Retirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Retirement benefits

Note 3 – Retirement benefits

Pension plans

We have various defined-benefit pension plans covering eligible current and former employees. Benefits under most plans are based on salary and years of service.

The components of net periodic pension cost for our pension plans were as follows:

		U.S. Plans		Non-U.S. Plans		Total
(In millions)		2014	2013	2014	2013	2014	2013
Three months ended September 30,
Service cost	$	-	-	3.1	3.7	3.1	3.7
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		11.3	10.6	4.5	4.7	15.8	15.3
Return on assets – expected		(16.2)	(14.2)	(3.7)	(3.2)	(19.9)	(17.4)
Amortization of losses		7.0	11.2	0.6	1.5	7.6	12.7
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost		-	-	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Settlement loss		-	-	2.4	0.8	2.4	0.8
Net periodic pension cost	$	2.1	7.6	7.1	7.7	9.2	15.3
Nine months ended September 30,
Service cost	$	-	-	9.8	11.1	9.8	11.1
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		34.0	31.7	14.9	14.3	48.9	46.0
Return on assets – expected		(47.8)	(42.7)	(11.3)	(9.6)	(59.1)	(52.3)
Amortization of losses		21.2	33.9	1.7	4.6	22.9	38.5
Amortization of prior service cost		-	-	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.7
Settlement loss		-	-	4.2	1.6	4.2	1.6
Net periodic pension cost	$	7.4	22.9	19.9	22.7	27.3	45.6

In the first nine monthsof 2014, we made $87.2 million in cash contributions to our primary U.S. pension plan.

Retirement benefits other than pensions

We provide retirement healthcare benefits for eligible current and former U.S., Canadian, and Brazilian employees. Retirement benefits related to our former U.S. coal operation include medical benefits provided by the Pittston Coal Group Companies Employee Benefit Plan for UMWA Represented Employees (the “UMWA plans”) as well as costs related to Black Lung obligations.

The components of net periodic postretirement cost related to retirement benefits other than pensions were as follows:

		UMWA Plans		Black Lung and Other Plans		Total
(In millions)		2014	2013	2014	2013	2014	2013
Three months ended September 30,
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligations	$	4.4	4.9	0.6	0.5	5.0	5.4
Return on assets – expected		(5.6)	(5.2)	-	-	(5.6)	(5.2)
Amortization of losses		2.9	4.9	0.2	0.2	3.1	5.1
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost		(1.2)	-	0.4	0.5	(0.8)	0.5
Net periodic postretirement cost	$	0.5	4.6	1.2	1.2	1.7	5.8
Nine months ended September 30,
Service cost	$	-	-	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligations		13.6	14.8	1.6	1.5	15.2	16.3
Return on assets – expected		(16.8)	(15.6)	-	-	(16.8)	(15.6)
Amortization of losses		9.5	14.7	0.5	0.5	10.0	15.2
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost		(3.5)	-	1.3	1.3	(2.2)	1.3
Net periodic postretirement cost	$	2.8	13.9	3.5	3.5	6.3	17.4