Pensions and Other Benefit Programs

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	United States						Foreign
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	4,735		$	4,862		$	1,774		$	1,836
Interest cost	20,260			21,935			6,909			7,089
Expected return on plan assets	(30,406		)	(30,765		)	(8,069		)	(7,945		)
Amortization of transition credit	—			—			(2		)	(2		)
Amortization of prior service cost	200			36			28			42
Recognized net actuarial loss	13,240			9,381			3,558			2,782
Settlement	—			—			192			—
Special termination benefits	—			229			—			—
Curtailment	—			435			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	8,029		$	6,113		$	4,390		$	3,802

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	United States						Foreign
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	14,204		$	14,587		$	5,805		$	5,650
Interest cost	60,780			65,805			20,766			21,344
Expected return on plan assets	(91,218		)	(92,294		)	(24,133		)	(23,978		)
Amortization of transition credit	—			—			(6		)	(6		)
Amortization of prior service cost	602			109			83			130
Recognized net actuarial loss	39,719			28,142			10,546			8,307
Settlement	—			—			442			—
Special termination benefits	—			989			—			10
Curtailment	—			2,531			—			224
Net periodic benefit cost	$	24,087		$	19,869		$	13,503		$	11,681

Through September 30, 2012, we contributed $92 million to our U.S. pension plan and $29 million to our foreign pension plans. This includes special contributions of $85 million to our U.S. pension plan and $10 million to our foreign pension plans.

Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for nonpension postretirement benefit plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	801		$	834		$	2,560		$	2,501
Interest cost	2,896			3,387			8,685			10,158
Amortization of prior service credit	(523		)	(626		)	(1,569		)	(1,878		)
Amortization of net loss	2,054			1,917			6,111			5,750
Special termination benefits	—			44			—			157
Curtailment	—			416			—			1,652
Net periodic benefit cost	$	5,228		$	5,972		$	15,787		$	18,340

Contributions for benefit payments were $7 million and $9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $21 million and $23 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.