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RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS  
Components of amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets (in millions)

 

 (in millions)

 

Pension Benefits

 

Postretirement Benefits

As of December 31,

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

$

61

 

 

$

45

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Accrued liabilities

 

(3

)

 

(7

)

 

(58

)

 

(58

)

Deferred credits and other liabilities — other

 

(71

)

 

(65

)

 

(892

)

 

(921

)

 

 

$

(13

)

 

$

(27

)

 

$

(950

)

 

$

(979

)

 

After-tax balances included in AOCI (in millions)

 

AOCI included the following after-tax balances:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

76 

 

 

$

93 

 

 

$

169 

 

 

$

197 

 

Prior service cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

76 

 

 

$

93 

 

 

$

170 

 

 

$

198 

 

 

Funding status of Occidental's plans

 

For the years ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in the benefit obligation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation — beginning of year

 

$

411

 

 

$

453

 

 

$

979

 

 

$

1,036

 

Service cost — benefits earned during the period

 

7

 

 

7

 

 

20

 

 

26

 

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

 

18

 

 

18

 

 

39

 

 

40

 

Actuarial gain

 

(1

)

 

(16

)

 

(28

)

 

(66

)

Foreign currency exchange rate (gain) loss

 

1

 

 

(9

)

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid

 

(37

)

 

(42

)

 

(60

)

 

(57

)

Benefit obligation — end of year

 

$

399

 

 

$

411

 

 

$

950

 

 

$

979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets — beginning of year

 

$

384

 

 

$

436

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

34

 

 

(21

)

 

 

 

 

Employer contributions

 

5

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid

 

(37

)

 

(42

)

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets — end of year

 

$

386

 

 

$

384

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Funded/(Unfunded) status:

 

$

(13

)

 

$

(27

)

 

$

(950

)

 

$

(979

)

 

Schedule of projected benefit obligation, accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for defined benefit pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets and plan assets in excess of the accumulated benefit obligation

 

(in millions)

 

Accumulated Benefit

Obligation in Excess of

Plan Assets

 

Plan Assets

in Excess of Accumulated

Benefit Obligation

As of December 31,

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

Projected Benefit Obligation

 

$

193 

 

 

$

160 

 

 

$

206 

 

 

$

251 

 

Accumulated Benefit Obligation

 

$

189 

 

 

$

156 

 

 

$

206 

 

 

$

251 

 

Fair Value of Plan Assets

 

$

119 

 

 

$

88 

 

 

$

267 

 

 

$

296 

 

 

Components of the net periodic benefit costs

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

Postretirement Benefits

For the years ended December 31, (in millions)

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Net periodic benefit costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost — benefits earned during the period

 

$

7

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

11

 

 

$

19

 

 

$

26

 

 

$

24

 

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

 

18

 

 

18

 

 

23

 

 

39

 

 

40

 

 

44

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(24

)

 

(27

)

 

(33

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognized actuarial loss

 

12

 

 

10

 

 

6

 

 

15

 

 

27

 

 

20

 

Other costs and adjustments

 

4

 

 

(4

)

 

(8

)

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

17

 

 

$

4

 

 

$

(1

)

 

$

74

 

 

$

94

 

 

$

89

 

 

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine Occidental's benefit obligation and net periodic benefit cost for domestic plans

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

Postretirement Benefits

For the years ended December 31,

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

Benefit Obligation Assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

3.90 

%

 

4.14 

%

 

4.15 

%

 

4.36 

%

Net Periodic Benefit Cost Assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

4.14 

%

 

3.81 

%

 

4.36 

%

 

3.99 

%

Assumed long term rate of return on assets

 

6.50 

%

 

6.50 

%

 

 

 

 

 

Fair values of Occidental's pension plan assets by asset category (in millions)

 

(in millions)

 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2016 Using

Description

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Asset Class:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government securities

 

$

13 

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

13 

 

Corporate bonds (a)

 

 

 

85 

 

 

 

 

85 

 

Common/collective trusts (b)

 

 

 

18 

 

 

 

 

18 

 

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond funds

 

18 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 

 

Blend funds

 

48 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48 

 

Common and preferred stocks (c)

 

178 

 

 

 

 

 

 

178 

 

Other

 

 

 

29 

 

 

 

 

29 

 

Total pension plan assets (d)

 

$

257 

 

 

$

132 

 

 

$

 

 

$

389 

 

 

 (in millions)

 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015 Using

Description

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Asset Class:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government securities

 

$

16 

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

16 

 

Corporate bonds (a)

 

 

 

78 

 

 

 

 

78 

 

Common/collective trusts (b)

 

 

 

12 

 

 

 

 

12 

 

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond funds

 

33 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33 

 

Blend funds

 

48 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48 

 

Common and preferred stocks (c)

 

169 

 

 

 

 

 

 

169 

 

Other

 

 

 

29 

 

 

 

 

29 

 

Total pension plan assets (d)

 

$

266 

 

 

$

119 

 

 

$

 

 

$

385 

 

(a)      This category represents investment grade bonds of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers from diverse industries.

(b)      This category includes investment funds that primarily invest in U.S. and non-U.S. common stocks and fixed-income securities.

(c)      This category represents direct investments in common and preferred stocks from diverse U.S. and non-U.S. industries.

(d)     Amounts exclude net payables of approximately $3 million and $1 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Estimated future benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate

 

For the years ended December 31, (in millions)

 

Pension

Benefits

 

Postretirement Benefits

2017

 

$

41 

 

 

$

59 

 

2018

 

$

30 

 

 

$

58 

 

2019

 

$

28 

 

 

$

58 

 

2020

 

$

29 

 

 

$

57 

 

2021

 

$

29 

 

 

$

57 

 

2022 - 2026

 

$

185 

 

 

$

285