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Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations for continuing operations recognized in other comprehensive loss (income) for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 are as follows: 

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(1) Refer to Note 9 for information on our discontinued postretirement benefit plans. 

The estimated net actuarial loss, prior service cost and net transition asset for our pension plans that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into our net annual benefi t cost (income) during 2011 are $36.9 million, $1.8 million and $(0.1) million, respectively. The estimated net actuarial gain and prior service credit 

for our other benefits that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into net annual benefit cost during 2011 will be $(0.3) million — income and $(0.2) million — income, respectively. 

The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used for and the components of net annual benefit cost (income) for the years ended December 31: 

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Our U.S. qualifi ed defi ned benefi t pension plan (“U.S. Plan”) holds the majority of our pension plan assets. The expected long-term rate of return on these plan assets was 8.50 percent, 8.50 percent and 8.75 percent for 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. In developing the assumption for the long-term rate of return on assets for our U.S. Plan, we take into consideration the technical analysis performed by our outside actuaries, including historical market returns, information on the assumption for long-term real returns by asset class, infl ation assumptions, and expectations for standard deviation related to these best estimates. We also consider the historical performance of our own plan’s trust, which has earned a compound annual rate of return of approximately 10.61 percent over the last 20 years (which is in excess of comparable market indices for the same period) as well as other factors. Given an actively managed investment portfolio, the expected annual rates of return by asset class for our portfolio, using geometric averaging, and after being adjusted for an estimated infl ation rate of approximately 2.50 percent, is between 8.60 percent and 10.30 percent for equities, and between 4.20 percent and 6.30 percent for 

fi xed-income investments, which generates a total expected portfolio return that is in line with our assumption for the rate of return on assets. The target asset allocation for 2010, by asset category, is 75-85 percent equity securities, 15-25 percent fixed income investments and 0-5 percent cash and other short-term investments. 

Our U.S. qualified pension plan’s investment strategy consists of a total return investment management approach using a portfolio mix of equities and fi xed income investments to maximize the long-term return of plan assets for an appropriate level of risk. The goal of this strategy is to minimize plan expenses by matching asset growth to the plan’s liabilities over the long run. Furthermore, equity investments are weighted towards value equities and diversified across U.S and non-U.S. stocks. Derivatives and hedging instruments may be used eff ectively to manage and balance risks associated with the plan’s investments. Investment performance and related risks are measured and monitored on an ongoing basis through annual liability measurements, periodic asset and liability studies, and quarterly investment portfolio reviews. 

