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Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract] |
Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits | Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits The following table summarizes the components of net annual benefit cost (income):
(in Millions) | Three Months Ended March 31
Pensions |  | Other Benefits
2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Components of net annual benefit cost (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost | $ | 2.6 |  |  | $ | 4.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Interest cost | 12.7 |  |  | 15.4 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.3 |
Expected return on plan assets | (21.9 | ) |  | (22.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) | 0.2 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |
Recognized net actuarial and other (gain) loss | 10.3 |  |  | 12.9 |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | (0.2 | )
Recognized loss due to curtailment (1) | — |  |  | 4.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.5 |
Net periodic benefit cost (2) | $ | 3.9 |  |  | $ | 15.3 |  |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | 0.7 |
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(1) | Curtailment loss is associated with the disposal of our FMC Alkali Chemicals division and was recorded to discontinued operations within the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).
(2) | Net periodic benefit cost represents both continuing and discontinued operations.
We did not make any voluntary cash contributions to our U.S. defined benefit pension plan in the three months ended March 31, 2016. We made voluntary cash contributions to our U.S. defined benefit pension plan in the three months ended March 31, 2015 of $25.0 million. We expect to make approximately $35.0 million in voluntary cash contributions to our U.S. defined benefit pension plan during 2016.

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