Long-Term Employee Benefits

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

General Discussion of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Long-Term Employee Benefits

Long-Term Employee Benefits

Pension Plans

In February 2013, DuPont completed the sale of its Performance Coatings business. As a result of the sale, the company recorded settlement and curtailment losses of $153. See Note 2 for additional information.

The following sets forth the components of the company’s net periodic benefit cost for pensions:  

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
Service cost	$	60		$	71
Interest cost	292			273
Expected return on plan assets	(402		)	(382		)
Amortization of loss	149			241
Amortization of prior service cost	1			3
Curtailment loss	—			1
Settlement loss	—			152
Net periodic benefit cost	$	100		$	359

Other Long-Term Employee Benefit Plans

In conjunction with the sale of the Performance Coatings business noted above, the company recorded a net $153 settlement and curtailment gain. See Note 2 for additional information.

The following sets forth the components of the company’s net periodic benefit cost for other long-term employee benefits:  

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
Service cost	$	4		$	8
Interest cost	31			33
Amortization of loss	14			27
Amortization of prior service benefit	(53		)	(48		)
Curtailment gain	—			(154		)
Settlement loss	—			1
Net periodic benefit cost	$	(4	)	$	(133	)