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, 2013
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, 2013 and 2012 (in millions):
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
 
International
Pension Benefits
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Three Months Ended September 30:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
337

 
$
249

 
$
20

 
$
23

 
$
11

 
$
12

Interest cost
362

 
353

 
46

 
52

 
11

 
10

Expected return on assets
(537
)
 
(493
)
 
(8
)
 
(4
)
 
(14
)
 
(11
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transition obligation

 

 

 

 

 

Prior service cost
44

 
43

 
1

 
1

 

 
1

Other net (gain) loss

 

 

 

 

 

Actuarial (gain) loss

 

 

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost
$
206

 
$
152

 
$
59

 
$
72

 
$
8

 
$
12

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
 
International
Pension Benefits
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Nine Months Ended September 30:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
1,012

 
$
748

 
$
72

 
$
67

 
$
37

 
$
41

Interest cost
1,087

 
1,058

 
139

 
156

 
33

 
31

Expected return on assets
(1,611
)
 
(1,478
)
 
(25
)
 
(13
)
 
(42
)
 
(35
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transition obligation

 

 

 

 

 

Prior service cost
130

 
130

 
3

 
3

 

 
1

Other net (gain) loss

 

 

 

 

 

Actuarial (gain) loss

 

 

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost
$
618

 
$
458

 
$
189

 
$
213

 
$
28

 
$
38