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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs
Net periodic pension cost for U.S. and international pension plans for 2014, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:
 
 
U.S. Plans
 
International Plans
(In thousands)
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Defined benefit plans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
 
$
2,233

 
$
2,565

 
$
1,887

 
$
1,610

 
$
3,457

 
$
3,418

Interest cost
 
12,868

 
11,767

 
12,780

 
43,230

 
42,707

 
46,174

Expected return on plan assets
 
(16,786
)
 
(15,642
)
 
(15,617
)
 
(49,927
)
 
(46,920
)
 
(45,050
)
Recognized prior service costs
 
90

 
248

 
224

 
184

 
335

 
397

Recognized losses
 
3,352

 
5,052

 
4,637

 
14,102

 
16,447

 
15,194

Amortization of transition liability
 

 

 

 

 

 
8

Settlement/curtailment loss (gain)
 

 

 
1,510

 
60

 
(372
)
 
(2,589
)
Defined benefit plans pension cost
 
1,757

 
3,990

 
5,421

 
9,259

 
15,654

 
17,552

Multiemployer plans
 
1,199

 
12,444

 
10,186

 
1,762

 
5,449

 
5,539

Defined contribution plans
 
4,704

 
4,945

 
5,066

 
8,033

 
11,139

 
12,770

Net periodic pension cost
 
$
7,660

 
$
21,379

 
$
20,673

 
$
19,054

 
$
32,242

 
$
35,861

Schedule of Net Funded Status
The change in the financial status of the pension plans and amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
 
 
U.S. Plans
 
International Plans
(In thousands)
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Change in benefit obligation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
 
$
283,571

 
$
316,448

 
$
958,705

 
$
1,068,750

Service cost
 
2,233

 
2,565

 
1,610

 
3,457

Interest cost
 
12,868

 
11,767

 
43,230

 
42,707

Plan participants' contributions
 

 

 
75

 
689

Amendments
 

 

 

 
(394
)
Actuarial (gain) loss
 
49,939

 
(28,158
)
 
150,289

 
(8,245
)
Settlements/curtailments
 

 

 
(589
)
 
(1,619
)
Benefits paid
 
(23,292
)
 
(19,051
)
 
(41,522
)
 
(46,269
)
Effect of foreign currency
 

 

 
(62,250
)
 
19,744

Infrastructure Transaction transfer (a)
 

 

 

 
(120,115
)
Other
 

 

 
55

 

Benefit obligation at end of year
 
$
325,319

 
$
283,571

 
$
1,049,603

 
$
958,705

Change in plan assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
 
$
233,579

 
$
218,084

 
$
770,911

 
$
783,059

Actual return on plan assets
 
15,465

 
31,931

 
80,518

 
68,535

Employer contributions
 
7,598

 
2,615

 
28,112

 
30,258

Plan participants' contributions
 

 

 
75

 
689

Settlements/curtailments
 

 

 

 
(1,028
)
Benefits paid
 
(23,292
)
 
(19,051
)
 
(40,948
)
 
(45,207
)
Effect of foreign currency
 

 

 
(47,623
)
 
11,455

Infrastructure Transaction transfer (a)
 

 

 

 
(76,850
)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
 
$
233,350

 
$
233,579

 
$
791,045

 
$
770,911

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Funded status at end of year
 
$
(91,969
)
 
$
(49,992
)
 
$
(258,558
)
 
$
(187,794
)

(a) During 2013, certain international plans' benefit obligations and plan assets were transferred to the Infrastructure strategic venture as part of the Infrastructure Transaction, as described in Note 4, Acquisitions and Dispositions.
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet
Amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following at December 31, 2014 and 2013:
 
 
U.S. Plans
 
International Plans
 
 
December 31
 
December 31
(In thousands)
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Noncurrent assets
 
$
615

 
$
2,148

 
$
1,746

 
$
3,894

Current liabilities
 
2,102

 
2,045

 
524

 
534

Noncurrent liabilities
 
90,482

 
50,095

 
259,780

 
191,154

Accumulated other comprehensive loss before tax
 
157,165

 
109,348

 
479,382

 
401,300

Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost Not yet Recognized
Amounts recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax, consist of the following at December 31, 2014 and 2013:
 
 
U.S. Plans
 
International Plans
(In thousands)
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Net actuarial loss
 
$
156,989

 
$
109,081

 
$
478,396

 
$
400,726

Prior service cost
 
176

 
267

 
986

 
574

Total
 
$
157,165

 
$
109,348

 
$
479,382

 
$
401,300

Schedule of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to be Recognized over Next Fiscal Year
The estimated amounts that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into defined benefit net periodic pension cost in 2015 are as follows:
(In thousands)
 
U.S. Plans
 
International  Plans
Net actuarial loss
 
$
4,919

 
$
17,254

Prior service cost
 
81

 
208

Total
 
$
5,000

 
$
17,462

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments
The expected benefit payments for defined benefit plans over the next 10 years are as follows:
(In millions)
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020-2024
U.S. Plans
 
$
18.5

 
$
18.8

 
$
18.6

 
$
18.8

 
$
18.7

 
$
94.5

International Plans
 
42.1

 
43.8

 
45.5

 
46.2

 
47.7

 
266.0

Schedule of Assumptions Used
The weighted-average actuarial assumptions used to determine the net periodic pension cost for 2014, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
 
 
U.S. Plans
December 31
 
International Plans
December 31
 
Global Weighted-Average
December 31
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Discount rates
 
4.7
%
 
3.8
%
 
4.4
%
 
4.7
%
 
4.3
%
 
4.8
%
 
4.7
%
 
4.2
%
 
4.7
%
Expected long-term rates of return on plan assets
 
7.5
%
 
7.5
%
 
7.8
%
 
6.8
%
 
6.6
%
 
6.7
%
 
7.0
%
 
6.8
%
 
6.9
%
Rates of compensation increase
 
3.0
%
 
3.0
%
 
3.0
%
 
3.4
%
 
2.8
%
 
3.4
%
 
3.4
%
 
2.8
%
 
3.4
%
The weighted-average actuarial assumptions used to determine the defined benefit pension plan obligations at December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
 
 
U.S. Plans
 
International Plans
 
Global Weighted-Average
 
 
December 31
 
December 31
 
December 31
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Discount rates
 
3.9
%
 
4.7
%
 
3.7
%
 
4.7
%
 
3.7
%
 
4.7
%
Rates of compensation increase
 
3.0
%
 
3.0
%
 
3.2
%
 
3.4
%
 
3.2
%
 
3.3
%
Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations
The accumulated benefit obligation for all defined benefit pension plans at December 31, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:
 
 
U.S. Plans
 
International Plans
 
 
December 31
 
December 31
(In millions)
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Accumulated benefit obligation
 
$
325.3

 
$
283.5

 
$
1,043.2

 
$
950.7

Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets
The projected benefit obligation, accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
 
 
U.S. Plans
 
International Plans
 
 
December 31
 
December 31
(In millions)
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Projected benefit obligation
 
$
314.9

 
$
274.8

 
$
1,032.1

 
$
926.8

Accumulated benefit obligation
 
314.9

 
274.8

 
1,026.0

 
923.9

Fair value of plan assets
 
222.3

 
222.6

 
771.8

 
737.6

Schedule of Effect of Significant Unobservable Inputs, Changes in Plan Assets
The following table summarizes changes in the fair value of Level 3 assets for 2014, 2013 and 2012:
Level 3 Asset Changes for the Twelve Months Ended December 31
 
 
(In thousands)
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Real Estate Limited Partnership:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of year
 
$
20,423

 
$
17,746

 
$
12,025

Contributions to partnership
 
385

 
838

 
2,535

Cash distributions received
 
(1,614
)
 
(1,380
)
 
(1,270
)
Actual return on plan assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Related to asset still held at end of year
 
3,453

 
3,219

 
4,456

Balance at end of year
 
$
22,647

 
$
20,423

 
$
17,746

Schedule of Multiemployer Plans
The Company's participation in multiemployer pension plans for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is outlined below. The Company considers significant plans to be those plans to which the Company contributed more than 5% of total contributions to the plan in a given plan year or for which the Company believes the Company's share of the unfunded liability for the plan may be material to the Company.
(In thousands)
 
 
 
Pension Protection
Act Zone Status For
Plan Years Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contributions By The Company
For Years Ended (a)
 
 
 
 
 
Expiration
Date of
Collective-
Bargaining
Agreement
 
 
 
Subject to
Financial
Improvement
Plan
 
 
 
 
Identification
Number
 
Surcharge
Imposed
 
Pension Fund
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
Significant multiemployer plans for which plan financial information is not publicly available outside the Company's financial statements:
New Zealand Steel Pension Fund
018-054-531
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
$
838

 
$
886

 
$
909

 
Yes
 
No
 
2016
Summary aggregate information for multiemployer plans which are not individually significant:
All other multiemployer plans (b) (c)
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,123

 
17,007

 
14,905

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Contributions
 
$
2,961

 
$
17,893

 
$
15,814

 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
These amounts represent either contributions for the plan year as confirmed by plan sponsors or the Company's estimates based on fiscal year accounts payable records which will be updated as confirmation is received from plan sponsors.
(b)
The decrease in contributions by the Company for 2014 primarily relates to the consummation of the Infrastructure Transaction. See Note 4, Acquisitions and Dispositions, for additional information related to the Infrastructure Transaction.
U.S. Plans  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets
The fair values of the Company's U.S. pension plans' assets at December 31, 2013 by asset class are as follows:
(In thousands)
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Domestic equities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stocks
 
$
48,915

 
$
48,915

 
$

 
$

Mutual funds—equities
 
48,807

 
13,204

 
35,603

 

International equities—mutual funds
 
45,475

 
45,475

 

 

Fixed income investments:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasuries and collateralized securities
 
18,787

 

 
18,787

 

Corporate bonds and notes
 
8,374

 
8,374

 

 

Mutual funds—bonds
 
33,326

 
33,326

 

 

Other—mutual funds
 
22,508

 
22,508

 

 

Cash and money market accounts
 
7,387

 
7,387

 

 

Total
 
$
233,579

 
$
179,189

 
$
54,390

 
$

The fair values of the Company's U.S. pension plans' assets at December 31, 2014 by asset class are as follows:
(In thousands)
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Domestic equities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stocks
 
$
44,064

 
$
44,064

 
$

 
$

Mutual funds—equities
 
47,313

 
13,335

 
33,978

 

International equities—mutual funds
 
42,446

 
42,446

 

 

Fixed income investments:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasuries and collateralized securities
 
18,759

 

 
18,759

 

Corporate bonds and notes
 
11,347

 
11,347

 

 

Mutual funds—bonds
 
40,568

 
11,936

 
28,632

 

Other—mutual funds
 
21,700

 
21,700

 

 

Cash and money market accounts
 
7,153

 
7,153

 

 

Total
 
$
233,350

 
$
151,981

 
$
81,369

 
$

The asset allocations attributable to the Company's U.S. defined benefit pension plans at December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the long-term target allocation of plan assets, by asset category, are as follows:
 
 
Target  Long-Term
Allocation
 
Percentage of Plan Assets at
December 31
U.S. Plans Asset Category
 
 
2014
 
2013
Domestic equity securities
 
34%-44%
 
39.1
%
 
41.8
%
International equity securities
 
14%-24%
 
18.2
%
 
19.5
%
Fixed income securities
 
28%-38%
 
30.3
%
 
25.9
%
Cash and cash equivalents
 
Less than 5%
 
3.1
%
 
3.2
%
Other
 
5%-15%
 
9.3
%
 
9.6
%
International Plans  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets
The fair values of the Company's international pension plans' assets at December 31, 2014 by asset class are as follows:
(In thousands)
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Equity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mutual funds—equities
 
$
292,150

 
$

 
$
292,150

 
$

Fixed income investments:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Mutual funds—bonds
 
350,073

 

 
350,073

 

Insurance contracts
 
8,233

 

 
8,233

 

Other:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate funds/limited partnerships
 
53,926

 

 
31,279

 
22,647

Other mutual funds
 
84,120

 

 
84,120

 

Cash and money market accounts
 
2,543

 
2,543

 

 

Total
 
$
791,045

 
$
2,543

 
$
765,855

 
$
22,647

The fair values of the Company's international pension plans' assets at December 31, 2013 by asset class are as follows:
(In thousands)
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Equity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mutual funds—equities
 
$
296,980

 
$

 
$
296,980

 
$

Fixed income investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mutual funds—bonds
 
314,965

 

 
314,965

 

Insurance contracts
 
8,797

 

 
8,797

 

Other:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate funds / limited partnerships
 
52,733

 

 
32,310

 
20,423

Other mutual funds
 
94,980

 

 
94,980

 

Cash and money market accounts
 
2,456

 
2,456

 

 

Total
 
$
770,911

 
$
2,456

 
$
748,032

 
$
20,423

The asset allocations attributable to the Company's international defined benefit pension plans at December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the long-term target allocation of plan assets, by asset category, are as follows:
International Plans Asset Category
 
Target Long-Term
Allocation
 
Percentage of Plan Assets at
December 31
 
 
2014
 
2013
Equity securities
 
32.5
%
 
36.9
%
 
38.5
%
Fixed income securities
 
42.5
%
 
45.3
%
 
42.0
%
Cash and cash equivalents
 

 
0.3
%
 
0.3
%
Other
 
25.0
%
 
17.5
%
 
19.2
%