Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

COMPANY-SPONSORED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

v2.4.1.9
COMPANY-SPONSORED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Net Periodic Benefit Cost for Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans
Information about net periodic benefit cost for the company-sponsored pension and postretirement benefit plans is as follows (in millions):
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
 
International
Pension Benefits
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Net Periodic Cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
1,137

 
$
1,349

 
$
998

 
$
62

 
$
103

 
$
89

 
$
43

 
$
47

 
$
41

Interest cost
1,604

 
1,449

 
1,410

 
152

 
185

 
208

 
49

 
44

 
41

Expected return on assets
(2,257
)
 
(2,147
)
 
(1,970
)
 
(25
)
 
(33
)
 
(18
)
 
(61
)
 
(55
)
 
(47
)
Amortization of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transition obligation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior service cost
169

 
172

 
173

 

 
4

 
5

 
1

 
2

 
2

Actuarial (gain) loss
991

 

 
4,388

 
767

 

 
374

 
48

 

 
69

Curtailment and settlement loss

 

 

 
356

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 
4

 
(5
)
 
(10
)
Net periodic benefit cost
$
1,644

 
$
823

 
$
4,999

 
$
1,312

 
$
259

 
$
658

 
$
84

 
$
33

 
$
96

Effects of One Percent Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend
A one-percent change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have had the following effects on 2014 results (in millions):
 
1% Increase
 
1% Decrease
Effect on total of service cost and interest cost
$
4

 
$
(4
)
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation
$
89

 
$
(98
)
Reconciliation of the Changes in the Plans' Benefit Obligations and Fair Value of Plan Assets
The following table provides a reconciliation of the changes in the plans’ benefit obligations and fair value of plan assets as of the respective measurement dates in each year (in millions).
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
 
International
Pension
Benefits
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Benefit Obligations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year
$
29,508

 
$
31,868

 
$
4,046

 
$
4,412

 
$
1,076

 
$
1,089

Service cost
1,137

 
1,349

 
62

 
103

 
43

 
47

Interest cost
1,604

 
1,449

 
152

 
185

 
49

 
44

Gross benefits paid
(924
)
 
(813
)
 
(255
)
 
(258
)
 
(26
)
 
(21
)
Plan participants’ contributions

 

 
15

 
17

 
5

 
4

Plan amendments
5

 
140

 
65

 
4

 

 

Actuarial (gain)/loss
6,191

 
(4,485
)
 
1,069

 
(417
)
 
194

 
(55
)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes

 

 

 

 
(103
)
 
(26
)
Curtailments and settlements

 

 
(2,271
)
 

 
(2
)
 
(6
)
Other

 

 

 

 
38

 

Projected benefit obligation at end of year
$
37,521

 
$
29,508

 
$
2,883

 
$
4,046

 
$
1,274

 
$
1,076

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
 
International
Pension
Benefits
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Fair Value of Plan Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
$
26,224

 
$
24,941

 
$
355

 
$
460

 
$
931

 
$
801

Actual return on plan assets
2,471

 
2,082

 
22

 
28

 
106

 
81

Employer contributions
1,057

 
14

 
122

 
108

 
79

 
90

Plan participants’ contributions

 

 
15

 
17

 
3

 
1

Gross benefits paid
(924
)
 
(813
)
 
(255
)
 
(258
)
 
(26
)
 
(21
)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes

 

 

 

 
(79
)
 
(20
)
Curtailments and settlements

 

 

 

 
(2
)
 
(1
)
Other

 

 

 

 
30

 

Fair value of plan assets at end of year
$
28,828

 
$
26,224

 
$
259

 
$
355

 
$
1,042

 
$
931

Funded Status as of the Respective Measurement Dates in Each Year and the Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet
The following table discloses the funded status of our plans and the amounts recognized in our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31 (in millions):
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
 
International
Pension Benefits
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Funded Status:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of plan assets
$
28,828

 
$
26,224

 
$
259

 
$
355

 
$
1,042

 
$
931

Benefit obligation
(37,521
)
 
(29,508
)
 
(2,883
)
 
(4,046
)
 
(1,274
)
 
(1,076
)
Funded status recognized at December 31
$
(8,693
)
 
$
(3,284
)
 
$
(2,624
)
 
$
(3,691
)
 
$
(232
)
 
$
(145
)
Funded Status Recognized in our Balance Sheet:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other non-current assets
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
25

 
$
47

Other current liabilities
(17
)
 
(16
)
 
(102
)
 
(97
)
 
(3
)
 
(3
)
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations
(8,676
)
 
(3,268
)
 
(2,522
)
 
(3,594
)
 
(254
)
 
(189
)
Net liability at December 31
$
(8,693
)
 
$
(3,284
)
 
$
(2,624
)
 
$
(3,691
)
 
$
(232
)
 
$
(145
)
Amounts Recognized in AOCI:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrecognized net prior service cost
$
(1,122
)
 
$
(1,286
)
 
$
(32
)
 
$
(79
)
 
$
(7
)
 
$
(9
)
Unrecognized net actuarial gain (loss)
(3,752
)
 
1,233

 
(89
)
 
(29
)
 
(103
)
 
(7
)
Gross unrecognized cost at December 31
(4,874
)
 
(53
)
 
(121
)
 
(108
)
 
(110
)
 
(16
)
Deferred tax asset at December 31
1,833

 
20

 
45

 
41

 
29

 
2

Net unrecognized cost at December 31
$
(3,041
)
 
$
(33
)
 
$
(76
)
 
$
(67
)
 
$
(81
)
 
$
(14
)
Projected Benefit Obligation, Accumulated Benefit Obligation, and Fair Value of Plan Assets for Pension Plans With an Accumulated Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets
At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the projected benefit obligation, the accumulated benefit obligation, and the fair value of plan assets for pension plans with benefit obligations in excess of plan assets were as follows (in millions):
 
Projected Benefit Obligation
Exceeds the Fair Value of Plan Assets
 
Accumulated Benefit Obligation
Exceeds the Fair Value of Plan Assets
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
U.S. Pension Benefits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Projected benefit obligation
$
37,521

 
$
29,508

 
$
37,521

 
$
29,508

Accumulated benefit obligation
34,725

 
27,623

 
34,725

 
27,623

Fair value of plan assets
28,828

 
26,224

 
28,828

 
26,224

International Pension Benefits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Projected benefit obligation
$
510

 
$
764

 
$
474

 
$
361

Accumulated benefit obligation
426

 
658

 
398

 
301

Fair value of plan assets
261

 
580

 
232

 
184

Fair Values of U.S. Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets by Asset Category as Well as the Percentage That Each Category Comprises of Total Plan Assets and the Respective Target Allocations
The fair values of U.S. and international pension and postretirement benefit plan assets by asset category as of December 31, 2014 are presented below (in millions), as well as the percentage that each category comprises of our total plan assets and the respective target allocations.
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets
 
Percentage of
Plan Assets -
2014
 
Target
Allocation
2014
Asset Category (U.S. Plans):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
744

 
$
1,028

 
$

 
$
1,772

 
6.1
%
 
0-5
Equity Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Large Cap
2,066

 
2,082

 

 
4,148

 
 
 
 
U.S. Small Cap
322

 
44

 

 
366

 
 
 
 
Emerging Markets
1,270

 
116

 

 
1,386

 
 
 
 
Global Equity
2,788

 

 

 
2,788

 
 
 
 
International Equity
1,154

 
792

 

 
1,946

 
 
 
 
Total Equity Securities
7,600

 
3,034

 

 
10,634

 
36.6

 
35-55
Fixed Income Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government Securities
4,541

 
239

 

 
4,780

 
 
 
 
Corporate Bonds
6

 
2,921

 
269

 
3,196

 
 
 
 
Global Bonds

 
159

 
613

 
772

 
 
 
 
Municipal Bonds

 
100

 

 
100

 
 
 
 
Total Fixed Income Securities
4,547

 
3,419

 
882

 
8,848

 
30.4

 
25-35
Other Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hedge Funds

 

 
3,595

 
3,595

 
12.4

 
5-15
Private Equity

 

 
1,323

 
1,323

 
4.5

 
1-10
Real Estate
412

 
47

 
1,307

 
1,766

 
6.1

 
1-10
Structured Products(1)

 
332

 

 
332

 
1.1

 
0-5
Risk Parity Funds

 

 
817

 
817

 
2.8

 
1-10
Total U.S. Plan Assets
$
13,303

 
$
7,860

 
$
7,924

 
$
29,087

 
100.0
%
 
 
Asset Category (International Plans):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
6

 
$
26

 
$

 
32

 
3.1

 
0-5
Equity Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local Markets Equity
145

 
105

 

 
250

 
 
 
 
U.S. Equity
17

 

 

 
17

 
 
 
 
Emerging Markets
19

 

 

 
19

 
 
 
 
International / Global Equity
82

 
95

 

 
177

 
 
 
 
Total Equity Securities
263

 
200

 

 
463

 
44.3

 
50-65
Fixed Income Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local Government Bonds
78

 

 

 
78

 
 
 
 
Corporate Bonds
55

 
94

 

 
149

 
 
 
 
Total Fixed Income Securities
133

 
94

 

 
227

 
21.8

 
15-35
Other Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Estate

 
108

 

 
108

 
10.4

 
0-17
Other

 
159

 
53

 
212

 
20.4

 
0-20
Total International Plan Assets
$
402

 
$
587

 
$
53

 
$
1,042

 
100.0
%
 
 
Total Plan Assets
$
13,705

 
$
8,447

 
$
7,977

 
$
30,129

 
 
 
 
(1) Represents mortgage and asset-backed securities.


The fair values of U.S. and international pension and postretirement benefit plan assets by asset category as of December 31, 2013 are presented below (in millions), as well as the percentage that each category comprises of our total plan assets and the respective target allocations.
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets
 
Percentage of
Plan Assets -
2013
 
Target
Allocation
2013
Asset Category (U.S. Plans):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
112

 
$
514

 
$

 
$
626

 
2.3
%
 
0-5
Equity Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Large Cap
2,264

 
1,948

 

 
4,212

 
 
 
 
U.S. Small Cap
457

 
50

 

 
507

 
 
 
 
Emerging Markets
1,247

 
120

 

 
1,367

 
 
 
 
Global Equity
2,154

 

 

 
2,154

 
 
 
 
International Equity
1,397

 
825

 

 
2,222

 
 
 
 
Total Equity Securities
7,519

 
2,943

 

 
10,462

 
39.4

 
25-55
Fixed Income Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government Securities
3,746

 
615

 

 
4,361

 
 
 
 
Corporate Bonds
7

 
2,550

 
223

 
2,780

 
 
 
 
Global Bonds

 
681

 

 
681

 
 
 
 
Municipal Bonds

 
55

 

 
55

 
 
 
 
Total Fixed Income Securities
3,753

 
3,901

 
223

 
7,877

 
29.6

 
15-35
Other Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hedge Funds

 

 
3,738

 
3,738

 
14.1

 
8-15
Private Equity

 

 
1,397

 
1,397

 
5.3

 
3-10
Real Estate
285

 
21

 
1,091

 
1,397

 
5.3

 
3-10
Structured Products(1)

 
326

 

 
326

 
1.2

 
0-5
Risk Parity Funds

 

 
756

 
756

 
2.8

 
1-10
Total U.S. Plan Assets
$
11,669

 
$
7,705

 
$
7,205

 
$
26,579

 
100.0
%
 
 
Asset Category (International Plans):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
11

 
$
17

 
$

 
28

 
3.0

 
0-5
Equity Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local Markets Equity
122

 
97

 

 
219

 
 
 
 
U.S. Equity
17

 

 

 
17

 
 
 
 
Emerging Markets
19

 

 

 
19

 
 
 
 
International / Global Equity
88

 
79

 

 
167

 
 
 
 
Total Equity Securities
246

 
176

 

 
422

 
45.3

 
50-65
Fixed Income Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local Government Bonds
68

 

 

 
68

 
 
 
 
Corporate Bonds
86

 
85

 

 
171

 
 
 
 
Total Fixed Income Securities
154

 
85

 

 
239

 
25.7

 
15-35
Other Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Estate

 
63

 

 
63

 
6.8

 
0-17
Other

 
124

 
55

 
179

 
19.2

 
0-20
Total International Plan Assets
$
411

 
$
465

 
$
55

 
$
931

 
100.0
%
 
 
Total Plan Assets
$
12,080

 
$
8,170

 
$
7,260

 
$
27,510

 
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement of Plan Assets Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
The following table presents the changes in the Level 3 instruments measured on a recurring basis for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in millions).
 
Corporate
Bonds
 
Hedge
Funds
 
Real
Estate
 
Private
Equity
 
Global Bonds
 
Risk Parity Funds
 
Other
 
Total
Balance on January 1, 2013
$
138

 
$
2,829

 
$
1,039

 
$
1,416

 
$

 
$
1,362

 
$
49

 
$
6,833

Actual Return on Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets Held at End of Year
(1
)
 
229

 
81

 
71

 

 
(99
)
 
6

 
287

Assets Sold During the Year

 
5

 
54

 
153

 

 
54

 

 
266

Purchases
165

 
1,676

 
145

 
143

 

 
1

 

 
2,130

Sales
(79
)
 
(1,001
)
 
(228
)
 
(386
)
 

 
(562
)
 

 
(2,256
)
Transfers Into (Out of) Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2013
$
223

 
$
3,738

 
$
1,091

 
$
1,397

 
$

 
$
756

 
$
55

 
$
7,260

Actual Return on Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets Held at End of Year

 
71

 
104

 
11

 

 
61

 
(2
)
 
245

Assets Sold During the Year

 
(9
)
 
23

 
126

 

 

 

 
140

Purchases
108

 
1,043

 
350

 
166

 
735

 

 

 
2,402

Sales
(62
)
 
(1,248
)
 
(261
)
 
(377
)
 
(122
)
 

 

 
(2,070
)
Transfers Into (Out of) Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2014
$
269

 
$
3,595

 
$
1,307

 
$
1,323

 
$
613

 
$
817

 
$
53

 
$
7,977

Amounts in AOCI Expected to be Amortized and Recognized as a Component of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
The estimated amounts of prior service cost in AOCI expected to be amortized and recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost in 2015 are as follows (in millions):
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
 
International Pension
Benefits
Prior service cost / (benefit)
$
168

 
$
5

 
$
1

Expected Cash Flows for Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans
Information about expected cash flows for the pension and postretirement benefit plans is as follows (in millions):
 
U.S.
Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
 
International Pension
Benefits
Expected Employer Contributions:
 
 
 
 
 
2015 to plan trusts
$
1,030

 
$

 
$
69

2015 to plan participants
17

 
104

 
4

Expected Benefit Payments:
 
 
 
 
 
2015
$
960

 
$
245

 
$
26

2016
1,052

 
238

 
25

2017
1,151

 
236

 
28

2018
1,262

 
231

 
30

2019
1,382

 
230

 
33

2020 - 2024
9,013

 
1,034

 
214

schedule of one basis point change in discount rate on the projected benefit obligation [Table Text Block]
As of December 31, 2014, the impact of each basis point change in the discount rate on the projected benefit obligation of the pension and postretirement medical benefit plans are as follows (in millions):
 
Increase (Decrease) in the Projected Benefit Obligation
 
Pension Benefits
 
Postretirement Medical Benefits
One basis point increase in discount rate
$
(65
)
 
$
(3
)
One basis point decrease in discount rate
$
69

 
$
3

Net Periodic Benefit Cost  
Weighted Average Actuarial Assumptions Used Disclosure
The table below provides the weighted-average actuarial assumptions used to determine the net periodic benefit cost.
 
U.S. Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Medical Benefits
 
International
Pension Benefits
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Discount rate
5.32
%
 
4.42
%
 
5.64
%
 
4.89
%
 
4.21
%
 
5.47
%
 
4.35
%
 
4.00
%
 
4.63
%
Rate of compensation increase
4.29
%
 
4.16
%
 
4.50
%
 
N/A

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
3.22
%
 
3.03
%
 
3.58
%
Expected return on assets
8.75
%
 
8.75
%
 
8.75
%
 
8.75
%
 
8.75
%
 
8.75
%
 
6.29
%
 
6.90
%
 
7.20
%