Anixter International Inc. Financial Statement Analysis
ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
The following represents the funded components of net periodic pension cost (benefit) as reflected in the Company's
Consolidated Statements of Income and the weighted-average assumptions used to measure net periodic pension cost for the
years ended January 3, 2020, December 28, 2018 and December 29, 2017:
Domestic Plans
Pension Benefits
Foreign Plans
Total
2019
2018
2017
2019
2018
2017
2019
2018
2017
(In millions)
Recorded in operating expenses:
Service cost
$
3.1 $ 3.5 $ 4.7
$ 5.7
$
5.9 $ 5.9 $ 8.8
$ 9.4
$ 10.6
Recorded in other, net:
Interest cost
10.9
10.3
11.1
6.9
6.8
6.9
17.8
17.1
18.0
Expected return on plan assets
(14.4)
(16.0)
(14.9)
(11.0)
(9.8)
(8.8)
(25.4)
(25.8)
(23.7)
Net amortization
1.6
0.6
2.5
3.2
2.9
3.0
4.8
3.5
5.5
Settlement charge
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.1
Total recorded in other, net
$ (1.9)
(5.1)
(1.3)
(0.5)
1.1
(2.4)
(5.1)
(0.2)
Total net periodic pension cost
(benefit)
$ 1.2 $ (1.6) $ 3.4 $
5.2 $
5.9 $
7.0 $
6.4
$
4.3
$ 10.4
Weighted-average assumption used to measure net periodic pension (benefit) cost:
Discount rate
4.28 %
3.78 %
4.36 %
2.84 %
2.70 %
2.99 %
3.59 %
3.26 %
3.73 %
Expected return on plan assets
Salary growth rate
6.25 %
6.25 %
6.25 %
5.68 %
4.81 %
4.79 %
6.01 %
5.63 %
5.59 %
3.75 %
3.76 %
4.63 %
3.26 %
3.04 %
3.01 %
3.51 %
3.36 %
3.73 %
Fair Value Measurements
The following presents information about the Plan's assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at the end of fiscal
2019, and the valuation techniques used by the Plan to determine those fair values. The inputs used in the determination of
these fair values are categorized according to the fair value hierarchy as being Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3.
In general, fair values determined by Level 1 inputs use quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Plan
has the ability to access. The majority of pension assets valued by Level 1 inputs are comprised of global equity securities.
Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs use other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly. These Level 2
inputs include quoted prices for similar assets in active markets, and other inputs such as interest rates and yield curves that are
observable at commonly quoted intervals. The majority of pension assets valued by Level 2 inputs are comprised of common/
collective/pool funds (i.e., mutual funds). These assets are valued at their net asset values and considered observable inputs, or
Level 2.
any,
Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs, including inputs that are available in situations where there is little, if
activity for the related asset. The only pension assets valued by Level 3 inputs relate to property and real estate funds.
market
In instances where inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels in the above fair value hierarchy, fair value
measurements in their entirety are categorized based on the lowest level input that is significant to the valuation. The Plan's
assessment of the significance of particular inputs to these fair value measurements requires judgment and considers factors
specific to each asset.
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