Retirement Benefits

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Benefits

The Company maintains qualified and non-qualified defined benefit pension plans for its U.S. and non-U.S. eligible employees. The Company’s policy for funding its tax-qualified defined benefit pension plans is to contribute amounts at least sufficient to meet the funding requirements set forth by U.S. law and the laws of the non-U.S. jurisdictions in which the Company offers defined benefit plans.

The target asset allocation for the U.S. plans is 60% equities and equity alternatives and 40% fixed income. At June 30, 2022, the actual allocation for the U.S. plans was 62% equities and equity alternatives and 38% fixed income. The target allocation for the U.K. plans at June 30, 2022 is 16% equities and equity alternatives and 84% fixed income. At June 30, 2022, the actual allocation for the U.K. plans was 19% equities and equity alternatives and 81% fixed income. The Company's U.K. plans comprised approximately 81% of non-U.S. plan assets at December 31, 2021. The assets of the Company's defined benefit plans are diversified and are managed in accordance with applicable laws and with the goal of maximizing the plans' real return within acceptable risk

parameters. The Company generally uses threshold-based portfolio re-balancing to ensure the actual portfolio remains consistent with target asset allocation ranges.

The net periodic cost of the Company's defined benefit plans is measured on an actuarial basis using various methods and assumptions. The components of the net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit plans are as follows:

Combined U.S. and significant non-U.S. Plans	Pension Benefits
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)	2022		2021
Service cost	$	7	$	10
Interest cost	99		86
Expected return on plan assets	(197)		(211)
Recognized actuarial loss	37		51
Net periodic credit	$	(54)	$	(64)
Settlement loss	2		2
Total credit	$	(52)	$	(62)
Combined U.S. and significant non-U.S. Plans	Pension Benefits
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)	2022		2021
Service cost	$	15	$	20
Interest cost	199		171
Expected return on plan assets	(399)		(419)
Recognized actuarial loss	76		103
Net periodic benefit credit	$	(109)	$	(125)
Settlement loss	2		2
Total credit	$	(107)	$	(123)

Amounts Recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income
Combined U.S. and significant non-U.S. Plans	Pension Benefits
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)	2022		2021
Compensation and benefits expense	$	7	$	10
Other net benefit credit	(59)		(72)
Total credit	$	(52)	$	(62)

Amounts Recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income
Combined U.S. and significant non-U.S. Plans	Pension Benefits
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)	2022		2021
Compensation and benefits expense	$	15	$	20
Other net benefit credit	(122)		(143)
Total credit	$	(107)	$	(123)

U.S. Plans only	Pension Benefits
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)	2022		2021
Interest cost	$	49	$	46
Expected return on plan assets	(84)		(81)
Recognized actuarial loss	18		22
Net periodic credit	$	(17)	$	(13)

U.S. Plans only	Pension Benefits
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)	2022		2021
Interest cost	$	97	$	92
Expected return on plan assets	(168)		(163)
Recognized actuarial loss	37		45
Net periodic credit	$	(34)	$	(26)

Significant non-U.S. Plans only	Pension Benefits
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)	2022		2021
Service cost	$	7	$	10
Interest cost	50		40
Expected return on plan assets	(113)		(130)
Recognized actuarial loss	19		29
Net periodic credit	$	(37)	$	(51)
Settlement loss	2		2
Total credit	$	(35)	$	(49)

Significant non-U.S. Plans only	Pension Benefits
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)	2022		2021
Service cost	$	15	$	20
Interest cost	102		79
Expected return on plan assets	(231)		(256)
Recognized actuarial loss	39		58
Net periodic credit	$	(75)	$	(99)
Settlement loss	2		2
Total credit	$	(73)	$	(97)

The weighted average actuarial assumptions utilized to calculate the net periodic benefit costs for the U.S. and significant non-U.S. defined benefit plans are as follows:

Combined U.S. and significant non-U.S. Plans	Pension Benefits
June 30,	2022		2021
Weighted average assumptions:
Expected return on plan assets	4.56	%	4.72	%
Discount rate	2.28	%	1.92	%
Rate of compensation increase	2.16	%	1.85	%

The Company made contributions to its U.S. and non-U.S. defined benefit pension plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 of approximately $45 million and $113 million, respectively, compared to contributions of $28 million and $57 million for the corresponding periods in the prior year. The Company expects to contribute approximately $63 million to its U.S. and non-U.S. defined benefit pension plans during the remainder of 2022.

Defined Contribution Plans

The Company maintains certain defined contribution plans ("DC Plans") for its employees, the most significant being in the U.S. and the U.K. The cost of the U.S. DC Plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 was $40 million and $83 million, respectively, and $39 million and $78 million for the corresponding periods in the prior year. The cost of the U.K. DC Plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 was $33 million and $77 million, respectively, and $34 million and $73 million for the corresponding periods in the prior year.