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Benefit Plans (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Company's pension and postretirement benefit plans
The components of net periodic cost for the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans are as follows:
($ in millions)
Three months ended March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Pension benefits
 
 
 
Service cost
$
28

 
$
29

Interest cost
71

 
64

Expected return on plan assets
(99
)
 
(106
)
Amortization of:
 

 
 

Prior service credit
(14
)
 
(14
)
Net actuarial loss
43

 
48

Settlement loss
8

 
6

Net periodic pension cost
$
37

 
$
27

 
 
 
 
Postretirement benefits
 
 
 
Service cost
$
2

 
$
3

Interest cost
4

 
6

Amortization of:
 
 
 
Prior service credit
(5
)
 
(6
)
Net actuarial gain
(8
)
 
(2
)
Net periodic postretirement (credit) cost
$
(7
)
 
$
1