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PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

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PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]  
PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
NOTE 7 - PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
The following are the components of defined benefit pension and OPEB expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:
Defined Benefit Pension Expense
 
(In Millions)
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Service cost
$
6.3

 
$
6.8

 
$
12.6

 
$
13.5

Interest cost
9.5

 
10.1

 
18.9

 
20.2

Expected return on plan assets
(15.0
)
 
(14.5
)
 
(29.9
)
 
(29.0
)
Amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service costs
0.6

 
0.6

 
1.2

 
1.2

Net actuarial loss
5.4

 
3.6

 
10.8

 
7.1

    Curtailments/settlements
—

 
$
0.9

 
0.3

 
1.2

Net periodic benefit cost to continuing operations
$
6.8

 
$
7.5

 
$
13.9

 
$
14.2


Other Postretirement Benefits Expense
 
(In Millions)
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Service cost
$
1.5

 
$
1.6

 
$
3.0

 
$
3.3

Interest cost
3.2

 
3.4

 
6.5

 
6.8

Expected return on plan assets
(4.6
)
 
(4.3
)
 
(9.2
)
 
(8.6
)
Amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service costs
(0.9
)
 
(0.9
)
 
(1.8
)
 
(1.8
)
Net actuarial loss
—

 
1.2

 
3.1

 
2.5

Net periodic benefit cost to continuing operations
$
(0.8
)
 
$
1.0

 
$
1.6

 
$
2.2


We made pension contributions of $0.3 million and $4.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to pension contributions of $5.3 million and $9.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014. OPEB contributions are typically made on an annual basis in the first quarter of each year, but due to plan funding requirements being met, no OPEB contributions were required or made for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014.