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Postretirement Benefits
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]  
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

7. POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

The components of the Company’s net periodic pension expense for its defined benefit pension plans are summarized as follows:

 

                                 
    U.S. Benefit Plans     Non-U.S. Benefit Plan  
    Three Months Ended
March  31,		     Three Months Ended
March  31,		  
($ in millions)   2012     2011     2012     2011  

Interest cost

   $ 1.9     $ 1.9     $ 0.7     $ 0.7  

Amortization of actuarial loss

     1.3       1.2       0.2       0.2  

Expected return on plan assets

     (2.1 )      (1.9 )      (0.6 )      (0.8 ) 
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net postretirement pension expense

   $ 1.1     $ 1.2     $ 0.3     $ 0.1  
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, the Company contributed $1.2 million to its U.S. defined benefit plan and $1.0 million to its non-U.S. defined benefit plan. During the comparable prior-year period, no contribution to the U.S. defined benefit plan was made and the Company contributed $0.3 million to the non-U.S. defined benefit plan. The Company expects to contribute up to $11.2 million to the U.S. benefit plan and approximately $1.5 million to the non-U.S. benefit plan in 2012.