Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans [Text Block]

Note 8 – Employee Benefit Plans

Net periodic benefit cost (credit) is as follows:

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended  March 31,
	2020			2019
	(Millions)
Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit):
Service cost	$	8		$	11
Interest cost	10			12
Expected return on plan assets	(13		)	(15		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	4			4
Net actuarial loss from settlements	6			—
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	15		$	12

	Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended  March 31,
	2020			2019
	(Millions)
Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit):
Interest cost	$	2		$	2
Expected return on plan assets	(3		)	(2		)
Reclassification to regulatory liability	1			—
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	—		$	—

The components of Net periodic benefit cost (credit) other than the Service cost component are included in Other income (expense) – net below Operating income (loss) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we contributed $1 million to our other postretirement benefit plans. We presently anticipate making additional contributions of approximately $13 million to our pension plans and approximately $4 million to our other postretirement benefit plans in the remainder of 2020.