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Employee benefit plans
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Employee benefit plans  
Employee benefit plans

Note 10 - Employee benefit plans:

The components of net periodic defined benefit pension cost are presented in the table below.

Three months ended

March 31, 

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2025

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2026

(In millions)

Net periodic pension cost (income):

 

  ​

 

  ​

Service cost

$

1.4

$

1.3

Interest cost

 

4.9

 

5.6

Expected return on plan assets

 

(4.8)

 

(5.3)

Recognized actuarial losses

 

.3

 

.4

Total

$

1.8

$

2.0

We expect our 2026 contributions for our pension plans to be approximately $17 million.