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BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs
Pension and other postretirement benefit expenses, included in acquisition and operating expenses in the consolidated statement of earnings, included the following components:

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other
 
 
Japan
 
U.S.
 
Postretirement Benefits
(In millions)
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Components of net periodic
benefit cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
 
$
4

 
$
4

 
$
6

 
$
4

 
$
1

 
$
1

Interest cost
 
3

 
2

 
7

 
7

 
1

 
1

Expected return on plan
assets
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(4
)
 
(4
)
 
0

 
0

Amortization of net
actuarial loss
 
1

 
1

 
2

 
1

 
0

 
0

Net periodic (benefit) cost
 
$
7

 
$
6

 
$
11

 
$
8

 
$
2

 
$
2