Pensions and Other Benefit Programs

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Pensions and Other Benefit Programs

15. Pensions and Other Benefit Programs

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit pension plans for thethree and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	United States				Foreign
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Service cost	$	4,862	$	5,770	$	1,836	$	1,620
Interest cost		21,935		22,523		7,089		6,895
Expected return on plan assets		(30,765)		(30,772)		(7,945)		(7,206)
Amortization of transition credit		-		-		(2)		(2)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)		36		(644)		42		69
Recognized net actuarial loss		9,381		8,059		2,782		2,594
Settlement		-		521		-		-
Special termination benefits (1)		229		-		-		-
Curtailment (1)		435		-		-		-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	6,113	$	5,457	$	3,802	$	3,970
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	United States				Foreign
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Service cost	$	14,587	$	17,312	$	5,650	$	5,114
Interest cost		65,805		67,572		21,344		20,523
Expected return on plan assets		(92,294)		(92,320)		(23,978)		(21,476)
Amortization of transition credit		-		-		(6)		(6)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)		109		(1,933)		130		208
Recognized net actuarial loss		28,142		24,177		8,307		7,595
Settlement		-		3,961		-		-
Special termination benefits (1)		989		-		10		-
Curtailment (1)		2,531		-		224		-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	19,869	$	18,769	$	11,681	$	11,958

(1) Amounts charged to restructuring. See Note 11 for further information.

Through September 30, 2011, we contributed $129 million and $18 million to our U.S. and foreign pension plans, respectively, which includes a special contribution of $123 million to our U.S. plan. 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 thethree and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Service cost	$	834	$	931	$	2,501	$	2,793
Interest cost		3,387		3,455		10,158		10,367
Amortization of prior service credit		(626)		(628)		(1,878)		(1,883)
Amortization of net loss		1,917		1,699		5,750		5,096
Special termination benefits (1)		44		-		157		-
Curtailment (1)		416		-		1,652		-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	5,972	$	5,457	$	18,340	$	16,373

(1) Amounts charged to restructuring. See Note 11 for further information.

Contributions for benefit payments were $9 million and $12 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $23 million and $25 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.