Pensions and Other Benefit Programs

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Pensions and Other Benefit Programs

Pensions and Other Benefit Programs

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit pension plans for the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	United States						Foreign
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	4,954		$	5,023		$	2,018		$	1,885
Interest cost	20,603			21,939			6,923			7,057
Expected return on plan assets	(30,618		)	(29,818		)	(8,023		)	(7,945		)
Amortization of transition credit	—			—			(2		)	(2		)
Amortization of prior service cost	205			36			28			44
Recognized net actuarial loss	13,314			9,414			3,496			2,738
Settlement	—			392			—			—
Curtailment	—			1,702			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	8,458		$	8,688		$	4,440		$	3,777

As previously disclosed in our 2011 Annual Report, we expect to contribute about $100 million to our U.S. pension plans and about $30 million to our foreign pension plans in 2012. Through March 31, 2012, we contributed $87 million and $16 million to our U.S. and foreign pension plans, respectively. This includes the special contributions of $95 million. We will continue to assess our funding alternatives as the year progresses.

Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for nonpension postretirement benefit plans for the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Service cost	$	891		$	871
Interest cost	3,075			3,471
Amortization of prior service credit	(523		)	(565		)
Amortization of net loss	2,367			1,994
Special termination benefits	—			67
Curtailment	—			850
Net periodic benefit cost	$	5,810		$	6,688

Contributions for benefit payments were $6 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.