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Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract] |
Components of net annual benefit cost (income) | The following table summarizes the components of continuing net annual benefit cost (income) for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
(in Millions) | Three Months Ended March 31
Pensions |  | Other Benefits
2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Components of net annual benefit cost (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost | $ | 4.9 |  |  | $ | 5.4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Interest cost | 15.5 |  |  | 14.5 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.3 |
Expected return on plan assets | (21.6 | ) |  | (19.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) | 0.4 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Recognized net actuarial and other (gain) loss | 7.8 |  |  | 17.5 |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | (0.4 | )
Recognized loss due to settlement (1) | 1.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net periodic benefit cost from continuing operations | $ | 8.6 |  |  | $ | 18.7 |  |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | (0.1 | )
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(1) | Settlement charge is associated with the acceleration of previously deferred pension actuarial losses and was triggered by a lump-sum payout to certain former executives.

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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (h) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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