Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

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PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]
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