Retirement Plans and Postretirement Benefit Plans

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The Company adopted ASU 2017-07 in the first quarter of 2018 and, as a result, presents the service cost component of net benefit cost in operating income and the other components of net benefit cost as non-operating within its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Further, as required by ASU 2017-07, the Company adjusted prior year income statement presentation of the net benefit cost components, which were previously presented in total within Other Operation and Maintenance on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company elected the practical expedient allowed by ASU 2017-07 to utilize amounts disclosed in the Company's retirement plans and postretirement benefit plans note for the prior comparative period as the estimation basis for applying the retrospective presentation requirements.

The following tables present the net periodic benefit cost components, before consideration of capitalized amounts, of the Company's Pension Plan, Restoration of Retirement Income Plan and postretirement benefit plans that are included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Service cost is presented within Other Operation and Maintenance, and interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortization of net loss and amortization of unrecognized prior service cost are presented within Other Net Periodic Benefit Income (Expense) on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.



	Pension Plan												Restoration of Retirement Income Plan
	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended						Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,						June 30,				June 30,
(In millions)	2018 (A)			2017 (A)			2018 (B)			2017 (B)			2018 (A)		2017 (A)		2018 (B)		2017 (B)
Service cost	$	3.4		$	3.5		$	7.5		$	7.7		$	0.1	$	0.1	$	0.2	$	0.2
Interest cost	5.8			6.6			11.7			13.1			0.1		—		0.2		0.1
Expected return on plan assets	(11.0		)	(10.6		)	(22.3		)	(21.3		)	—		—		—		—
Amortization of net loss	4.4			4.7			8.3			8.7			0.3		0.1		0.4		0.2
Total net periodic benefit cost	2.6			4.2			5.2			8.2			0.5		0.2		0.8		0.5
Less: Amount paid by unconsolidated affiliates	0.7			0.9			1.2			1.7			—		—		—		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1.9		$	3.3		$	4.0		$	6.5		$	0.5	$	0.2	$	0.8	$	0.5


(A)	In addition to the $2.4 million and $3.5 million of net periodic benefit cost recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, the Company recognized the following:


•	an increase in pension expense during the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 of $3.8 million and $2.9 million, respectively, to maintain the allowable amount to be recovered for pension expense in the Oklahoma jurisdiction, which are included in the Pension tracker regulatory liability (see Note 1); and


•	a deferral of pension expense during the three months ended June 30, 2017 of $2.3 million related to the Arkansas jurisdictional portion of the pension settlement charge of $22.4 million in 2013.


(B)	In addition to the $4.8 million and $7.0 million of net periodic benefit cost recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, the Company recognized the following:


•	an increase in pension expense during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 of $7.8 million and $5.8 million, respectively, to maintain the allowable amount to be recovered for pension expense in the Oklahoma jurisdiction, which are included in the Pension tracker regulatory liability (see Note 1); and


•	a deferral of pension expense during the six months ended June 30, 2017 of $2.3 million related to the Arkansas jurisdictional portion of the pension settlement charge of $22.4 million in 2013.



	Postretirement Benefit Plans
	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
(In millions)	2018 (B)			2017 (B)			2018 (C)			2017 (C)
Service cost	$	0.1		$	0.2		$	0.2		$	0.4
Interest cost	1.3			2.1			2.6			4.3
Expected return on plan assets	(0.5		)	(0.5		)	(1.0		)	(1.1		)
Amortization of net loss	0.9			0.2			1.9			0.8
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost (A)	(2.1		)	—			(4.2		)	—
Total net periodic benefit cost	(0.3		)	2.0			(0.5		)	4.4
Less: Amount paid by unconsolidated affiliates	(0.1		)	0.2			(0.2		)	0.6
Net periodic benefit cost	$	(0.2	)	$	1.8		$	(0.3	)	$	3.8


(A)	Unamortized prior service cost is amortized on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service period to the first eligibility age of participants who are expected to receive a benefit and are active at the date of the plan amendment.

(B)

In addition to the $0.2 million of net periodic benefit income and $1.8 million of net periodic benefit cost recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, the Company recognized an increase in postretirement medical expense in the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 of $2.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively, to maintain the allowable amount to be recovered for postretirement medical expense in the Oklahoma jurisdiction which are included in the Pension tracker regulatory liability (see Note 1).

(C)

In addition to the $0.3 million of net periodic benefit income and $3.8 million of net periodic benefit cost recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, the Company recognized an increase in postretirement medical expense in the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 of $4.3 million and $2.1 million, respectively, to maintain the allowable amount to be recovered for postretirement medical expense in the Oklahoma jurisdiction which are included in the Pension tracker regulatory liability (see Note 1).

As required by ASU 2017-07, the Company only capitalizes the service cost component of net benefit cost, beginning in the first quarter of 2018. Prior year capitalized amounts were not adjusted, as this change was implemented on a prospective basis.



	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(In millions)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Capitalized portion of net periodic pension benefit cost	$	0.9	$	1.2	$	1.9	$	2.3
Capitalized portion of net periodic postretirement benefit cost	$	0.1	$	0.5	$	0.1	$	1.2