EQUIFAX INC | 2013 | FY | 3


Obligations and Funded Status.   A reconciliation of the projected benefit obligations, plan assets and funded status of the plans is as follows:
 
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other Benefits
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
(In millions)
 
Change in projected benefit obligation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit obligation at January 1,
 
$
716.8
 
$
746.1
 
$
27.3
 
$
29.9
 
Service cost
 
 
5.4
 
 
6.5
 
 
0.5
 
 
0.5
 
Interest cost
 
 
28.9
 
 
33.4
 
 
1.1
 
 
1.2
 
Plan participants' contributions
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
1.1
 
 
1.1
 
Amendments
 
 
-
 
 
7.5
 
 
(8.6)
 
 
-
 
Actuarial loss (gain)
 
 
(68.6)
 
 
68.7
 
 
0.9
 
 
(1.7)
 
Foreign currency exchange rate changes
 
 
(4.2)
 
 
1.8
 
 
0.6
 
 
-
 
Curtailments
 
 
-
 
 
(29.2)
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Settlements
 
 
-
 
 
(77.3)
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Benefits paid
 
 
(41.5)
 
 
(40.7)
 
 
(3.3)
 
 
(3.7)
 
Projected benefit obligation at December 31,
 
 
636.8
 
 
716.8
 
 
19.6
 
 
27.3
 
Change in plan assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of plan assets at January 1,
 
 
548.0
 
 
583.0
 
 
21.4
 
 
19.3
 
Actual return on plan assets
 
 
58.5
 
 
59.0
 
 
2.4
 
 
2.1
 
Employer contributions
 
 
6.7
 
 
7.6
 
 
2.2
 
 
2.6
 
Plan participants' contributions
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
1.1
 
 
1.1
 
Foreign currency exchange rate changes
 
 
(3.6)
 
 
1.7
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Settlements
 
 
-
 
 
(62.6)
 
 
(2.2)
 
 
-
 
Benefits paid
 
 
(41.5)
 
 
(40.7)
 
 
(3.3)
 
 
(3.7)
 
Fair value of plan assets at December 31,
 
 
568.1
 
 
548.0
 
 
21.6
 
 
21.4
 
Funded status of plan
 
$
(68.7)
 
$
(168.8)
 
$
2.0
 
$
(5.9)
 

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