PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits [Text Block]

Note 15. 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	2012		2011		2012		2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
Service cost — benefits earned during the year	$	7	$	11	$	1	$	2	$	24	$	32	$	5	$	6
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		79		83		5		7		237		253		16		20
Expected return on plan assets		(125)		(116)		(6)		(7)		(377)		(349)		(19)		(20)
Amortization of prior service cost/(benefit)		(1)		-		-		(1)		(2)		-		(1)		(2)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		32		28		2		2		97		85		8		5
Curtailments		-		-		-		-		-		(1)		-		-
Settlements		3		2		-		-		3		-		-		-
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	(5)	$	8	$	2	$	3	$	(18)	$	20	$	9	$	9

Contributions to the U.S. pension plans are expected to be approximately $340 million during 2012, of which $323 million was contributed in the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Contributions to the international plans are expected to range from $65 million to $80 million in 2012, of which $49 million was contributed in the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

The expense attributed to defined contribution plans in the U.S. was $47 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, and $143 million and $133 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.