Postretirement and Other Benefits

The Company sponsors pension benefits in the United States, France and Canada and OPEB benefits related to postretirement healthcare and life insurance 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were as follows ($ in millions):



	Three Months Ended September 30,
	U.S. Pension Benefits						French Pension Benefits					U.S. OPEB Benefits
	2017			2016			2017		2016			2017		2016
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	0.3	$	0.2		$	—	$	—
Interest cost	1.2			1.3			0.1		0.2			—		—
Expected return on plan assets	(1.6		)	(1.7		)	—		(0.1		)	—		—
Amortizations and other	0.6			0.8			0.3		0.3			0.1		0.1
Net periodic benefit cost	$	0.2		$	0.4		$	0.7	$	0.6		$	0.1	$	0.1



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	U.S. Pension Benefits						French Pension Benefits						U.S. OPEB Benefits
	2017			2016			2017			2016			2017		2016
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	0.8		$	0.8		$	—	$	—
Interest cost	3.6			3.9			0.3			0.4			—		—
Expected return on plan assets	(4.8		)	(5.1		)	(0.1		)	(0.2		)	—		—
Amortizations and other	2.4			2.8			0.9			0.8			0.2		0.2
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1.2		$	1.6		$	1.9		$	1.8		$	0.2	$	0.2

During the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, the Company expects to recognize approximately $3.4 million for amortization of accumulated other comprehensive loss related to its U.S. pension and OPEB plans and approximately $1.2 million for its French pension plans.