.8		—		32.8
Mutual funds	284.6		205.2		—		489.8
Insurance contracts	—		312.0		—		312.0
Total	$	674.3	$	621.8	$	—	1,296.1
Investments measured at NAV ^(a):
Mutual funds							1,122.0
Venture capital, partnerships and other private investments							391.9
Total assets at fair value							$	2,810.0

^(a)

The fair value amounts presented in the table above are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the total plan assets.

Benefit Payments That Reflect Expected Future Service

The following sets forth benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, expected to be paid by the plans in the periods indicated ($ in millions):



	U.S. Pension Plans		Non-U.S. Pension Plans		All Pension Plans
2020	$	173.4	$	44.9	$	218.3
2021	173.9		45.0		218.9
2022	173.3		46.2		219.5
2023	172.5		48.3		220.8
2024	169.7		49.1		218.8
2025 - 2029	778.4		274.8		1,053.2