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RETIREMENT BENEFITS PLANS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
RETIREMENT BENEFITS PLANS
The components of retirement benefits expense (income) are as follows:
United States
pension benefit expense (income)
Non-United States
pension benefit expense (income)
Other postretirement
benefits expense (income)
Three months ended March 31
(In millions)202320222023202220232022
Service cost$$$11 $16 $— $— 
Interest cost36 20 21 12 
Expected return on plan assets(49)(53)(30)(31)— — 
Amortization12 (4)(2)
(7)(17)(2)— 
Settlements14 — — — 
Total expense (income)$$(3)$$$(2)$— 
The components of retirement benefits expense (income) other than service costs are included in Other income - net.
During 2020, the Company announced it was freezing its United States pension plans for its non-union employees. The freeze was effective January 1, 2021 for non-union U.S. employees whose retirement benefit was determined under a cash balance formula and is effective January 1, 2026 for non-union U.S. employees whose retirement benefit is determined under a final average pay formula.
During the first quarter of 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized settlement losses from lump-sum distributions of $10 million and $14 million, respectively. During the first quarter of 2022, the Company remeasured certain pension plans as a result of lump-sum distributions exceeding or expected to exceed the sum of service and interest costs for the year. These remeasurements resulted in an increase of $47 million in funded status and corresponding decrease in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the first quarter of 2022.