Pensions and Other Benefit Programs

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

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 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	United States						Foreign
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	3,597		$	4,735		$	968		$	1,774
Interest cost	18,264			20,260			1,870			6,909
Expected return on plan assets	(26,781		)	(30,406		)	(3,266		)	(8,069		)
Amortization of transition credit	—			—			(2		)	(2		)
Amortization of prior service cost	95			200			28			28
Amortization of net actuarial loss	7,690			13,240			2,873			3,558
Settlement	145			—			—			192
Special termination benefits	—			—			104			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	3,010		$	8,029		$	2,575		$	4,390

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	United States						Foreign
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	10,890		$	14,204		$	5,280		$	5,805
Interest cost	55,169			60,780			25,246			20,766
Expected return on plan assets	(80,908		)	(91,218		)	(31,187		)	(24,133		)
Amortization of transition credit	—			—			(6		)	(6		)
Amortization of prior service cost	318			602			84			83
Amortization of net actuarial loss	26,234			39,719			11,511			10,546
Settlement	1,561			—			—			442
Special termination benefits	548			—			104			—
Curtailment	814			—			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	14,626		$	24,087		$	11,032		$	13,503

Through September 30, 2013, we contributed $9 million to our U.S. pension plans and $10 million to our foreign pension plans.

Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for nonpension postretirement benefit plans were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012			2013		2012
Service cost	$	935	$	801		$	2,966	$	2,560
Interest cost	2,186		2,896			7,210		8,685
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	40		(523		)	122		(1,569		)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	1,573		2,054			6,293		6,111
Net periodic benefit cost	$	4,734	$	5,228		$	16,591	$	15,787

Contributions for benefit payments for our nonpension postretirement benefit plans were $5 million and $7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $21 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.