Retirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Retirement Plans

Retirement Plans

Note 3.  Retirement Plans

We provide defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefits to eligible employees.  The components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) for these plans are as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
(In millions)	September 30, 2017		October 1, 2016		September 30, 2017		October 1, 2016
Pension Benefits
Service cost	$	25	$	25	$	75	$	74
Interest cost		81		84		242		254
Expected return on plan assets		(127)		(123)		(380)		(368)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		34		26		102		78
Amortization of prior service cost		4		4		12		11
Net periodic benefit cost	$	17	$	16	$	51	$	49
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions
Service cost	$	1	$	1	$	2	$	2
Interest cost		3		4		9		12
Amortization of prior service credit		(2)		(6)		(6)		(17)
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	2	$	(1)	$	5	$	(3)

In September 2017, we made a $300 million discretionary contribution to fund a U.S. pension plan.