Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Pension Plans

Components of Net Costs

Net periodic pension cost consisted of the following:

	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	For the Three Months Ended						For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,						March 31,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
				(in millions)
Service cost	$	12		$	13		$	39		$	38
Interest cost		15			16			48			60
Expected return on plan assets		(25	)		(24	)		(104	)		(110	)
Amortization:
Net loss from experience differences		8			9			41			31
Prior service cost/(credit)		1			–			(1	)		(1	)
Settlement losses and other expenses		3			4			1			–
Net periodic pension cost	$	14		$	18		$	24		$	18

Postretirement Benefit Plans

Components of Net Costs

Net periodic postretirement health care costs consisted of the following:

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017			2016
	(in millions)
Service cost	$	2		$	3
Interest cost		4			5
Amortization:
Net loss from experience differences		3			2
Prior service credit (1)		(10	)		(2	)
Net periodic postretirement health care costs	$	(1	)	$	8

(1)   For the three months ended March 31, 2017, amortization of prior service credit includes an $8 million gain related to a change in the eligibility requirement and a change in benefits to Medicare-eligible participants.

Postemployment Benefit Plans

Components of Net Costs

Net periodic postemployment costs consisted of the following:

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017			2016
	(in millions)
Service cost	$	1		$	2
Interest cost		1			1
Amortization of net gains		(1	)		–
Net periodic postemployment costs	$	1		$	3