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BENEFIT PLANS: (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Post retirement defined benefit plan |
Components of net periodic benefit costs |
Schedule of the components of net periodic benefit costs | The components of the net periodic benefit costs for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in millions):
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Service cost |  | $ | 0.5 |  | $ | 0.6 |
Interest cost |  | 0.5 |  | 0.7 |
Expected return on plan assets |  | (1.6 | ) | (1.8 | )
Amortization of transition obligation |  | (0.2 | ) | (0.2 | )
Amortization of net loss/(gain) |  | 0.2 |  | (* | )
Net periodic benefit costs |  | $ | (0.6 | ) | $ | (0.7 | )
(*) amount is lower than $0.1 million
Post-retirement Health Care Plan |
Components of net periodic benefit costs |
Schedule of the components of net periodic benefit costs | The components of the net periodic benefit cost for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in millions):
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Interest cost |  | $ | 0.6 |  | $ | 0.7 |
Amortization of net loss (gain) |  | (0.1 | ) | (0.2 | )
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | (* | ) | (* | )
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | 0.5 |  | $ | 0.5 |
(*) amount is lower than $0.1 million

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (h) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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