Postretirement benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

The components of net pension and other postretirement benefit costs (benefits) reflected in Net income in the Consolidated statements of operations were as follows:


	Pension Benefit Plans								Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
	2022				2021				2022		2021
Three Months Ended September 30	U.S. Plans		Non-U.S. Plans		U.S. Plans		Non-U.S. Plans
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
Service cost	$	—	$	1	$	—	$	1	$	—	$	1
Non-service cost (benefit):
Interest cost	21		5		18		5		—		1
Expected return on plan assets	(70)		(11)		(64)		(10)		—		(1)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	—		—		—		—		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost	—		—		—		—		—		—

Settlements	—		—		1		—		—		—
Total non-service cost (benefit)	(49)		(6)		(45)		(5)		—		—
Net periodic benefit cost (benefit)	$	(49)	$	(5)	$	(45)	$	(4)	$	—	$	1


	Pension Benefit Plans								Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
	2022				2021				2022		2021
Nine Months Ended September 30	U.S. Plans		Non-U.S. Plans		U.S. Plans		Non-U.S. Plans
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
Service cost	$	—	$	3	$	—	$	3	$	—	$	1
Non-service cost (benefit):
Interest cost	64		17		53		14		1		1
Expected return on plan assets	(212)		(33)		(191)		(32)		(1)		(1)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	—		—		—		2		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost	—		—		—		—		—		(26)

Settlements	—		—		1		—		—		—
Total non-service cost (benefit)	(148)		(16)		(137)		(16)		—		(26)
Net periodic benefit cost (benefit)	$	(148)	$	(13)	$	(137)	$	(13)	$	—	$	(25)

The line items in which the service cost and non-service cost (benefit) components of net periodic benefit cost (benefit) are included in the Consolidated statements of operations were as follows:


	Pension Benefit Plans				Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Three Months Ended September 30	2022		2021		2022		2021
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
Service cost:
Losses and loss expenses	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Administrative expenses	1		1		—		1
Total service cost	1		1		—		1
Non-service cost (benefit):
Losses and loss expenses	(5)		(5)		—		—
Administrative expenses	(50)		(45)		—		—
Total non-service cost (benefit)	(55)		(50)		—		—
Net periodic benefit cost (benefit)	$	(54)	$	(49)	$	—	$	1


	Pension Benefit Plans				Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Nine Months Ended September 30	2022		2021		2022		2021
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
Service cost:
Losses and loss expenses	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Administrative expenses	3		3		—		1
Total service cost	3		3		—		1
Non-service cost (benefit):
Losses and loss expenses	(15)		(14)		—		(3)
Administrative expenses	(149)		(139)		—		(23)
Total non-service cost (benefit)	(164)		(153)		—		(26)
Net periodic benefit cost (benefit)	$	(161)	$	(150)	$	—	$	(25)