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Pension and Other Postemployment Benefits
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PENSION AND OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
The components of the consolidated net periodic costs (credits) for pension and OPEB were as follows:
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs (Credits)
 
Pension
OPEB
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
(In millions)
Service costs (1)
 
$
48

 
$
56

 
$
1

 
$
1

Interest costs (2)
 
93

 
93

 
5

 
6

Expected return on plan assets (2)
 
(135
)
 
(144
)
 
(7
)
 
(7
)
Amortization of prior service costs (credits) (2)
 
2

 
2

 
(9
)
 
(20
)
Special termination costs (2) (3)
 
(1
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

Net periodic costs (credits), including amounts capitalized
 
$
7

 
$
7

 
$
(10
)
 
$
(20
)
Net periodic costs (credits), recognized in earnings
 
$
(14
)
 
$
(18
)
 
$
(10
)
 
$
(21
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs (Credits)
 
Pension
OPEB
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
(In millions)
Service costs (1)
 
$
96

 
$
112

 
$
2

 
$
2

Interest costs (2)
 
186

 
186

 
10

 
12

Expected return on plan assets (2)
 
(270
)
 
(288
)
 
(14
)
 
(15
)
Amortization of prior service costs (credits) (2)
 
4

 
4

 
(18
)
 
(40
)
Special termination costs (2) (3)
 
14

 
—

 
—

 
—

Net periodic costs (credits), including amounts capitalized
 
$
30

 
$
14

 
$
(20
)
 
$
(41
)
Net periodic costs (credits), recognized in earnings
 
$
(8
)
 
$
(32
)
 
$
(20
)
 
$
(42
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1) Service costs, net of capitalization, are reported within Other operating expenses on FirstEnergy’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2) Non-service costs are reported within Miscellaneous income, net, within Other Income (Expense) on FirstEnergy’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
(3) FirstEnergy has agreed to fund through its pension plan a pension enhancement, which is subject to a cap, should FES offer a voluntary enhanced retirement package in 2019 and to offer certain other employee benefits (approximately $14 million recognized in the first six months of 2019).

Amounts in the tables above include the FES Debtors’ share of the net periodic pension and OPEB costs (credits) of $11 million and $(1) million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2019, and $22 million and $(2) million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The FES Debtors’ share of the net periodic pension and OPEB costs (credits) were $13 million and $(10) million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2018, and $26 million and $(20) million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2018. The 2019 special termination costs associated with FES’ voluntary enhanced retirement package are a component of Discontinued operations in FirstEnergy’s Consolidated Statements of Income. Following the FES Debtors’ voluntary bankruptcy filing, FE has billed the FES Debtors approximately $9 million and $19 million for their share of pension and OPEB service costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.
On February 1, 2019, FirstEnergy made a $500 million voluntary cash contribution to the qualified pension plan. As a result of this contribution, FirstEnergy expects no required contributions through 2021.