PENSION PLANS

Total pension cost for the periods indicated included the following components:



	Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014						2013						2014						2013
	U.S.			Foreign			U.S.			Foreign			U.S.			Foreign			U.S.			Foreign
	(in millions)
Service cost	$	3		$	5		$	4		$	6		$	10		$	13		$	12		$	20
Interest cost	12			126			11			122			36			377			33			394
Expected return on plan assets	(17		)	(93		)	(15		)	(114		)	(49		)	(279		)	(46		)	(371		)
Amortization of prior service cost	2			—			1			—			5			2			4			—
Amortization of net loss	4			9			7			18			10			26			21			59
Total pension cost	$	4		$	47		$	8		$	32		$	12		$	139		$	24		$	102

Total employer contributions for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 for the Company’s U.S. and foreign subsidiaries were $56 million and $110 million, respectively. The expected remaining scheduled employer contributions for 2014 are $0 million and $28 million for U.S. and foreign subsidiaries, respectively.