Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

v2.4.0.6
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
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 six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (in millions):
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
 
International
Pension Benefits
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Three Months Ended June 30:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
250

 
$
218

 
$
22

 
$
22

 
$
14

 
$
9

Interest cost
352

 
327

 
52

 
52

 
10

 
10

Expected return on assets
(493
)
 
(489
)
 
(5
)
 
(4
)
 
(12
)
 
(11
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transition obligation
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Prior service cost
44

 
43

 
1

 
2

 
—

 
—

Other net (gain) loss
—

 
29

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1

Actuarial (gain) loss
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Net periodic benefit cost
$
153

 
$
128

 
$
70

 
$
72

 
$
12

 
$
9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
 
International
Pension Benefits
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Six Months Ended June 30:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
499

 
$
436

 
$
44

 
$
44

 
$
29

 
$
18

Interest cost
705

 
654

 
104

 
104

 
21

 
20

Expected return on assets
(985
)
 
(978
)
 
(9
)
 
(8
)
 
(24
)
 
(22
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transition obligation
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Prior service cost
87

 
86

 
2

 
4

 
—

 
—

Other net (gain) loss
—

 
59

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
2

Actuarial (gain) loss
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Net periodic benefit cost
$
306

 
$
257

 
$
141

 
$
144

 
$
26

 
$
18