Employee Benefit and Retirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AND RETIREMENT PLANS

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AND RETIREMENT PLANS

The following table presents the components of our pension expense of the defined benefit plans for the three months ended August 31, 2015 and 2014 (in millions):

	United States						International
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Defined benefit plans
Service cost	$	5.9		$	5.0		$	2.1		$	2.0
Interest costs	7.9			7.7			3.0			3.4
Expected return on plan assets	(10.0		)	(9.7		)	(4.3		)	(4.7		)
Amortization of prior service costs	—			—			—			0.1
Recognized net actuarial loss	4.2			3.0			1.5			1.2
Total pension expense	$	8.0		$	6.0		$	2.3		$	2.0

The following table presents the components of our pension expense of the defined benefit plans for the nine months ended August 31, 2015 and 2014 (in millions):

	United States						International
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Defined benefit plans
Service cost	$	17.7		$	15.0		$	6.2		$	5.9
Interest costs	23.7			23.3			9.1			10.3
Expected return on plan assets	(30.1		)	(29.1		)	(13.0		)	(14.1		)
Amortization of prior service costs	—			—			0.2			0.3
Recognized net actuarial loss	12.6			8.9			4.5			3.5
Total pension expense	$	23.9		$	18.1		$	7.0		$	5.9

During the nine months ended August 31, 2015 and 2014, we contributed $12.6 million and $14.0 million, respectively, to our pension plans. Total contributions to our pension plans in fiscal year 2014 were $16.8 million.

The following table presents the components of our other postretirement benefits expense (in millions):

	Three months ended August 31,				Nine months ended August 31,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Other postretirement benefits
Service cost	$	0.8	$	1.0	$	2.4	$	2.8
Interest costs	0.9		1.0		2.7		3.1
Total other postretirement expense	$	1.7	$	2.0	$	5.1	$	5.9