PENSION PLANS

Total pension cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 included the following components:



	Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013						2012						2013						2012
	U.S.			Foreign			U.S.			Foreign			U.S.			Foreign			U.S.			Foreign
	(in millions)
Service cost	$	4		$	6		$	4		$	4		$	12		$	20		$	11		$	13
Interest cost	11			122			11			123			33			394			35			390
Expected return on plan assets	(15		)	(114		)	(13		)	(107		)	(46		)	(371		)	(41		)	(340		)
Amortization of prior service cost	1			—			1			—			4			—			4			—
Amortization of net loss	7			18			6			9			21			59			18			30
Total pension cost	$	8		$	32		$	9		$	29		$	24		$	102		$	27		$	93

Total employer contributions for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for the Company’s U.S. and foreign subsidiaries were $52 million and $109 million, respectively. The expected remaining scheduled employer contributions for 2013 are zero and $55 million for U.S. and foreign subsidiaries, respectively.