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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract] |
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Expense [Table Text Block] |
| Pension |  | Other Postretirement
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Expense | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
For the Quarter Ended June 30, |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service Cost |  | $2.5 |  |  |  | $2.3 |  |  |  | $1.0 |  |  |  | $1.1 |
Interest Cost | 6.5 |  |  | 6.6 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 2.3 |
Expected Return on Plan Assets | (8.8 | ) |  | (8.9 | ) |  | (2.4 | ) |  | (2.5 | )
Amortization of Prior Service Costs | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  | (0.5 | )
Amortization of Net Loss | 5.4 |  |  | 4.4 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 1.9 |
Amortization of Transition Obligation | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |
Net Periodic Benefit Expense |  | $5.6 |  |  |  | $4.5 |  |  | — |  |  |  | $2.4 |
For the Six Months Ended June 30, |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service Cost |  | $5.0 |  |  |  | $4.6 |  |  |  | $2.0 |  |  |  | $2.1 |
Interest Cost | 13.0 |  |  | 13.2 |  |  | 3.4 |  |  | 4.7 |
Expected Return on Plan Assets | (17.6 | ) |  | (17.7 | ) |  | (4.9 | ) |  | (5.0 | )
Amortization of Prior Service Costs | 0.1 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | (1.3 | ) |  | (0.9 | )
Amortization of Net Loss | 10.7 |  |  | 8.7 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 3.8 |
Amortization of Transition Obligation | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |
Net Periodic Benefit Expense |  | $11.2 |  |  |  | $9.0 |  |  | — |  |  |  | $4.8 |

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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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