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Postretirement And Other Benefits
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Postretirement and Other Benefits
Postretirement and Other Benefits
  
The Company sponsors pension benefits in the United States, France and Canada and postretirement healthcare and life insurance, or OPEB, benefits in the United States and Canada. The Company’s Canadian pension and OPEB benefits are not material and therefore are not included in the following disclosures.

Pension and OPEB Benefits

The components of net pension and OPEB benefit costs for U.S. employees and net pension benefit costs for French employees during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows ($ in millions):

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
French Pension Benefits
 
U.S. OPEB Benefits
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Service cost
$

 
$

 
$
0.3

 
$
0.2

 
$
0.1

 
$

Interest cost
1.3

 
1.4

 
0.2

 
0.3

 

 

Expected return on plan assets
(1.7
)
 
(1.9
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
 

 

Amortizations and other
1.5

 
1.4

 
0.3

 
0.1

 
(0.3
)
 

Curtailment benefit

 

 

 

 
(3.2
)
 

Net periodic benefit cost
$
1.1

 
$
0.9

 
$
0.7

 
$
0.5

 
$
(3.4
)
 
$


 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
French Pension Benefits
 
U.S. OPEB Benefits
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Service cost
$

 
$

 
$
0.9

 
$
0.7

 
$
0.1

 
$
0.1

Interest cost
3.9

 
4.2

 
0.6

 
0.8

 
0.1

 
0.3

Expected return on plan assets
(5.3
)
 
(5.7
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(0.4
)
 

 

Amortizations and other
5.0

 
4.4

 
0.8

 
0.2

 
(0.7
)
 

Curtailment benefit

 

 

 

 
(3.2
)
 

Net periodic benefit cost
$
3.6

 
$
2.9

 
$
2.0

 
$
1.3

 
$
(3.7
)
 
$
0.4


During the full-year 2013, the Company expects to recognize approximately $6 million for amortization of accumulated other comprehensive loss related to its U.S. pension and OPEB plans and approximately $0.2 million credit for its French pension plans. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company contributed $0.7 million to its U.S. pension plan.