EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Employer contributions for 2021 are expected to approximate $3.0.

The following table provides interim information as to our domestic and foreign defined benefit pension plans:

 

	Nine Months Ended   September 30,				Three Months Ended   September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Components of net pension expense
Service cost	$	3.8	$	3.2	$	1.3	$	1.1
Interest cost	4.5		5.5		1.5		1.8
Expected return on plan assets	(9.5)		(9.0)		(3.2)		(3.0)
Recognized net actuarial loss	3.9		3.0		1.3		.9
Net pension expense	$	2.7	$	2.7	$	.9	$	.8

The components of net pension expense, other than the service cost component, are included in the line item “Other (income) expense, net” in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations.