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Retirement Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Summary of pension plans
Prior to the plan transfers to Veoneer legal entities on April 1, 2018, eligible Veoneer employees participated in the following Autoliv-sponsored plans:
CountryName of Defined Benefit Plans
GermanyDirect Pension Promises Plan
IndiaGratuity Plan
JapanRetirement Allowances Plan
Defined Benefit Corporate Plan
South KoreaSeverance Pay Plan (statutory plan)
Schedule of changes in projected benefit obligation, fair value of plan assets and funded status of plan
Changes in Benefit Obligations and Plan Assets
As of December 31
(Dollars in millions)20192018
Benefit obligation at beginning of year$76  $74  
Service cost  
Interest cost  
Actuarial (gain) loss (2) 
Benefits paid(2) (2) 
Settlement—  (3) 
Other—   
Translation difference (2) 
Held for sale(32) —  
Benefit obligation at end of year$54  $76  
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year$54  $60  
Actual return on plan assets (2) 
Company contributions  
Benefits paid(2) (2) 
Settlements—  (3) 
Other—  (1) 
Translation difference (2) 
Held for sale(24) —  
Fair value of plan assets at year end$37  $54  
Funded status recognized in the balance sheet$(17) $(22) 
Schedule of net periodic benefit cost
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost Associated with the Defined Benefit Retirement Plan
Year Ended December 31
(Dollars in millions)201920182017
Service cost$ $ $ 
Interest cost   
Expected return on plan assets(2) (2) (2) 
Amortization of actuarial loss —  —  
Net periodic benefit cost$ $ $ 
Schedule of amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)
Components of Accumulated other Comprehensive Income Before Tax
As of December 31
(Dollars in millions)20192018
Net actuarial loss (gain)$ $10  
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss recognized in the balance sheet$ $10  
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax
As of December 31
(Dollars in millions)20192018
Total retirement benefit recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income at beginning of year$10  $ 
Held for sale —  
Net actuarial loss (gain)  
Amortization of actuarial loss(1) —  
Translation difference—  (1) 
Other —   
Total retirement benefit recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income at end of year$13  $10  
Schedule of accumulated and projected benefit obligations in excess of fair value
Pension Plans for Which Accumulated Benefit Obligation (ABO) Exceeds the Fair Value of Plan Assets
As of December 31
(Dollars in millions)20192018
Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)$54  $76  
Accumulated Benefit Obligation$48  $67  
Fair value of plan assets$37  $54  
Schedule of assumptions used Assumptions Used to Determine the Benefit Obligation
As of December 31
20192018
Weighted average  
Discount rate1.86 %2.14 %
Rate of increases in compensation level4.33 %4.39 %
 Assumptions Used to Determine the Net Periodic Benefit Cost for Years Ended December 31
Year Ended December 31
201920182017
Weighted average  Range  
Discount rate2.14 %2.06 %0.50-3.90  
Rate of increases in compensation level4.39 %4.30 %2.00-5.00  
Expected long-term rate of return on assets3.49 %3.81 %0.75-6.00  
Schedule of allocation of plan assets
Fair Value of Total Plan Assets
As of December 31
ASSETS CATEGORY IN % WEIGHTED AVERAGE20192018
Equity securities70.0 %36.0 %
Debt instruments21.0 %12.0 %
Other assets9.0 %52.0 %
Total100.0 %100.0 %

The following table summarizes the fair value of the defined benefit pension plan assets: 
As of December 31
(Dollars in millions)20192018
Assets
Equity
U.S. Large Cap$10  $ 
Non-U.S. Equity16  13  
Non-U.S. Bonds
Corporate  
Aggregate  
Insurance Contracts—  24  
Other Investments  
Total$37  $54  
Schedule of expected benefit payments
Pension Benefits Expected Payments Amount
2020$ 
2021$ 
2022$ 
2023$ 
2024$ 
Years 2025-2029$16  
Schedule of Multiemployer Plans
Prior to certain legal decisions or plan amendments, Veoneer employees in Sweden and in the U.S. participated in the following Autoliv-sponsored multiemployer plans:
CountryName of Defined Benefit Plans
SwedenITP plan
U.S.Autoliv ASP, Inc. Pension Plan
Autoliv ASP, Inc. Excess Pension Plan
Autoliv ASP, Inc. Supplemental Pension Plan