POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2016

Pretax Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Our pretax net periodic benefit cost related to our qualified defined benefit pension plans and retiree medical and life insurance plans, which are reflected in net earnings from continuing operations, consisted of the following (in millions):

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 25, 2016		September 27, 2015		September 25, 2016		September 27, 2015
Qualified defined benefit pension plans
Service cost	$	208	$	207	$	615	$	623
Interest cost		465		448		1,396		1,343
Expected return on plan assets		(667)		(683)		(2,000)		(2,050)
Recognized net actuarial losses		340		399		1,019		1,199
Amortization of prior service (credits) costs		(90)		(91)		(272)		(274)
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	256	$	280	$	758	$	841
Retiree medical and life insurance plans
Service cost	$	6	$	6	$	18	$	16
Interest cost		30		28		89		83
Expected return on plan assets		(34)		(37)		(103)		(111)
Recognized net actuarial losses		8		10		25		32
Amortization of prior service costs		5		1		16		3
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	15	$	8	$	45	$	23