Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]

Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans

9.Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans

The following summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost related to continuing operations:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
(In millions)	2011		2010		2011		2010
Service cost	$	12	$	12	$	1	$	0
Interest cost		17		17		4		4
Expected return on plan assets		(16)		(16)		0		0
Amortization:
– prior service cost (credit)		1		2		(2)		(2)
– actuarial loss		12		12		0		0
– net settlement		0		8		0		0
Net periodic benefit cost	$	26	$	35	$	3	$	2

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
(In millions)	2011		2010		2011		2010
Service cost	$	35	$	35	$	3	$	2
Interest cost		50		52		12		12
Expected return on plan assets		(49)		(48)		0		-
Amortization:
– prior service cost (credit)		4		5		(5)		(5)
– actuarial loss		37		37		0		-
– net settlement/curtailment loss		0		8		0		0
Net periodic benefit cost	$	77	$	89	$	10	$	9

During the first nine months of 2011, we made contributions related to continuing operations of $43 million to our funded pension plans.We expect to make additional contributions up toan estimated $13 million toour funded pension plans over the remainder of 2011, most of which were made in October 2011.Current benefit payments related to unfunded pension and other postretirement benefit plans of our continuing operations were $4 million and $14million during the first nine months of 2011.