Employee Benefit Plans

The components of Net periodic benefit cost and other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations were as follows:



	Three Months Ended September 30,
	Pension Benefits
	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Retiree Health
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs:	2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
Service cost	$	2		$	2		$	9		$	24		$	2		$	2
Interest cost	39			37			71			64			9			8
Expected return on plan assets	(41		)	(41		)	(88		)	(78		)	—			—
Recognized net actuarial loss	5			2			13			20			1			—
Amortization of prior service credit	—			(1		)	(1		)	(1		)	(11		)	(10		)
Recognized curtailment loss	—			—			1			—			—			—
Recognized settlement loss	13			20			—			—			—			—
Defined Benefit Plans	18			19			5			29			1			—
Defined contribution plans	17			15			13			7			—			—
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	35			34			18			36			1			—

Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income:
Net actuarial loss⁽¹⁾	25			—			—			—			—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	—			1			1			1			11			10
Amortization of net actuarial loss	(18		)	(22		)	(13		)	(20		)	(1		)	—
Total Recognized in Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income⁽²⁾	7			(21		)	(12		)	(19		)	10			10
Total Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	$	42		$	13		$	6		$	17		$	11		$	10



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Pension Benefits
	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Retiree Health
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs:	2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
Service cost	$	7		$	7		$	26		$	69		$	6		$	7
Interest cost	117			109			207			193			27			25
Expected return on plan assets	(121		)	(130		)	(260		)	(235		)	—			—
Recognized net actuarial loss	13			16			41			58			1			1
Amortization of prior service credit	(1		)	(1		)	(2		)	(1		)	(32		)	(32		)
Recognized curtailment loss (gain)	—			—			1			(6		)	—			—
Recognized settlement loss	38			99			—			—			—			—
Defined Benefit Plans	53			100			13			78			2			1
Defined contribution plans	49			53			33			20			—			—
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	102			153			46			98			2			1

Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income:
Net actuarial loss (gain)⁽¹⁾	322			11			—			—			—			(36		)
Amortization of prior service credit	1			1			2			1			32			32
Amortization of net actuarial loss	(51		)	(115		)	(41		)	(58		)	(1		)	(1		)
Total Recognized in Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income⁽²⁾	272			(103		)	(39		)	(57		)	31			(5		)
Total Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	$	374		$	50		$	7		$	41		$	33		$	(4	)

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(1)	The net actuarial loss (gain) for U.S. Plans primarily reflect i) the remeasurement of our primary U.S. pension plans as a result of the payment of periodic settlements; and ii) adjustments for the actual valuation results based on January 1st plan census data.


(2)	Amounts represent the pre-tax effect included within Other comprehensive income. Refer to Note 16 - Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income for related tax effects and the after-tax amounts.

Contributions

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we made cash contributions of $206 ($78 U.S. and $128 Non-U.S.) to our defined benefit pension plans and $51 to our retiree health benefit plans. We presently anticipate additional cash contributions of $44 ($12 U.S. and $32 Non-U.S.) to our defined benefit pension plans and $20 to our retiree health benefit plans in 2014 for total full-year cash contributions of approximately $250 ($90 U.S. and $160 Non-U.S.) to our defined benefit pension plans and $71 to our retiree health benefit plans. In 2013, full-year cash contributions to our defined benefit pension plans were $230 ($27 U.S. and $203 Non-U.S.) and $77 to our retiree health benefit plans.