WISCONSIN ENERGY CORP | 2013 | FY | 3


The components of net periodic pension and OPEB costs for the years ended December 31 are as follows:

 
Pension
 
OPEB
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
(Millions of Dollars)
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
14.6

 
$
21.7

 
$
15.9

 
$
10.0

 
$
10.3

 
$
10.4

Interest cost
60.4

 
65.5

 
67.6

 
15.6

 
20.3

 
20.8

Expected return on plan assets
(95.8
)
 
(89.6
)
 
(82.1
)
 
(21.3
)
 
(19.0
)
 
(16.9
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transition obligation

 

 

 

 
0.3

 
0.3

Prior service cost (credit)
2.3

 
2.2

 
2.2

 
(2.0
)
 
(1.9
)
 
(1.9
)
Actuarial loss
54.5

 
41.0

 
34.0

 
3.7

 
7.3

 
6.2

Settlement charge
2.5

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 
0.4

 

 

 

 

Net Periodic Benefit Cost
$
38.5

 
$
41.2

 
$
37.6

 
$
6.0

 
$
17.3

 
$
18.9



 
Pension
 
OPEB
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Weighted-Average assumptions used to
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
determine benefit obligations as of Dec. 31
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discount rate
5.00%
 
4.10%
 
5.05%
 
4.95%
 
4.15%
 
5.20%
Rate of compensation increase
4.0%
 
4.0%
 
4.0%
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-Average assumptions used to
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
determine net cost for year ended Dec. 31
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discount rate
4.10%
 
5.05%
 
5.60%
 
4.15%
 
5.20%
 
5.70%
Expected return on plan assets
7.25%
 
7.25%
 
7.25%
 
7.50%
 
7.50%
 
7.50%
Rate of compensation increase
4.0%
 
4.0%
 
4.0%
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A

Assumed health care cost trend rates as of Dec. 31
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year (Pre 65 / Post 65)
 
7.5%/7.5%
 
7.5%/7.5%
 
8.0%/12%
Rate that the cost trend rate gradually adjusts to
 
5.0%
 
5.0%
 
5.0%
Year that the rate reaches the rate it is assumed to remain at (Pre 65 / Post 65)
 
2021/2021
 
2017/2017
 
2017/2017

The expecte

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