PENSION PLANS

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



	Three Months Ended June 30,												Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015						2014						2015						2014
	U.S.			Foreign			U.S.			Foreign			U.S.			Foreign			U.S.			Foreign
	(in millions)
Service cost	$	4		$	4		$	4		$	4		$	8		$	8		$	7		$	8
Interest cost	11			95			12			129			23			197			24			251
Expected return on plan assets	(17		)	(66		)	(16		)	(96		)	(34		)	(138		)	(32		)	(186		)
Amortization of prior service cost	2			—			1			1			4			—			3			2
Amortization of net loss	5			7			3			9			10			15			6			17
Total pension cost	$	5		$	40		$	4		$	47		$	11		$	82		$	8		$	92

Total employer contributions for the six months ended June 30, 2015 for the Company’s U.S. and foreign subsidiaries were $26 million and $48 million, respectively. The expected remaining scheduled employer contributions for 2015 are $0 million and $35 million for U.S. and foreign subsidiaries, respectively.