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Retirement Plans
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Retirement Plans  
Retirement Plans

 

Note 4.  Retirement Plans

 

In the first quarter of 2018, we adopted ASU No. 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost.  This standard requires companies to present only the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost in operating income in the same line as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period. The other components of net periodic benefit cost must be presented separately from service cost and excluded from operating income. In addition, only the service cost component is eligible for capitalization into inventory. The change in the amount capitalized into inventory was applied prospectively. The reclassification of the other components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) to a separate line was applied retrospectively using a practical expedient that permits the usage of amounts previously disclosed in the pension and other postretirement benefit plan note for prior periods. As a result, we reclassified $(8) million of other components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the first quarter of 2017 from Cost of sales to a separate line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

Postretirement Benefits
Other Than Pensions

(In millions)

 

March 31,
2018

 

April 1,
2017

 

March 31,
2018

 

April 1,
2017

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

$

26

$

25

$

1

$

1

Interest cost

 

77

 

80

 

2

 

3

Expected return on plan assets

 

(138)

 

(126)

 

 

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

 

4

 

4

 

(2)

 

(2)

Amortization of net actuarial loss

 

38

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

$

7

$

17

$

1

$

2