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, 2017
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, 2017 and 2016 (in millions):
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
 
International
Pension Benefits
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Three Months Ended September 30:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
382

 
$
353

 
$
7

 
$
7

 
$
15

 
$
12

Interest cost
445

 
457

 
28

 
32

 
10

 
10

Expected return on assets
(730
)
 
(629
)
 
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
(17
)
 
(15
)
Amortization of prior service cost
48

 
41

 
1

 
1

 
1

 
—

Net periodic benefit cost
$
145

 
$
222

 
$
34

 
$
38

 
$
9

 
$
7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
 
International
Pension Benefits
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Nine Months Ended September 30:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
1,161

 
$
1,059

 
$
21

 
$
21

 
$
44

 
$
37

Interest cost
1,369

 
1,371

 
84

 
92

 
30

 
31

Expected return on assets
(2,154
)
 
(1,887
)
 
(5
)
 
(4
)
 
(49
)
 
(44
)
Amortization of prior service cost
144

 
125

 
5

 
3

 
1

 
—

Net periodic benefit cost
$
520

 
$
668

 
$
105

 
$
112

 
$
26

 
$
24