Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Net Pension Cost (Credit) for Schlumberger Pension Plans and US Postretirement Medical Plan

Net pension cost (credit) for the Schlumberger pension plans included the following components:

(Stated in millions)
	First Quarter
	2020						2019
	US			Int'l			US			Int'l
Service cost	$	15		$	37		$	14		$	32
Interest cost		37			75			45			83
Expected return on plan assets		(58	)		(147	)		(58	)		(150	)
Amortization of prior service cost		2			-			2			2
Amortization of net loss		11			40			8			16
	$	7		$	5		$	11		$	(17	)

The net periodic benefit credit for the Schlumberger US postretirement medical plan included the following components:

(Stated in millions)
	First Quarter
	2020			2019
Service cost	$	9		$	8
Interest cost		10			12
Expected return on plan assets		(17	)		(16	)
Amortization of prior service credit		(7	)		(7	)
	$	(5	)	$	(3	)