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Pension Plans
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
PENSION PLANS

10. PENSION PLANS

Total pension cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 included the following components:

  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2011 2010 2011 2010
  U.S. Foreign U.S. Foreign U.S. Foreign U.S. Foreign
                         
  (in millions) (in millions)
Service cost $ 1 $ 6 $ 1 $ 3 $ 5 $ 16 $ 4 $ 12
Interest cost   8   145   8   129   24   436   24   380
Expected return on plan assets   (8)   (130)   (7)   (108)   (24)   (391)   (22)   (318)
Amortization of prior service cost   1   -   1   -   3   -   3   -
Amortization of net loss   3   6   3   4   10   18   9   11
Loss on curtailment   -   -   -   -   -   4   -   -
Total pension cost $ 5 $ 27 $ 6 $ 28 $ 18 $ 83 $ 18 $ 85

Total employer contributions for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 for the Company's U.S. and foreign subsidiaries were $30 million and $132 million, respectively. The expected remaining scheduled employer contributions for 2011 are $7 million for U.S. subsidiaries and $39 million for foreign subsidiaries.