19. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s pension and other postretirement benefit plans.


	Pension Plans												Postretirement Benefit Plans
	Third Quarter Ended						Year-to-Date Ended						Third Quarter Ended						Year-to-Date Ended
	September 26, 2014			September 27, 2013			September 26, 2014			September 27, 2013			September 26, 2014			September 27, 2013			September 26, 2014			September 27, 2013
	(in millions)
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	26		$	30		$	80		$	95		$	(2	)	$	1		$	—		$	3
Interest cost		37			33			110			99			4			2			8			5
Expected return on plan assets		(48	)		(41	)		(145	)		(124	)		(1	)		—			(3	)		(2	)
Amortization of prior service costs (credits)		—			1			1			1			—			(1	)		(1	)		(2	)
Amortization of net loss (gain)		4			20			13			63			(1	)		—			(2	)		1
Curtailment loss		—			2			1			2			(1	)		—			(1	)		—

Net periodic benefit cost	$	19		$	45		$	60		$	136		$	(1	)	$	2		$	1		$	5

Contributions. The Company contributed cash of $85 million to its pension plans and $5 million to its other postretirement benefit plans during the year-to-date period ended September 26, 2014. The Company expects to contribute an additional $12 million to its pension plans and $5 million to its other postretirement benefit plans during the remainder of 2014.