Pension Plans

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

PENSION PLANS

10. PENSION PLANS

Total pension cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 included the following components:

	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012				2011				2012				2011
	U.S.		Foreign		U.S.		Foreign		U.S.		Foreign		U.S.		Foreign
	(in millions)								(in millions)
Service cost	$	4	$	4	$	1	$	5	$	11	$	14	$	5	$	15
Interest cost		11		124		8		144		35		391		24		434
Expected return on plan assets		(13)		(107)		(8)		(130)		(41)		(340)		(24)		(391)
Amortization of prior service cost		1		-		1		-		4		-		3		-
Amortization of net loss		6		9		3		6		18		30		10		18
Loss on curtailment		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		4
Total pension cost	$	9	$	30	$	5	$	25	$	27	$	95	$	18	$	80

Total employer contributions for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 for the Company's U.S. and foreign subsidiaries were $39million and $122 million, respectively. The expected remaining scheduled employer contributions for 2012 are $10 million for U.S. subsidiaries and $47 million for foreign subsidiaries.