Employee Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

(8) Employee Benefit Plans

Domestic Operations

Net periodic benefit cost for the domestic pension and other postretirement benefit plans included the following components (in millions):

	Three-Month Periods						Six-Month Periods
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Pension:
Service cost	$	7		$	8		$	13		$	14
Interest cost	24			27			48			52
Expected return on plan assets	(30		)	(32		)	(59		)	(59		)
Net amortization	9			4			19			9
Net periodic benefit cost	$	10		$	7		$	21		$	16
Other postretirement:
Service cost	$	2		$	3		$	5		$	5
Interest cost	9			10			18			21
Expected return on plan assets	(10		)	(11		)	(21		)	(21		)
Net amortization	(1		)	5			—			8
Net periodic benefit cost	$	—		$	7		$	2		$	13

Employer contributions to the domestic pension and other postretirement benefit plans are expected to be $114 million and $9 million, respectively, during 2012. As of June 30, 2012, $97 million and $4 million of contributions had been made to the domestic pension and other postretirement benefit plans, respectively.

Foreign Operations

Net periodic benefit cost for the United Kingdom pension plan included the following components (in millions):

	Three-Month Periods						Six-Month Periods
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	5		$	5		$	10		$	10
Interest cost	22			23			43			46
Expected return on plan assets	(27		)	(29		)	(53		)	(58		)
Net amortization	8			9			22			18
Net periodic benefit cost	$	8		$	8		$	22		$	16

Employer contributions to the United Kingdom pension plan are expected to be £50 million during 2012. As of June 30, 2012, £25 million, or $39 million, of contributions had been made to the United Kingdom pension plan.