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2313301 - Disclosure - Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)
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Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2015-07-01 - 2016-06-30
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Funded Status of Pension Plans and Amount recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
The funded status of our pension plans and amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30 were as follows:
(in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Change in benefit obligation:
 
 
 
Benefit obligation, beginning of year
$
954,454

 
$
969,904

Service cost
4,640

 
5,474

Interest cost
37,726

 
39,007

Participant contributions
6

 
12

Actuarial losses
86,425

 
50,464

Benefits and expenses paid
(45,074
)
 
(73,897
)
Currency translation adjustments
(19,283
)
 
(36,377
)
Plan amendments
696

 

Special termination benefits
334

 
459

Plan settlements
(7,991
)
 

Plan curtailments
(6,565
)
 
(592
)
Benefit obligation, end of year
$
1,005,368

 
$
954,454

Change in plans' assets:
 
 
 
Fair value of plans' assets, beginning of year
$
827,337

 
$
884,264

Actual return on plans' assets
50,637

 
20,007

Company contributions
15,876

 
8,703

Participant contributions
6

 
12

Plan settlements
(7,991
)
 

Benefits and expenses paid
(45,074
)
 
(73,897
)
Currency translation adjustments
(19,116
)
 
(11,752
)
Fair value of plans' assets, end of year
$
821,675

 
$
827,337

Funded status of plans
$
(183,693
)
 
$
(127,117
)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet consist of:
 
 
 
Long-term prepaid benefit
$
8,941

 
$
31,274

Short-term accrued benefit obligation
(10,037
)
 
(14,592
)
Accrued pension benefits
(182,597
)
 
(143,799
)
Net amount recognized
$
(183,693
)
 
$
(127,117
)
 
 
Defined Benefit Pension Plans Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
The pre-tax amounts related to our other postretirement benefit plans which were recognized in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income were as follows at June 30:
(in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Unrecognized net actuarial losses
$
6,368

 
$
5,969

Unrecognized net prior service credits
(150
)
 
(172
)
Total
$
6,218

 
$
5,797

The pre-tax amounts related to our defined benefit pension plans recognized in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income were as follows at June 30:
(in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Unrecognized net actuarial losses
$
272,802

 
$
196,567

Unrecognized net prior service credits
155

 
(953
)
Unrecognized transition obligations
740

 
651

Total
$
273,697

 
$
196,265

 
 
Accumulated Benefit Obligations Exceeding Plan Assets Fair Value
Included in the above information are plans with accumulated benefit obligations exceeding the fair value of plan assets as of June 30 as follows:
(in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Projected benefit obligation
$
877,146

 
$
165,281

Accumulated benefit obligation
875,233

 
164,913

Fair value of plan assets
684,512

 
7,394

 
 
Net Periodic Pension (Income) Cost
The components of net periodic pension income include the following as of June 30:
(in thousands)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Service cost
$
4,640

 
$
5,474

 
$
6,910

Interest cost
37,726

 
39,007

 
41,084

Expected return on plans' assets
(58,523
)
 
(59,698
)
 
(59,527
)
Amortization of transition obligation
80

 
78

 
78

Amortization of prior service cost
(417
)
 
(361
)
 
(234
)
Special termination benefit charge
334

 
459

 

Curtailment loss

 
358

 

Settlement loss
227

 
261

 

Recognition of actuarial losses
7,286

 
3,671

 
2,642

Net periodic pension income
$
(8,647
)
 
$
(10,751
)
 
$
(9,047
)
 
 
Funded Status of Other Postretirement Benefit Plans and Amount Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
The funded status of our other postretirement benefit plans and the related amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets were as follows:
(in thousands)
2016
 
2015
Change in benefit obligation:
 
 
 
Benefit obligation, beginning of year
$
21,205

 
$
24,476

Service cost

 
45

Interest cost
840

 
934

Actuarial losses
722

 
1,489

Benefits paid
(2,225
)
 
(2,155
)
Curtailments

 
(3,584
)
Benefit obligation, end of year
$
20,542

 
$
21,205

Funded status of plan
$
(20,542
)
 
$
(21,205
)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet consist of:
 
 
 
Short-term accrued benefit obligation
$
(1,666
)
 
$
(1,975
)
Accrued postretirement benefits
(18,876
)
 
(19,230
)
Net amount recognized
$
(20,542
)
 
$
(21,205
)
 
 
Net Periodic Other Postretirement Costs (Benefit)
(in thousands)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Service cost
$

 
$
45

 
$
55

Interest cost
840

 
934

 
1,006

Amortization of prior service credit
(22
)
 
(59
)
 
(111
)
Recognition of actuarial loss
324

 
492

 
317

Curtailment gain

 
(221
)
 

Net periodic other postretirement benefit cost
$
1,142

 
$
1,191

 
$
1,267

 
 
Significant Actuarial Assumptions Used to Determine the Present Value of Net Benefit Obligations
The significant actuarial assumptions used to determine the present value of net benefit obligations for our defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans were as follows:
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Discount Rate:
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. plans
2.4-3.7%
 
3.2-4.5%
 
4.4
%
International plans
0.9-3.2%
 
2.3-3.8%
 
2.9-4.3%

Rates of future salary increases:
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. plans
3.0-4.0%
 
3.0-4.0%
 
3.0-5.0%

International plans
2.5-3.0%
 
2.5-3.0%
 
2.5-3.0%


The significant assumptions used to determine the net periodic (income) cost for our pension and other postretirement benefit plans were as follows:
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Discount Rate:
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. plans
3.2-4.5%

 
4.4
%
 
4.9
%
International plans
2.3-3.8%

 
2.9-4.3%

 
3.5-4.8%

Rates of future salary increases:
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. plans
3.0-4.0%

 
3.0-5.0%

 
3.0-5.0%

International plans
2.5-3.0%

 
2.5-3.0%

 
2.5-3.0%

Rate of return on plans assets:
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. plans
7.5
%
 
7.5
%
 
8.0
%
International plans
5.3-5.5%

 
5.0-6.0%

 
5.0
%
 
 
Annual Assumed Rate of Increase in Per Capita Cost of Covered Benefits for Postretirement Benefit Plans
The annual assumed rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered benefits (the health care cost trend rate) for our postretirement benefit plans was as follows: 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Health care costs trend rate assumed for next year
8.5
%
 
7.3
%
 
7.5
%
Rate to which the cost trend rate gradually declines
5.0
%
 
5.0
%
 
5.0
%
Year that the rate reaches the rate at which it is assumed to remain
2027

 
2024

 
2024

 
 
Calculated Effect of Change on Assumption Used to Calculate Interest Cost Components and Obligations of Healthcare Plans
A change of one percentage point in the assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects on the total service and interest cost components of our other postretirement cost and other postretirement benefit obligation at June 30, 2016: 
(in thousands)
1% Increase
 
1% Decrease
Effect on total service and interest cost components
$
37

 
$
(33
)
Effect on other postretirement obligation
864

 
(776
)
 
 
Asset Allocations and Target Allocations by Asset Class
Our defined benefit pension plans’ asset allocations as of June 30, 2016 and 2015 and target allocations for 2017, by asset class, were as follows:
 
2016
 
2015
 
Target %
Equity
23
%
 
32
%
 
22.5
%
Fixed Income
67
%
 
65
%
 
70.0
%
Other
10
%
 
3
%
 
7.5
%
 
 
Benefit Plan Assets Classified Under Appropriate Level of Fair Value Hierarchy [Table Text Block]
The following table presents the fair value of the benefit plan assets classified under the appropriate level of the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2016:
(in thousands)
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Corporate fixed income securities
$

 
$
395,102

 
$

 
$
395,102

Common / collective trusts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Value funds

 
68,731

 

 
68,731

Growth funds

 
38,126

 

 
38,126

Balanced funds

 
8,581

 

 
8,581

Common stock
74,163

 

 

 
74,163

Government securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government securities

 
79,275

 

 
79,275

Foreign government securities

 
43,729

 

 
43,729

Other fixed income securities

 
31,503

 

 
31,503

Other
3,029

 
79,436

 

 
82,465

Total investments
$
77,192

 
$
744,483

 
$

 
$
821,675

The following table presents the fair value of the benefit plan assets classified under the appropriate level of the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2015:
(in thousands)
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Corporate fixed income securities
$

 
$
391,275

 
$

 
$
391,275

Common / collective trusts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Value funds

 
102,466

 

 
102,466

Growth funds

 
54,179

 

 
54,179

Balanced funds

 
10,090

 

 
10,090

Common stock
94,964

 

 

 
94,964

Government securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government securities

 
68,628

 

 
68,628

Foreign government securities

 
44,474

 

 
44,474

Other fixed income securities

 
32,540

 

 
32,540

Other
3,396

 
25,325

 

 
28,721

Total investments
$
98,360

 
$
728,977

 
$

 
$
827,337