PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits [Text Block]

Note 14. PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

The net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans includes:

	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Pension Benefits				Other Benefits				Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
Dollars in Millions	2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
Service cost — benefits earned during the year	$	11	$	10	$	2	$	1	$	32	$	32	$	6	$	5
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		83		87		7		8		253		260		20		23
Expected return on plan assets		(116)		(112)		(7)		(6)		(349)		(337)		(20)		(18)
Amortization of prior service cost/(benefit)		-		-		(1)		-		-		-		(2)		(2)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		28		23		2		1		85		71		5		7
Curtailments		-		-		-		-		(1)		9		-		-
Settlements		2		2		-		-		-		7		-		-
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	8	$	10	$	3	$	4	$	20	$	42	$	9	$	15

Contributions to the U.S. pension plans are expected to be approximately $330 million during 2011, of which $326 million was contributed in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Contributions to the international plans are expected to range from $75 million to $90 million in 2011, of which $62 million was contributed in the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

The expense attributed to defined contribution plans in the U.S. was $47 million and $44 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $133 million and $139 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.