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Employee Benefit Plans
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Employee Benefit Plans Disclosure [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Net periodic benefit costs are charged to "employee benefits expense" on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Corporation's qualified pension plan, non-qualified pension plan and postretirement benefit plan are as follows.
Qualified Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Service cost
$
8

 
$
8

 
$
16

 
$
16

Interest cost
21

 
19

 
40

 
38

Expected return on plan assets
(28
)
 
(29
)
 
(56
)
 
(58
)
Amortization of prior service cost
1

 
1

 
2

 
2

Amortization of net loss
13

 
9

 
26

 
18

Net periodic defined benefit cost
$
15

 
$
8

 
$
28

 
$
16

Non-Qualified Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Service cost
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
2

 
$
2

Interest cost
3

 
3

 
5

 
5

Amortization of prior service cost
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Amortization of net loss
2

 
1

 
4

 
2

Net periodic defined benefit cost
$
5

 
$
4

 
$
10

 
$
8

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Postretirement Benefit Plan
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Interest cost
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
2

 
$
2

Expected return on plan assets
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(2
)
Amortization of transition obligation
1

 
1

 
2

 
2

Amortization of net loss
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
1

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost
$
2

 
$
2

 
$
3

 
$
3


For further information on the Corporation's employee benefit plans, refer to Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements in the Corporation's 2011 Annual Report.