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PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

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PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
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PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
NOTE 12 - PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
The following are the components of defined benefit pension and OPEB expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
Defined Benefit Pension Expense
 
(In Millions)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Service cost
$
9.6

 
$
8.0

 
$
29.2

 
$
24.0

Interest cost
11.2

 
12.1

 
34.4

 
36.4

Expected return on plan assets
(16.2
)
 
(14.9
)
 
(49.3
)
 
(44.7
)
Amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service costs
0.8

 
1.1

 
2.3

 
3.0

Net actuarial loss
7.5

 
7.4

 
22.5

 
22.4

Settlements
—

 
0.4

 
—

 
0.4

Net periodic benefit cost
$
12.9

 
$
14.1

 
$
39.1

 
$
41.5


Other Postretirement Benefits Expense
 
(In Millions)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Service cost
$
3.0

 
$
3.7

 
$
9.2

 
$
11.2

Interest cost
4.3

 
5.3

 
13.0

 
15.9

Expected return on plan assets
(5.0
)
 
(4.3
)
 
(15.0
)
 
(12.9
)
Amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service costs
(0.9
)
 
0.7

 
(2.7
)
 
2.2

Net actuarial loss
2.9

 
2.8

 
8.7

 
8.4

Net periodic benefit cost
$
4.3

 
$
8.2

 
$
13.2

 
$
24.8


We made pension contributions of $36.1 million and $51.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, compared to pension contributions of $7.6 million and $32.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. The OPEB contributions, made annually in the first quarter, were $14.1 million and $21.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.