Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures
Information about net periodic benefit cost for our company-sponsored pension and postretirement benefit plans is as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (in millions):
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
 
International
Pension Benefits
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Three Months Ended September 30:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
353

 
$
382

 
$
7

 
$
8

 
$
12

 
$
12

Interest cost
457

 
423

 
32

 
30

 
10

 
11

Expected return on assets
(629
)
 
(622
)
 
(2
)
 
(5
)
 
(15
)
 
(15
)
Amortization of prior service cost
41

 
42

 
1

 
2

 
—

 
—

Net periodic benefit cost
$
222

 
$
225

 
$
38

 
$
35

 
$
7

 
$
8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
 
International
Pension Benefits
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Nine Months Ended September 30:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
1,059

 
$
1,145

 
$
21

 
$
25

 
$
37

 
$
37

Interest cost
1,371

 
1,270

 
92

 
91

 
31

 
33

Expected return on assets
(1,887
)
 
(1,866
)
 
(4
)
 
(13
)
 
(44
)
 
(46
)
Amortization of prior service cost
125

 
126

 
3

 
4

 
—

 
1

Net periodic benefit cost
$
668

 
$
675

 
$
112

 
$
107

 
$
24

 
$
25