Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Benefit Plans

Benefit Plans

13.  Benefit Plans

The components of net periodic cost for the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans for the three months ended March 31 are as follows:

($ in millions)		2014			2013
Pension benefits
Service cost	$	24		$	40
Interest cost		64			66
Expected return on plan assets		(99	)		(97	)
Amortization of:
Prior service credit		(15	)		--
Net actuarial loss		29			65
Settlement loss		11			10
Net periodic pension cost	$	14		$	84
Postretirement benefits
Service cost	$	3		$	4
Interest cost		6			8
Amortization of:
Prior service credit		(6	)		(6	)
Net actuarial gain		(6	)		(3	)
Net periodic postretirement (credit) cost	$	(3	)	$	3