PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Abstract]

PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

Pension Plans

The Company sponsors defined benefit pension plans. Under the plans, pension benefits are based on an employee’s years of service and, for certain categories of employees, qualifying compensation. Company contributions to these pension plans are determined by an independent actuary to meet or exceed minimum funding requirements. In our non-U.S. plans, the unrecognized cost of any retroactive amendments and actuarial gains and losses are amortized over the average future service period of plan participants expected to receive benefits. In our U.S. plans, the unrecognized cost of any retroactive amendments and actuarial gains and losses are amortized over the average remaining life expectancy of the inactive participants as substantially all of the plan participants are inactive.

The following tables provide information regarding pension expense recognized (in millions):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020						2019
	U.S.		Non-U.S.		Total		U.S.		Non-U.S.		Total
Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost
Service cost	$	1	$	1	$	2	$	1	$	1	$	2
Interest cost	7		2		9		9		3		12
Expected return on plan assets	(11)		(4)		(15)		(13)		(4)		(17)
Amortization of actuarial loss	3		1		4		3		1		4
Net periodic pension cost	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	1

The Company expects to contribute between $10 million and $25 million in cash to the U.S. pension plans and another $15 million to $25 million to non-U.S. plans during 2020. The Company made cash contributions of $11 million to the plans during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Postemployment and Postretirement Benefits Other than Pension Plans ("OPEB")

The Company maintains healthcare and life insurance benefit plans for certain retired employees and their dependents. The health care plans in the United States are non-funded and pay either (1) stated percentages of covered medically necessary expenses, after subtracting payments by Medicare or other providers and after stated deductibles have been met, or (2) fixed amounts of medical expense reimbursement.

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost for aggregated U.S. and non-U.S. plans for the periods indicated (in millions):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	—	$	—
Interest cost	2		2
Amortization of prior service credit	(1)		(1)
Amortization of actuarial gain	(2)		(2)
Net periodic benefit income	$	(1)	$	(1)