PENSIONS

The following table summarizes the components of net postretirement pension expense:



	U.S. Benefit Plan										Non-U.S. Benefit Plans
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,				Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2015		2014		2015			2014			2015			2014
Service cost	$	—		$	—		—		—		$	0.1		$	0.1		$	0.2		$	0.2
Interest cost	1.9			1.9			3.8		3.9		0.5			0.6			1.0			1.3
Amortization of actuarial loss	1.8			1.3			3.4		2.5		0.2			0.1			0.4			0.2
Expected return on plan assets	(2.6		)	(2.2		)	(5.1	)	(4.5	)	(0.7		)	(0.9		)	(1.4		)	(1.8		)
Net postretirement pension expense	$	1.1		$	1.0		2.1		1.9		$	0.1		$	(0.1	)	$	0.2		$	(0.1	)

During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company contributed $3.3 million and $3.5 million to its U.S. defined benefit plan, respectively, and $1.2 million and $0.7 million to its non-U.S. defined benefit plans, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company expects to contribute up to $7.0 million to the U.S. benefit plan and up to $1.2 million to the non-U.S. benefit plans.

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company repurchased all of the remaining shares of its common stock from its U.S benefit plan for a total cost of $3.6 million. The repurchases were made under the stock repurchase program discussed further in Note 9 – Stockholders’ Equity. At December 31, 2014, total assets of the U.S. benefit plan included 0.2 million of the Company’s common stock shares, valued at $3.6 million. The value of the shares was determined using quoted market prices (Level 1 input).