Pensions, Other Post-retirement Benefits and Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Pensions, Other Post-employment Benefits and Employee Benefit Plans

Pension, Other Post-Retirement Benefits and Employee Benefit Plans.

Federal-Mogul, ARI, Tropicana and Viskase each sponsor several defined benefit pension plans (the ''Pension Benefits'') (and, in the case of Viskase, its pension plans include defined contribution plans). Additionally, Federal-Mogul and Viskase each sponsor health care and life insurance benefits (''Other Post-Retirement Benefits'') for certain employees and retirees around the world.

Components of net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

	Pension Benefits						Other Post-Retirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,						Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(in millions)
Service cost	$	6		$	4		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	15			16			2			3
Expected return on plan assets	(15		)	(14		)	—			—
Amortization of actuarial losses	4			6			—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			(1		)	(1		)
Settlement gain	8			—			—			—
	$	18		$	12		$	1		$	2