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BENEFIT PLANS: (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Post retirement defined benefit plans

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 nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in millions):

		2015			2014
Service cost		$	0.7		$	0.9
Interest cost		0.7			0.9
Expected return on plan assets		(2.4		)	(2.7		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		(0.3		)	(0.3		)
Amortization of net loss (gain)		0.3			0.1
Net periodic benefit cost		$	(1.0	)	$	(1.1	)

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 nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in millions):

		2015			2014
Interest cost		$	1.0		$	1.0
Amortization of net loss (gain)		(0.2		)	(0.2		)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)		(*		)	(*		)
Net periodic benefit cost		$	0.8		$	0.8

(*) amount is lower than $0.1 million

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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.

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