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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Amounts Recognized on the Balance Sheet:      
Noncurrent liabilities $ (2,823,000,000) $ (1,868,000,000)  
Pensions
     
Change in benefit obligation:      
Benefit obligation, beginning of period 5,858,000,000 5,392,000,000  
Liabilities assumed with Allegheny Merger 1,341,000,000 0  
Service cost 130,000,000 99,000,000 91,000,000
Interest cost 374,000,000 314,000,000 317,000,000
Plan participants' contributions 0 0  
Plan amendments 0 16,000,000  
Special termination benefits 6,000,000 0  
Medicare retiree drug subsidy 0 0  
Actuarial (gain) loss 647,000,000 343,000,000  
Benefits paid (379,000,000) (306,000,000)  
Benefit obligation, end of period 7,977,000,000 5,858,000,000 5,392,000,000
Change in fair value of plan assets:      
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period 4,544,000,000 4,399,000,000  
Assets assumed with Allegheny Merger 954,000,000 0  
Actual return on plan assets 364,000,000 440,000,000  
Company contributions 384,000,000 11,000,000  
Plan participants' contributions 0 0  
Benefits paid (379,000,000) (306,000,000)  
Fair value of plan assets, end of period 5,867,000,000 4,544,000,000 4,399,000,000
Funded Status:      
Funded Status (2,110,000,000) (1,314,000,000)  
Accumulated benefit obligation 7,409,000,000 5,469,000,000  
Amounts Recognized on the Balance Sheet:      
Current liabilities (13,000,000) (11,000,000)  
Noncurrent liabilities (2,097,000,000) (1,303,000,000)  
Net liability as of December 31 (2,110,000,000) (1,314,000,000)  
Amounts Recognized in AOCI:      
Prior service cost (credit) 67,000,000 76,000,000  
Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations      
Discount rate 5.00% 5.50%  
Rate of compensation increase 5.20% 5.20%  
Allocation of Plan Assets      
Equity securities 19.00% 28.00%  
Bonds 48.00% 50.00%  
Absolute return strategies 21.00% 11.00%  
Real estate 6.00% 6.00%  
Private Equities 2.00% 4.00%  
Cash 4.00% 1.00%  
Total 100.00% 100.00%  
Pensions | Qualified Plan
     
Funded Status:      
Funded Status (1,820,000,000) (1,076,000,000)  
Pensions | Non-qualified Plans
     
Funded Status:      
Funded Status (290,000,000) (238,000,000)  
OPEB
     
Change in benefit obligation:      
Benefit obligation, beginning of period 861,000,000 823,000,000  
Liabilities assumed with Allegheny Merger 272,000,000 0  
Service cost 13,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000
Interest cost 48,000,000 45,000,000 64,000,000
Plan participants' contributions 39,000,000 30,000,000  
Plan amendments (98,000,000) 0  
Special termination benefits 0 0  
Medicare retiree drug subsidy 9,000,000 7,000,000  
Actuarial (gain) loss 19,000,000 56,000,000  
Benefits paid (126,000,000) (110,000,000)  
Benefit obligation, end of period 1,037,000,000 861,000,000 823,000,000
Change in fair value of plan assets:      
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period 498,000,000 467,000,000  
Assets assumed with Allegheny Merger 75,000,000 0  
Actual return on plan assets 23,000,000 52,000,000  
Company contributions 19,000,000 59,000,000  
Plan participants' contributions 39,000,000 30,000,000  
Benefits paid (126,000,000) (110,000,000)  
Fair value of plan assets, end of period 528,000,000 498,000,000 467,000,000
Funded Status:      
Funded Status (509,000,000) (363,000,000)  
Accumulated benefit obligation 0 0  
Amounts Recognized on the Balance Sheet:      
Current liabilities 0 0  
Noncurrent liabilities (509,000,000) (363,000,000)  
Net liability as of December 31 (509,000,000) (363,000,000)  
Amounts Recognized in AOCI:      
Prior service cost (credit) $ (847,000,000) $ (952,000,000)  
Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations      
Discount rate 4.75% 5.00%  
Rate of compensation increase 5.20% 5.20%  
Allocation of Plan Assets      
Equity securities 38.00% 47.00%  
Bonds 44.00% 45.00%  
Absolute return strategies 13.00% 3.00%  
Real estate 1.00% 2.00%  
Private Equities 0.00% 1.00%  
Cash 4.00% 2.00%  
Total 100.00% 100.00%