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Retirement Benefits
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2012
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Retirement Benefits
Retirement Benefits
Pension Benefit Plans
The net periodic pension costs for the U.S. and Non-U.S. plans were as follows: 
 
September 29, 2012
 
October 1, 2011
Three Months Ended
U.S.
 
Non
U.S.
 
U.S.
 
Non
U.S.
Service cost
$

 
$
3

 
$

 
$
4

Interest cost
87

 
18

 
85

 
19

Expected return on plan assets
(105
)
 
(19
)
 
(97
)
 
(21
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrecognized net loss
65

 
6

 
48

 
4

Unrecognized prior service credit

 
(1
)
 

 
(2
)
Settlement/curtailment loss

 

 
4

 

Net periodic pension expense
$
47

 
$
7

 
$
40

 
$
4

 
September 29, 2012
 
October 1, 2011
Nine Months Ended
U.S.
 
Non
U.S.
 
U.S.
 
Non
U.S.
Service cost
$

 
$
8

 
$

 
$
18

Interest cost
262

 
55

 
256

 
68

Expected return on plan assets
(316
)
 
(58
)
 
(291
)
 
(75
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrecognized net loss
195

 
16

 
143

 
12

Unrecognized prior service cost

 
(2
)
 

 
(10
)
Settlement/curtailment loss (gain)

 

 
8

 
(9
)
Net periodic pension cost
$
141

 
$
19

 
$
116

 
$
4


During the nine months ended September 29, 2012, payments of $340 million were made to the Company’s U.S. plans, meeting the projected contributions for 2012, and $24 million to the Company’s Non-U.S. plans.
In January 2011, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) announced an agreement with Motorola Solutions under which we would contribute $100 million above and beyond our legal requirement to one of our U.S. pension plans over the next five years. The Company and the PBGC entered into the agreement as the Company was in the process of separating Motorola Mobility and pursuing the sale of certain assets of the Networks business. The Company made an additional $250 million of pension contributions to one of its U.S. pension plans over the amounts required in the fourth quarter 2011, of which $100 million fulfilled the PBGC obligation. As a result, the Company has no further obligations under this agreement with the PBGC.
During the nine months ended October 1, 2011, the Company recognized a curtailment gain in its United Kingdom defined benefit plan, offset by a settlement loss in its Japan defined benefit plan, due to the Networks transaction. As a result, the Company recorded a net gain of $9 million to Other charges in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Postretirement Health Care Benefits Plan
Net postretirement health care expenses consist of the following: 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
  
September 29,
2012
 
October 1,
2011
 
September 29,
2012
 
October 1,
2011
Service cost
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
3

 
$
3

Interest cost
4

 
5

 
14

 
17

Expected return on plan assets
(3
)
 
(4
)
 
(9
)
 
(12
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrecognized net loss
3

 
3

 
9

 
9

Unrecognized prior service cost
(5
)
 

 
(5
)
 

Net postretirement health care expense
$

 
$
5

 
$
12

 
$
17


The Company made no contributions to its postretirement health care fund during the nine months ended September 29, 2012. 
During the three months ended September 29, 2012, the Company announced an amendment to the Postretirement Health Care Benefits Plan.  Starting January 1, 2013, benefits under the plan to participants over age 65 will be paid to a retiree health reimbursement account instead of directly providing health insurance coverage to the participants.  These retirees will be able to use the annual subsidy they receive through this account toward the purchase of their own health care coverage from private insurance companies and for reimbursement of eligible health care expenses.  This change has resulted in a remeasurement of the plan where $139 million of the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation was reduced through a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $87 million, net of taxes. The majority of the reduced liability will be recognized over 3.5 years, which is the period in which the remaining employees eligible for the plan will qualify for benefits under the plan. 
Defined Contribution Plans
The Company and certain subsidiaries have various defined contribution plans, in which all eligible employees participate. In the U.S., the 401(k) plan is a contributory plan. Matching contributions are based upon the amount of the employees' contributions. Beginning January 1, 2012, the Company may make an additional discretionary 401(k) plan matching contribution to eligible employees. For the nine months ended September 29, 2012, the Company has not made any discretionary matching contributions.