EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
Millions of dollars	2014			2013			2014		2013
Six months ended June 30,
Service cost	$	10.0		$	11.8		$	2.5	$	3.2
Interest cost	20.4			18.9			6.2		5.5
Expected return on assets	(33.6		)	(30.7		)	—		—
Prior service cost amortization	2.0			3.4			0.2		0.4
Transition obligation amortization	—			—			—		0.3
Amortization of actuarial losses	2.6			10.9			0.2		1.7
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1.4		$	14.3		$	9.1	$	11.1

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	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
Millions of dollars	2014			2013			2014		2013
Three months ended June 30,
Service cost	$	5.0		$	5.9		$	1.3	$	1.6
Interest cost	10.2			9.4			3.1		2.7
Expected return on assets	(16.8		)	(15.3		)	—		—
Prior service cost amortization	1.0			1.7			0.1		0.2
Transition obligation amortization	—			—			—		0.1
Amortization of actuarial losses	1.3			5.5			0.1		0.9
Net periodic benefit cost	$	0.7		$	7.2		$	4.6	$	5.5

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

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	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
Millions of dollars	2014			2013			2014		2013
Three months ended June 30,
Service cost	$	4.0		$	4.8		$	1.0	$	1.3
Interest cost	8.6			8.0			2.4		2.2
Expected return on assets	(14.1		)	(13.0		)	—		—
Prior service cost amortization	0.8			1.4			0.1		0.1
Amortization of actuarial losses	1.1			4.6			0.1		0.7
Net periodic benefit cost	$	0.4		$	5.8		$	3.6	$	4.3

Six months ended June 30,
Service cost	$	8.0		$	9.6		$	2.0	$	2.5
Interest cost	17.2			16.0			4.8		4.4
Expected return on assets	(28.3		)	(26.0		)	—		—
Prior service cost amortization	1.7			2.8			0.2		0.3
Amortization of actuarial losses	2.2			9.2			0.2		1.3
Net periodic benefit cost	$	0.8		$	11.6		$	7.2	$	8.5