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Postretirement Benefits
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 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 Plan     Non-U.S. Benefit Plan  
    Three months ended
June 30,		     Six months ended
June 30,		     Three months ended
June 30,		     Six months ended
June 30,		  
($ in millions)   2012     2011     2012     2011     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Service cost

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 0.1     $ —       $ 0.1     $ 0.1  

Interest cost

     2.2       1.9       4.0       3.7       0.6       0.7       1.3       1.4  

Expected return on plan assets

     (2.4 )      (1.8 )      (4.4 )      (3.6 )      (0.7 )      (0.8 )      (1.3 )      (1.6 ) 

Amortization of actuarial loss

     1.5       1.1       2.8       2.2       0.2       0.2       0.4       0.4  
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net pension expense

   $ 1.3     $ 1.2     $ 2.4     $ 2.3     $ 0.2     $ 0.1     $ 0.5     $ 0.3  
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Company contributed $3.2 million to its U.S. defined benefit plan and $1.2 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 $0.6 million to the non-U.S. defined benefit plan. The Company expects to contribute the required $11.2 million to the U.S. benefit plan and approximately $1.6 million to the non-U.S. benefit plan in 2012.